Newberry Library - Letter, Rowe, James, to mother, Bayou Teche, LA (mail, march to Texas, confusing marching orders, anti-Rebel sentiment, co..., Carlos W. Colby James Rowe, Oct. 10, 1863

Title Letter, Rowe, James, to mother, Bayou Teche, LA (mail, march to Texas, confusing marching orders, anti-Rebel sentiment, co..., Carlos W. Colby James Rowe, Oct. 10, 1863

Creator Colby, Carlos W., 1837-1922

Date Created Oct. 10, 1863

Place Alabama--Fort Blakely, Illinois, Illinois--Camp Butler, Mississippi--Jackson, Missouri

Language English

Subjects United States, Military hospitals, Soldiers, Transportation, Military, Jackson, Battle of, Jackson, Miss., 1863, Brothers and sisters, Parent and adult child, Racism, Soldiers' writings, American

Description Primarily correspondence (129 letters) of Illinois farmer and Civil War soldier Carlos W. Colby, written between 1862 and 1865, to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece, plus a dozen Civil War letters written by Colby’s future brother-in-law James Rowe. Also includes Colby’s reminiscences of his boyhood and his service in the 97th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, some family correspondence, genealogical material and a few photos.

Archival Collection Title Carlos W. Colby papers

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Call Number Midwest MS Colby Box 2 Folder 144

BibID 991758318805867

IIIF Resource Type Manifest

IIIF Resource ID https://collections.newberry.org/IIIF3/Presentation/Manifest/2KXJ8Z828VNWR

Filename 991758318805867_midwest_ms_colby_box_002_fl_0144_001-0.tif

Unique identifier NL12OGSU

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