James H. Bradd papers, 1864.

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James H. Bradd papers, 1864.

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Contains the following type of materials: diary / journal. Contains information pertaining to the following war: Civil War. Contains information pertaining to the following military unit: 13th Iowa Infantry Regiment, XVII (17th) U.S. Army Corps. General description of the collection: The James H. Bradd papers include his diary (March 3-December 23, 1864). The account begins in detail with his return from veteran furlough, April 18, and covers his service in the field until July 22. Most of that period, he was with his regiment, but from May 25 to June 30, he was commissary sergeant at XVII (17th) Corps Headquarters. He was captured at the Battle of Atlanta and imprisioned in Andersonville, July 29-September 12; and Florence, September 14-December 8. On December 11, he was exchanged at Charleston, and the end of the year found him at Camp Parole, Annapolis. His journal offers a graphic account of service in the field and prison life. It also refers to recruiting of the Confederate Foreign Legion among the captives at Florence.

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Confederate Foreign Legion.

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United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 13th (1861-1865)

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Bradd, James H.

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James H. Bradd was a United States (U.S.) Civil War soldier. He was a private in the 13th Iowa Infantry Regiment. From the description of James H. Bradd papers, 1864. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 50178868 James Bradd enlisted in New York at the age of 16 when the Civil War broke out against the wishes of his father who removed him from the Army and returned him to school. James then went to Mount Vernon, Iowa where his uncles lived in order to enlist wi...