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Byron McClain letters, 1863-1864

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Title: Byron McClain letters, 1863-1864
Creator: McClain, Byron
Date Created: 1863/1864
Description: Letters to and from McClain's family, describing his experiences as a Civil War soldier in Tennessee with the Second Regiment of the Iowa Cavalry; includes a letter reporting his death from wounds received in battle.
Subjects: Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: Soldiers
War casualties
Military camps
Prisons
Prisoners of war
Hospital ships
Military hospitals
Subjects: Library of Congress Subject Headings: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subjects: Persons: McClain, Byron
McClain, William M.
McClain, R. H.
McClain, Emlin, 1851-1915
Subjects: Corporate Bodies: United States. Army. Iowa Cavalry Regiment, 2nd(1861-1865)
Camp McClelland (Iowa)
Rock Island Arsenal (Ill.)
Fort Pickeriing (Tenn.)
Subject: Time: 1860-1870
Country: United States
State: Iowa
Tennessee
Missouri
Town: Wilton Junction
Davenport
Memphis
Jefferson Barracks (St. Louis)
Archival Collection: Byron McClain Letters, 1863-1864
Collection Identifier: MSC0004
Collection Guide: http://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/resources/12
Host institution: University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/
Date Digital: 2008-10-15
Rights Management: Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Contact Information: Contact the Special Collections Dept. at The University of Iowa Libraries: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/contact
Item Type (DCMI): Text
Item Type (AAT): Correspondence
Envelopes
Item Type (IMT): jpeg