Author: Aase BakPublisher:
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Languages : en
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Carl Rohl-Smith and the Iowa Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument; He Came, He Saw, He Conquered
Author: Aase BakHand Book for Iowa Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
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Category : Iowa Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
111 pages, water staines cover.
Dedication of Monuments Erected by the State of Iowa
Author: IowaHand Book for Iowa Soldier's and Sailors' Monument
Author: The Sacred Cause of Union
Author: Thomas R. BakerPublisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1609384369
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The Sacred Causeof Union highlights Iowans’ important role in reuniting the nation when the battle over slavery tore it asunder. In this first-ever survey of the state’s Civil War history, Thomas Baker interweaves economics, politics, army recruitment, battlefield performance, and government administration. Scattered across more than a dozen states and territories, Iowa’s fighting men marched long distances and won battles against larger rebel armies despite having little food or shelter and sometimes poor equipment. On their own initiative, the state’s women ventured south to the battlefields to tend to the sick and injured, and farm families produced mountains of food to feed hungry federal armies. In the absence of a coordinated military supply system, women’s volunteer organizations were instrumental in delivering food, clothing, medicines, and other supplies to those who needed them. All of these efforts contributed mightily to the Union victory and catapulted Iowa into the top circle of most influential states in the nation. To shed light on how individual Iowans experienced the war, the book profiles six state residents. Three were well-known. Annie Wittenmyer, a divorced woman with roots in Virginia, led the state’s efforts to ship clothing and food to the soldiers. Alexander Clark, a Muscatine businessman and the son of former slaves, eloquently championed the rights of African Americans. Cyrus Carpenter, a Pennsylvania-born land surveyor anxious to make his fortune, served in the army and then headed the state’s Radical Republican faction after the war, ultimately being elected governor. Three never became famous. Ben Stevens, a young, unemployed carpenter, fought in an Iowa regiment at Shiloh, and then transferred to a Louisiana African American regiment so that he could lead the former slaves into battle. Farm boy Abner Dunham defended the Sunken Road at the Battle of Shiloh, before spending seven grim months in Confederate prison camps. The young Charles Musser faced pressure from his neighbors to enlist and from his parents to remain at home to work on the farm. Soon after he signed on to serve the Union, he discovered that his older brother had joined the Confederate Army. Through the letters and lives of these six Iowans, Thomas Baker shows how the Civil War transformed the state at the same time that Iowans transformed the nation.
Program of Exercises in Connection With the Dedication of the Iowa Monuments
Author: Iowa Vicksburg Park Monument CommissPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019607992
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This program provides a fascinating glimpse into a pivotal moment in American history. It documents the dedication of the Iowa Monuments in Vicksburg National Military Park, an event that marked the end of the Civil War and the beginning of a new era in American history. The program includes speeches, music, and other tributes to the soldiers who fought and died for their country. It is a poignant reminder of the sacrifices that were made to preserve our nation's freedom. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
ADDRESS OF WILLIAM H MICHAEL I
Author: William H[enry] 1845 MichaelPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781360112053
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Iowa in War Times
Author: Samuel Hawkins Marshall ByersPublisher:
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Category : Iowa
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
615 pages. Green cover. Soiled. Acidification.
A Damned Iowa Greyhound
Author: Donald C. Elder, IIIPublisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1587290588
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
William Henry Harrison Clayton was one of nearly 75,000 soldiers from Iowa to join the Union ranks during the Civil War. Possessing a high school education and superior penmanship, Clayton served as a company clerk in the 19th Infantry, witnessing battles in the Trans-Mississippi theater. His diary and his correspondence with his family in Van Buren County form a unique narrative of the day-to-day soldier life as well as an eyewitness account of critical battles and a prisoner-of-war camp. Clayton participated in the siege of Vicksburg and took part in operations against Mobile, but his writings are unique for the descriptions he gives of lesser-known but pivotal battles of the Civil War in the West. Fighting in the Battle of Prairie Grove, the 19th Infantry sustained the highest casualties of any federal regiment on the field. Clayton survived that battle with only minor injuries, but he was later captured at the Battle of Stirling's Plantation and served a period of ten months in captivity at Camp Ford, Texas. Clayton's writing reveals the complicated sympathies and prejudices prevalent among Union soldiers and civilians of that period in the country's history. He observes with great sadness the brutal effects of war on the South, sympathizing with the plight of refugees and lamenting the destruction of property. He excoriates draft evaders and Copperheads back home, conveying the intra-sectional acrimony wrought by civil war. Finally, his racist views toward blacks demonstrate a common but ironic attitude among Union soldiers whose efforts helped lead to the abolition of slavery in the United States.
Iowa Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Rebellion (Classic Reprint)
Author: William H. MichaelPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780267815135
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Excerpt from Iowa Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Rebellion It is for the purpose of reminding you of the eminent service performed, in part, by Iowa boys as sailors in the war of the rebellion that I appear before you. In this effort I shall make brief allusion to the general work of the Navy in order to show how great an honor it is to the people of this State to have identified themselves with this arm of the service by a generous contribution of officers and men during the war of the rebellion. By the erection of the State monument the people of Iowa sought to honor soldiers sent to the front as her part of the greatest army of citizen sol diery ever marshaled on the face of the earth - an army that numbered, exclusive of reenlistments, men, of whom there were killed in battle and by other casualties, and died of disease prior to july 1, 1865, men. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.