William R. Lowes letter to Rody and Lizzi Lowes, 1862-05-01

Description:	This letter was written by William R. Lowes to his wife Rhoda (Rody) and his daughter Elizabeth (Lizzi) while he was stationed at Camp Carson with the 70th Indiana Infantry Regiment in 1862. It concerns his family life, injuries of fellow soldiers, his views on abolition and slavery, and Union military efforts throughout Kentucky, United States.
Origin:	1862-05-01
Created By:	Lowes, William R.,
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/666
Collection:	Indiana State Library Manuscripts Small Collections
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Copyright:	No Copyright- United States
Geography:	United States
Subjects:	Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881 Correspondence Democratic Party (U.S.) Diseases Family Family life Farming Gallatin (Tenn.) Gas gangrene Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Lebanon (Ky.) Military life Prisoners of war Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898 slavery Soldiers United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 70th (1862-1865) United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment 101st (1862-1865) United States. President (1861-1865: Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation Weather Women and war

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