Diary of Henry Mahler, 1864 April 25-Nov. 17. [1950?]

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Diary of Henry Mahler, 1864 April 25-Nov. 17. [1950?]

Typed transcription of the original diary kept by Mahler during his time with Sherman's Army. Diary entries describe troop movements, rations, daily tasks, General Sherman, life as a prisoner at Cahaba Prison, etc.

23 leaves ; 28 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6902779

Iowa State Historical Society

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Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

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Sherman was born in 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio, near the banks of the Hocking River. His father, Charles Robert Sherman, a successful lawyer who sat on the Ohio Supreme Court, died unexpectedly in 1829. He left his widow, Mary Hoyt Sherman, with eleven children and no inheritance. After his father's death, the nine-year-old Sherman was raised by a Lancaster neighbor and family friend, attorney Thomas Ewing, Sr., a prominent member of the Whig Party who served as senator from Ohio and as the first S...

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Henry Mahler resided with his family in New London, Iowa before enlisting with the 6th Iowa Infantry (Company I) at the beginning of the Civil War. He served for nearly 3 years in the western theater. In 1864 he re-enlisted and was assigned to Sherman's Army at the beginning of the Army's March to the Sea. Mahler was captured by rebel forces on October 25, 1864. After the war Mahler returned to New London. He farmed for a few years before accepting a position as a traveling salesman for a road b...

United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865)

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