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William C. Olds letter to Frank A. Olds, 1865-03-13

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.
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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