William R. Lowes letter to Rody and Lizzi Lowes, 1864-06-12
| 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 Acworth, Georgia, in 1864. It concerns his family life, regiment life, the battle of Resaca, and the coming election of 1864. |
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| Origin: | 1864-06-12 |
| Created By: |
Lowes, William R. |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/661 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State Library Manuscripts Small Collections |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
No Copyright - United States |
| Geography: |
Acworth, Georgia, United States |
| Subjects: |
Atlanta (Ga.) Battles Correspondence Diseases Elections Family Family life Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Military life Politicians Politics and government Presidents Resaca, Battle of, Resaca, Ga., 1864 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) |
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