Description: |
This letter was written by William C. Olds to his father Frank A. Olds while he was stationed near Dalton, Georgia, with Company C of the 63rd Indiana Infantry Regiment. He discusses his march from Bull's Gap, Tennesee, the destruction of railroads and bridges, his thoughts on General Sherman's actions in Georgia, and life in his company. |
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Origin: | 1864-05-05 |
Created By: |
Olds, William C., 1845-1893 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/1195 |
Collection: |
Indiana State Library Manuscripts Small Collections |
Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Copyright: |
No Copyright - United States |
Geography: |
Dalton, Georgia, United States |
Subjects: |
Atlanta (Ga.) Chattanooga (Tenn.) Cleveland (Tenn.) Correspondence Family Family life Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Knoxville (Tenn.) Maps Military appointments Military life Photographs Railroads Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 Soldiers Transportation United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 63rd (1862-1865) |
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