William C. Olds letter to Frank A. Olds, 1864-09-11
| 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 Decatur, Georgia. He discusses the capture of Atlanta by the Union army and the end of the Atlanta campaign, the election of 1864, family affairs, the draft, and requests for his father to send him books to read. |
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| Origin: | 1864-09-11 |
| Created By: |
Olds, William C., 1845-1893 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/1334 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State Library Manuscripts Small Collections |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
No Copyright - United States |
| Geography: |
Decatur, Georgia, United States |
| Subjects: |
Atlanta (Ga.) Atlanta Campaign, 1864 Battles Correspondence Decatur (Ga.) Draft Elections Family Family life Griffin (Ga.) Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879 Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Indianapolis (Ind.) Jonesboro (Ga.) Military life Novels Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 Soldiers Telegraph 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) Voting |
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