Description: |
This letter was written by William C. Olds to his father Frank A. Olds while he was stationed with Company C of the 63rd Indiana Infantry Regiment near Kinston, North Carolina. He discusses his regiments march from Washington, D.C. to Kinston, fighting outside of the city, and rumors about the movements of the Union and Confederate armies. |
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Origin: | 1865-03-13 |
Created By: |
Olds, William C., 1845-1893 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/1249 |
Collection: |
Indiana State Library Manuscripts Small Collections |
Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Copyright: |
No Copyright - United States |
Geography: |
Kinston, North Carolina, United States |
Subjects: |
Battles Correspondence Cox, Jacob D. (Jacob Dolson), 1828-1900 Draft Family Goldsboro (N.C.) Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Indianapolis (Ind.) Kinston (N.C.) Military life Prisoners of war Richmond (Va.) 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) War casualties Washington (D.C.) |
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