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William C. Olds letter to Frank A. Olds, 1864-06-05

Description: This letter was written by William C. Olds to his father Frank A. Olds while he was stationed near Allatoona, Georgia, with Company C of the 63rd Indiana Infantry Regiment. He discusses his opinions on General Grant's and General Sherman's actions reported in the news, his regiment's construction of fortifications, and his life in the company.
Origin: 1864-06-05
Created By: Olds, William C., 1845-1893
Source: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/1246
Collection: Indiana State Library Manuscripts Small Collections
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Copyright: No Copyright - United States
Geography: Allatoona, Georgia, United States
Subjects: Allatoona (Ga.)
Atlanta Campaign, 1864
Atlanta (Ga.)
Battles
Correspondence
Food
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
Louisville (Ky.)
Military life
Railroads
Resaca, Battle of, Resaca, Ga., 1864
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)
Weather
War casualties

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