William C. Olds letter to Frank A. Olds, 1864-08-08

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 outside of Atlanta, Georgia. He discusses the siege of Atlanta and the fighting his regiment is involved with, casualties, the looting and desecration of dead soldiers, and opinions about the Atlanta Campaign. He also discusses his father finding work with the regiment and other family matters.
Origin:	1864-08-08
Created By:	Olds, William C., 1845-1893
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/1309
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 Clothing and dress Correspondence Cousins Death Family Family life Flags Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879 Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Macon (Ga.) Military life Periodicals Railroads 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 War casualties Indianapolis (Ind.) Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891

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