Parrot, James C. papers, 1851-1875.

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Parrot, James C. papers, 1851-1875.

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Bulk of the collection consists of James Parrott's Civil War letters to his wife Henrietta, includes some letters written as late as 1875 and some from his wife and son Thomas. Parrott's letters describe army life, the 7th Iowa's engagements, and many other facets of an officer's experience during the Civil War. Also contains ordnance records for Parrott's Seventh Iowa Infantry, 1863-1865.

0.5 linear ft. (1 archives box)

Iowa State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7621322

Iowa State Historical Society

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Parrott, Henrietta Buckhalter

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Parrott, Thomas Marc

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United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1865)

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United States. Army. Dept. of the Tennessee

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Parrott, James Brackett, 1817-1890

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James C. Parrott was born in Maryland and served with the 1rst United States Dragoons in the 1830s. Discharged in Iowa in 1837, he moved to Fort Madison and married Henrietta Buckhalter. They kept a store in Fort Madison and then in Keokuk. In June 1861 Parrott raised a company of men that became Company E, 7th Iowa Infantry. Captain Parrott was wounded near Belmont, Missouri in his first battle. The 7th Iowa fought with the Army of the Tennessee in Tennessee and Mississippi and then marched thr...