Henry Giese Ankeny papers, 1855-1919, bulk 1861-1864.

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Henry Giese Ankeny papers, 1855-1919, bulk 1861-1864.

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This collection is predominately made up of Civil War letters written by Ankeny to his wife during his Civil War service. Included with the letters are muster and pension records; some correspondence from before and after the war; two Masonic documents; digital images of Ankeny; and Civil War ephemera and clippings collected by his grandson, Ralph Ankeny. The Civil War correspondence describes troop movements; military engagements and casualties; and appropriation of civilian property. Several letters comment on the foraging expeditions for cotton ordered by some officers, an activity which Ankeny believed compromised military strategy for mercenary interests. Eventually Iowa General Samuel R. Curtis and other commanders were brought under investigation for cotton speculation. Interestingly, two cotton balls were enclosed with a December 1862 letter sent from Helena, Arkansas.

.5 linear ft. (1 container)

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866

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Born near Champlain, New York, Curtis graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1831. He was stationed at Fort Gibson in the Indian Territories (present-day Oklahoma) before resigning from the Army in 1832. He moved to Ohio, where he worked as a civil engineer on the Muskingum River improvement projects and also became a lawyer in 1841. During the Mexican–American War, he was appointed colonel of the 2nd Regiment of Ohio Volunteers and served as military governor of several occupied c...

Ankeny, Henry Giesey, 1827-1906

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Henry Ankeny was an Adams County, Iowa resident who served with Company H of the 4th Iowa Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He was mustered in as a 1st Lieutenant in August 1861 and promoted to Captain in October 1862 after the Battle of Pea Ridge. His regiment also saw action at Helena, Arkansas, Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee and Atlanta. He was married to Horatia Fostina Ankeny. From the description of Henry Giese Ankeny papers, 1855-1919, bulk 1861-1864. (State Hist...

United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865). Company H.

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