Henry Ristine and family papers, 1855-1950.

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Henry Ristine and family papers, 1855-1950.

Ristine's letters (1861-1863) to his wife Catherine during his Civil War service as a doctor with the 20th Iowa Infantry in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, with comments on troop movements, medical problems, weather, food, the regiment's officers, military life in general, and attitudes of civilians in Marion, Iowa, his home town.

1.0 cu. ft. (2 boxes and 3 oversize items)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8343270

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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