Charles Northrop Lyman papers, 1864-1905.

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Charles Northrop Lyman papers, 1864-1905.

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Most of the documents in the collection pertain to Lyman's Civil War service (especially the 20th Connecticut Infantry). The collection includes Lyman's appointment and discharge papers from the 20th Connecticut Infantry, as well as pension papers and related correspondence. There are also 5 items related to special orders and a muster roll. The collection also includes copies of Lyman's obituary from the Des Moines Register and the Sioux City Journal.

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State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7938652

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 20th (1862-1865)

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Lyman, Charles Northrop 1835-1905.

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Charles Lyman was a prominent Iowa Congregationalist minister. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut and graduated from Yale University in 1856. He preached in a Connecticut church until 1864, when he enlisted in the 13th Connecticut Infantry. Shortly after enlisting, he was appointed Chaplain of the 20th Connecticut Infantry, where he served until the end of the Civil War. After the war, he became pastor of the Congregational Church in Dunlap, Iowa. In 1871, he moved to Onawa, Iowa and pastored ...