William C. Olds letter to Frank A. Olds, 1864-07-24
| Description: |
This letter was written by William C. Olds to his father Frank A. Olds while he was stationed outside of Atlanta, Georgia, with Company C of the 63rd Indiana Infantry Regiment. He describes the shelling of Atlanta and his Corps movements against Confederate troops, casualties, and changes in command. |
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| Origin: | 1864-07-24 |
| Created By: |
Olds, William C., 1845-1893 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/1296 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State Library Manuscripts Small Collections |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
No Copyright - United States |
| Geography: |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Subjects: |
Atlanta (Ga.) Atlanta Campaign, 1864 Battles Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 37th Correspondence Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Hardee, William Joseph, 1815-1873) Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886 McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864 Military life Prisoners of war Railroads Rousseau, Lovell Harrison, 1818-1869 Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 Soldiers Stoneman, George, 1822-1894 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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