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A damned Iowa greyhound : the Civil War letters of William Henry Harrison Clayton /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Clayton, William Henry Harrison
Other Authors: Elder, Donald C., 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©1998.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "We were mustered into the service yesterday"
  • "We are in the 'army of the frontier'"
  • "It was a perfect slaughter pen"
  • "Vicksburg is ours"
  • "We held them at bay for two hours"
  • "If the North would remain united"
  • "We will be apt to wake things up in Alabama"
  • "I long to get upon old Chequest again"
  • Epilogue.