Description: |
This letter was written by William R. Lowes to his wife Rhoda (Rody) and his daughter Elizabeth (Lizzi) Lowes while he was stationed with the 70th Indiana Infantry Regiment near Marietta, Georgia, in 1864. It concerns his regiments involvement in skirmish movements during the Atlanta Campaign, the upcoming election of 1864, and camp life. |
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Origin: | 1864-06-28 |
Created By: |
Lowes, William R. |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/641 |
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: |
Acton (Ind.) Atlanta (Ga.) Atlanta Campaign, 1864 Battles Correspondence Diseases Elections Family Family life Food Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Marietta (Ga.) Military life Politicians Politics and government 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--Politics and government United States--Politics and government--19th century United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 70th (1862-1865) Weather |
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