Summary Information

Title: June and Gilbert Krueger, collectors, Civil War letters,
Creator: Gilbert, Krueger
Inclusive dates: 1861-1865.
1 reel positive, 1 reel negative microfilm.

Abstract::

Chiefly letters to Lavinia Obreham of Freeport, Winneshiek County, Iowa, from her brothers, Edwin C. and Charles J. Obreham, her cousin and future husband, Chales L. Beebe, and other Union soldiers serving with the 9th Iowa Volunteers and other units; written from Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Washington, DC, the letters deal largely with camp life, troop movements, and military engagements, with some mention of the siege of Vicksburg and the march on Savannah.

Call number: 2052
Language: Collection material in English
Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library