Alexander Thomas Sackett Civil War letters, 1863 Sept. 10-1864 July 10.
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Sackett, Alexander Thomas, 1820-1865.
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Alexander Thomas Sackett of Eddyville, Iowa served with Company B of the 8th Iowa Cavalry during the Civil War. He began writing letters while he was stationed at Camp Roberts in Davenport, Iowa and continued until he was taken prisoner by Confederate forces near Newman, Georgia on July 30, 1864. He served time in Andersonville Prison and possibly in either Florence Stockade or Salisbury Prison before being sent north on the U.S. Transport Steamer General Lyon. He died on the ship on April 1, 18...
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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...
United States. Army. Iowa Cavalry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865). Company B.
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