BROTHERS IN COMPANY E. Twelve families are represented in Company E by two brothers each, and one by three brothers. John W. and Samuel...

Weather quite pleasant today. Our regiment was paid off this afternoon, and we received our discharge. This makes us free men again and we ...

I had a time getting the men out this morning when starting around the brigade to relieve the second relief, some refusing to come out of t...

Quite sultry today. They finished paying the Sixteenth Iowa. Money is quite plentiful, as the veterans received more than $200.00 each. Gen...

Rain this afternoon. We had company inspection this morning and dress parade at 5 o'clock this afternoon. The paymaster finished paying...

The Twentieth Army Corps was reviewed by General Sherman at 9 a. m. They came out with their flying colors and brass bands, making a big sh...

We broke camp at 5 o'clock, marched eighteen miles, and went into bivouac for the night. Our regiment was train guard and the Sixteenth...

Our division was moved in close to town today and went into camp. We received orders to remain here a few days, to draw clothing and receiv...

The weather is quite pleasant. Nothing of any importance. I have made loans to the boys of my company as follows: Samuel Bain, $5.00; John ...

We had a refreshing rain last night. Governor Stone of Iowa arrived at the hospital this morning, having come from the front, with an order...

There was a general line of battle formed this morning and orders given to make a charge all along the lines. The center charged in full fo...

Our skirmish line was advanced late yesterday evening and the men worked all night building rifle pits to protect themselves today; I was o...

The day has been clear and quite warm. This morning Company E was sent out as sharpshooters. During the night the Eleventh and Sixteenth Re...

No rain, but cloudy and quite cool. Skirmishing began again early this morning and our artillery threw shells into the rebels' works, b...

I went on picket again this morning. Late in the evening the Eleventh and the Fifteenth Regiments were ordered out to a little town called ...

Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives: You have had conferred upon you, and you have accepted the duty of caring for, gua...

We had regimental dress parade this evening, after which an order was read to us giving us our drilling program while stationed here. Begin...

The boats arrived this morning and we embarked immediately, pushing out at 10 o'clock for Vicksburg. The Eleventh and the Sixteenth Io...

It is quite sultry today. There is no news of any importance. The Sixteenth Iowa received their pay today. Source: Alexander G. Downing...

We came in from picket this morning and this afternoon moved our regimental camp onto higher ground. Some of our boys are having a time wit...