Daniel Roberts letter, 1863-07-04
| Description: |
This letter was written by Daniel Roberts to his mother and sisters while he was stationed outside of Vicksburg, Mississippi, with Company K of the 8th Indiana Infantry Regiment. He describes the Confederates surrender after the Siege of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, and the evacuation of Confederate troops from the city. |
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| Origin: | 1863-07-04 |
| Created By: |
Roberts, Daniel, 1839-1897 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/910 |
| 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 Flags Food Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Military life 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) Vicksburg (Miss.) Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863 |
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