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Civil War Diary of John W. Chambers, 1863

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Title	Civil War Diary of John W. Chambers, 1863
Subject	Chambers, John W., 1840-1863 United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 15th (1861-1865). Company E Soldiers -- Iowa -- 19th century -- Diaries United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Diaries Iowa -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Diaries
Description	The diary contains brief entries detailing his experiences in camp, on marches, and at battle, as well as entries made while in the regimental hospital. The final entries recording Chambers' illness and death are written in a different hand. The memoranda pages at the back of the diary include a note about his enlistment and other men who enlisted at the same time. Also at the back of the diary are notes about expenses. John W. Chambers (1840-1863) was born in Guyandotte, Ohio and later moved to Burlington, Iowa. He served as a private in Company E, 15th Regiment, Iowa Infantry from 1862 to 1863. The regiment was stationed in Memphis, Tennessee, and later in Louisiana and Mississippi, and they took part in the siege of Vicksburg. The regiment also worked on the digging of a canal to connect Lake Providence, Louisiana, and the Mississippi River. Chambers was taken sick with typhoid fever in July 1863 and remained in the regimental hospital until early August. He became ill again at the end of August and was taken to Lawson Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He died of typhoid fever in a hospital in St. Louis on 21 September 1863. He is buried in Jagger Cemetery, Danville Township, Iowa. Blank pages not included here.
Creator	Chambers, John W., 1840-1863
Date	1863
Collection	http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/manuscripts/MS159.html
Location	Iowa State University Library Special Collections: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html
Call Number	MS 0159
Type [DCMI Type]	Text
Identifier	0159.Chambers.0001-001-01
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact Iowa State University Library Special Collections at archives@iastate.edu For reproductions see: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/services/photfees.html
Hardware/Software	Manager's Power Mac G5; Mac OS X; Creo iQsmart3; Kodak oXYgen Scan ver 2.6.1
Image Manipulation	Brightness and contrast adjusted
Date-Created	2010-06
Format-Type	PDF
File Size	84054924 Bytes

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Transcription	J.W. Chambers Co. "E." 15th Reg. Iowa Vols. Memphis Tenn. January 15th A.D. 1863 His Book Being a daily record of events which have transpired under his observation while a soldier in the U.S. Army

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