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Civil War Diaries and Letters

: Andrew F. Davis diary, 1861-1862

: Asahel Mann Civil War records, 1862-1908

: Charles Cady letters, 1862-1864

: Charles Cady photographs and military papers, 1863-1864

: Clara Barton letters to cousin Len, 1864

: Clara Barton's letters to Cousin Leander (Len), 1863-1864

: Col. David James Palmer papers, November 1862 - November 1928

: Edward F. Winslow papers, July 1864-December 1865

: Frank Malcom letters, 1864

: Frank Malcom letters, 1865

: George C. Burmeister diary, 1861

: George C. Burmeister diary, 1862

: George C. Burmeister diary, 1863

: George C. Burmeister diary, 1864

: George W. Strong correspondence and papers, 1863-1865

: Iowa Cavalry, 1st Regiment, Records, 1861-1862

: Iowa Governor and Adjutant General correspondence, 1862-1865

: James B. Weaver letters, 1860-1864

: Minutes of disposition by General Foster for the expedition in the Stono to begin 1 July 1864

: Myron Underwood letters, 1862-1863

: Myron Underwood letters, 1864-1865

: Samuel R. Curtis military pass, October 13, 1861

: Shelton family papers, 1864-1936

: Such is war: the letters of an orderly in the 7th Iowa Infantry, October 1960

: Trial of the Lincoln conspirators autograph album, May 1865

: White family Civil War documents, 1861-1889.

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Title: Civil War Diaries and Letters
Date Created: 1837/1894
Description: Diaries, correspondence, and photographs from Iowa soldiers and their families during the American Civil War. The collection offers valuable insight on soldiers' daily activities, experiences in battles, and views on the war.
Language: English
Subjects: Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: Civil wars
Military life
Soldiers
Subjects: Library of Congress Subject Headings: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject: Time: 1860-1870
Subject: Place: United States
Archival Collection: Civil War Diaries and Letters
Abraham Lincoln Collection
Host institution: University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Department
Date Digital: 2007/2015
Rights Management: Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Contact Information: Contact the Special Collections Department at the University of Iowa Libraries: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/contact
Item Type (DCMI): Collection
Item Type (AAT): diaries
correspondence
Item Type (IMT): jpeg