The papers describe the march of Lambert Martin's regiment from Iowa City to Fort Randall, Dakota in November and December 1861, garrison life, a scouting expedition and other details of military life. A photograph and genealogical chart of George Col...
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Lambert A. Martin, of Salem, New York, who had been working as a farm hand in Iowa, enlisted in the Union Army in the fall of 1861, serving first in the 14th and later the 41st Iowa infantry.
Subject (Geographic):
United States., Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.), Fort Donelson (Tenn.), Fort LaFromboise (S.D.), Fort Pierre (S.D.), Fort Randall (S.D.), Ponca Creek (S.D.), and United States
Subject (Name):
Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876., Buell, Carlos, 1818-1898., Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881., Cherry, Amos R., Clapp, Leonides., Cleveland, David, active 1861-1863., Davis, Jefferson Columbus, 1828-1879., Douglas, Stephen A. 1813-1861. (Stephen Arnold),, Germain, George., Harney, William S. 1800-1889. (William Selby),, Hempstead, George Collier, 1839-, Kirkwood, Samuel Jordan, 1813-1894., LaFromboise, Frank., Lee, Robert E. 1807-1870. (Robert Edward),, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865., McClellan, George B. 1826-1885. (George Brinton),, Mahanna, B., Martin, Lambert A., -1863., Martin, Mary, active 1861-1863., Martin, William, active 1861-1863., Mitchel, O. M. 1809-1862. (Ormsby MacKnight),, Pattee, Wallace P., Pollock, Samuel M., Pope, John, 1822-1892., Seymour, Horatio, 1810-1886., Sibley, Henry Hastings, 1811-1891., Sully, Alfred, 1821-1879., Trask, Eugene F., -1863., Belle Peoria (Ship), United States. Army. Iowa Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1863-1865), United States. Army. Iowa Cavalry Regiment, 7th (1863-1866), and United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 14th (1862-1865)
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Brulé Indians, Corinth, Battle of, 1862, Indians of North America, Wars, Santee Indians, Siksika Indians, Slavery, Winnebago Indians, Yankton Indians, Description and travel, Views, and History
Snapshots of a westward rail journey in 1892, possibly taken by someone traveling with a group of Freemasons. Men in masonic caps and regalia appear in several of the images, and one is captioned "Group of citizens (at Station to see Sir Kts.)". The p...
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Photographer unidentified.
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United States, West (U.S.), Missouri river, Niagara Falls (N.Y.), Pullman (Chicago, Ill.), Omaha (Neb.), Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Glenwood Springs (Colo.), Gunnison (Colo.), and Marshall Pass (Colo.)
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Railroads, Railroad travel, Freemasons, Travelers, Railroad stations, Railroad bridges, Frontier and pioneer life, and Prairies