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Charles Cady letters, 1862-1864
Cady, Charles
1862/1864
The Charles Cady letters were written during his service in the Civil War. Included are the letters he wrote to his parents, brother, and sister living at home in Danville, Des Moines County, Iowa. He discussed army life, talked of casualties and illnesses in the regiment, and deplored Copperhead politics.
Partial transcripts.
Campaigns & battles Guards Military camps Sick persons Slaves Soldiers War casualties Military officers Political elections Voting Farms Farmers Farming Harvesting Blockades Forts & fortifications Orchards Rivers Recruiting & enlistment Patriotism Revenge Religious services Military retreats Tents Carts & wagons Postal service Plantations Prisoners of war Sawmills Blacksmiths Stables Mud Inflation Shooting Digging Berries Nuts
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863 Copperhead movement Corinth, Battle of, Corinth, Miss., 1862 Military promotions
Cady, Charles Cady, Ebenezer Sanders, Meredith Dolittle, Albert Columbus Hall, Bill Davis, Ben Brown, Alexander Pierce, J. W. Bonner, Frank Davis, John Crocker, Marcellus Monroe, 1830-1865 Hunter, Dave Foster, Recllus
United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 15th (1861-1865). Company E United States. Army. Crocker's Brigade Burlington hawk-eye
1860-1870
Chattahoochee River
United States
Illinois Iowa Tennessee Mississippi Louisiana Georgia
Cairo Danville Des Moines County Bolivar Hardeman County Corinth Holmes Plantation Vicksburg Grand Gulf Atlanta
Charles Cady papers
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University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/
2008-11-17
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