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William C. Olds letter to Frank A. Olds, 1865-03-23

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 in Goldsboro, North Carolina. He discusses the march from Kinston, North Carolina, to Goldsboro, fighting between the Confederates and General Shermans troops, construction of fortifications, and his correspondence with his family.
Origin: 1865-03-23
Created By: Olds, William C., 1845-1893
Source: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/1326
Collection: Indiana State Library Manuscripts Small Collections
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Copyright: No Copyright - United States
Geography: Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States
Subjects: Battles
Cincinnati (Ohio)
Correspondence
Family
Family life
Goldsboro (N.C.)
Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Indianapolis (Ind.)
Kinston (N.C.)
Military life
Photographs
Prisoners of war
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
Washington (D.C.)
Wises Forks, Battle of, N.C., 1865

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