Description: |
This letter was written by Daniel Roberts to his mother and sisters while he was stationed in Helena, Arkansas with Company K of the 8th Indiana Infantry Regiment. He discusses his travel on the City of Alton steamship, Vicksburg, Mississippi, and life in his regiment and the other Indiana regiments they are stationed with. |
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Origin: | 1863-03-23 |
Created By: |
Roberts, Daniel, 1839-1897 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/903 |
Collection: |
Indiana State Library Manuscripts Small Collections |
Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Copyright: |
No Copyright - United States |
Geography: |
Helena, Arkansas, United States |
Subjects: |
Correspondence Family Food Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Military life Memphis (Tenn.) Ships Soldiers 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) United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 11th (1861-1865) United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 34th (1861-1866) United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 47th (1861-1865) United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 89th (1862-1865) United States. Army. Indiana Cavalry Regiment (1861-1864) Vicksburg (Miss.) Weather Women Women and the military Women and war |
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