St. Louis , Feb. 2, 1863. His Excellency the President: Sir — Appreciating as I do the responsibilities and cares of your position, ...

STATE OF Iowa, ADJUTANT GENERAL’s Office February 19th, 1862. HON. Rush CLARK, Speaker of the House of Representatives. SIR: I ...

I am well assured you are doing all in your power to promote the comfort of your men. Allow me to suggest one thing that, possibly, may be ...

No. 21. Report of Col. William T. Shaw, Fourteenth Iowa Infantry. ANAMOSA, IOWA, October 26 , 1862 . SIR: As by the terms of...

No. 30. Report of Col. James L. Geddes, Eighth Iowa Infantry. VINTON, BENTON COUNTY, IOWA, November 13 , 1862 . SIR: In co...

November 22, 1906 _____ 11:25 A. M. Music: Fifty-fifth Iowa Regimental Band “Iowa” Introduction of speaker by Captain Charl...

ON THE CUMBERLAND RIVER, NEAR DOVER, TENN., Feb. 17. MY DEAR FATHER. – I expect you all imagine I am dead by this time, but thank God I am ...

. . . in a letter which we find in the Davenport Democrat, Speaks in the highest terms of the gallant conduct of the Iowa Second and Seventh...

Official Report of Col. Lauman. LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED IN THE 2d, 7th and 14th IOWA. HEADQUARTERS 4TH BRIG. 2D DIV. U S A FORT DO...

FORT DONELSON, TENN., March 5. EDITOR GAZETTE:– Sir:   In your issue of the 25 th inst. I saw two letters of min written to my father, an...

Col. Lauman commanding the brigade that stormed Fort Donelson, prefaces his official report, of which we publish the list of killed and woun...

Company L. Was born in Gainesville, Wyoming county, State of New York, on the 10th day of March, 1837. “At the age of twelve years I was th...

IOWA TO HER 14TH INFANTRY. TUTTLE’S (1ST) BRIGADE W. H. L. WALLACE’S (2D) DIVISION. ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE IOWA 14TH REGIMENT ...

FOURTEENTH INFANTRY. The belligerous Colonel Shaw is a native of the State of Maine, and was born in the town of Steuben, Washington county,...