Daniel Roberts letter to mother and sisters, 1863-07-06
| Description: |
This letter was written by Daniel Roberts to his mother and sisters while he was serving in Vicksburg, Mississippi with Company K of the 8th Indiana Infantry Regiment. It concerns the aftermath of the siege of Vicksburg including the surrender of Confederate soldiers and munitions, destruction of the city, his opinions on the surrender and the war, and the movements of his regiment. |
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| Origin: | 1863-07-06 |
| Created By: |
Roberts, Daniel, 1839-1897 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/822 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State Library Manuscripts Small Collections |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
No Copyright-United States |
| Geography: |
Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States |
| Subjects: |
Battles Correspondence Diseases Family Food Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 Military life Prisoners of war Soldiers Transportation United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865) Vicksburg (Miss.) Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863 War Weather |
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