D. Morris letter to Frank A. Olds, 1864-06-30
| Description: |
This letter was written by Captain D. Morris to his friend Frank A. Olds while he was stationed near Marietta, Georgia, with Company C of the 63rd Indiana Infantry Regiment. He thanks Olds for sending things to him and William (Billy) Olds and requests for more items to be sent. He also describes in detail the marching his soldiers have done and its toll on them, the food rations they receive, his regiments actions and casualties during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, news of Franks son William, and destruction of the local landscape. |
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| Origin: | 1864-06-30 |
| Created By: |
Morris, D. |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/1293 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State Library Manuscripts Small Collections |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
No Copyright - United States |
| Geography: |
Marietta, Georgia, United States |
| Subjects: |
Atlanta (Ga.) Atlanta Campaign, 1864 Battles Clothing and dress Correspondence Family Food Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Kennesaw Mountain, Battle of, Ga., 1864 Marietta (Ga.) Military life Railroads Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 Soldiers 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 Weather |
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