I had to laugh at a remark she made about killing chickens. Barker describes a time when she was baking with a friend, and her friend was 'in the bread up to her elbows. Her husband served in the Civil War, and her diary was primarily written during the Civil War describing her work on her family's farm, social activities, attendance at church meetings, and visits to family throughout central Iowa. The home front in Iowa is illustrated by Celestia Barker's diary. Chambers also took part in the siege of Vicksburg. John Chambers was stationed in Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi. James Robertson was taken prisoner at the Battle of Shiloh and hospitalized in Nashville, Tennessee's University Hospital. His regiment took part in the Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, and the siege of Vicksburg. Charles Chapman's diary contains brief notes concerning daily life as a private. Stone Hall, who served in the Iowa infantry, spent most of the Civil War in the far south, and was a Confederate prisoner at Shreveport, Louisiana. Union men were driven out and much alarm felt by the citizens of the Southern border counties of Iowa.' L. Bussey's reminiscence begins with a description of how the Civil War was brought very close to Iowans early on in the conflict: 'In July 1861, the rebels under Martin Green and Harris were organizing in North East Missouri. Cyrus Bussey details his experiences as an officer with the Iowa Cavalry, his involvement in the Battles of Pea Ridge and Vicksburg, and the occupation of Helena, Arkansas. Stone Hall, Charles Chapman, James Robertson, John Chambers, and Celestia Barker. The diaries reveal a variety of experiences of Iowans who participated in the Civil War: Cyrus Bussey, L. The diaries can now be searched by keyword through CONTENTdm, and eventually transcripts and metadata will be added. In honor of the Civil War sesquicentennial celebration this year, six of the Civil War diaries and reminiscences, held in the Special Collections Department, were digitized and made available online. This year marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, which began on Apat the Battle of Fort Sumter. One hundred and fifty years ago, the first shots of the Civil War were shot at Fort Sumter in South Carolina, marking the beginning of the Civil War. Diaper changing stations and lactation room.Accessibility Services at Branch Libraries.Physical Access to Parks Library Building and Collections.Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery (ILL/DD).

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Civil war hospital diaries