Elijah E. Edwards Civil War journals, 1864-1865, 1906, 1910.

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Elijah E. Edwards Civil War journals, 1864-1865, 1906, 1910.

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Three-volume set of journals (typescript compilation and two volumes of photocopied originals) kept by Edwards, chaplain of the 7th Minnesota Infantry during the Civil War. The journals contain observant and articulate descriptions of scenery, towns and villages, people, and the war in Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama. Edwards documents camp life and marches, as well as the Battles of Tupelo (July 14-15, 1864), Nashville (December 12-13, 1864), and Mobile Bay (April 1865). He also comments on the attitudes, behavior, and morality of the people involved in the conflict.

0.75 cubic feet (1 box, containing 2 volumes and 2 folders; 1 box in Reserve, containing 1 volume).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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Edwards, E. E. (Elijah Evan), 1831-1915

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United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 7th (1864-1965).

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Carter, Theodore George, 1832-1914.

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