Daniel Roberts letter, 1863-07-28

Description:	This letter was written by Daniel Roberts to his mother and sisters while he was stationed in Vicksburg, Mississippi with Company K of the 8th Indiana Infantry Regiment. He discusses a burial for one of his comrades who died of dysentery, the siege of Jackson, Mississippi and tearing up the Mississippi central railroad, his hopes for furlough, and his thoughts on the next movements for his regiment.
Origin:	1863-07-28
Created By:	Roberts, Daniel, 1839-1897
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/895
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 Dysentery Family Family life Funeral rites and ceremony Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Jackson (Miss.) Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 Military life Mobile (Ala.) Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford) 1814-1881 Prisoners of war Railroads Richmond (Va.) 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 War War casualties Weather

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