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Guide to the Byron McClain Letters

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Collection Overview
Date Span:1863-1864
Creator:McClain, Byron (-1864)
Extent:46.00 items.
Collection Number:MSC0004
Repository:University of Iowa Special Collections
Summary:Letters to McClain's family in Wilton Junction, Iowa, telling of experiences in Tennessee with the 2nd Regiment of Iowa Cavalry.

Letters to and from McClain's family, describing his experiences as a Civil War soldier in Tennessee with the Second Regiment of the Iowa Cavalry.

Access: This collection is open for research.

Use: Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.

Acquisition:

Preferred Citation: Byron McClain Letters, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa.

Repository:University of Iowa Special Collections
Address:Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone:319-335-5921
Curator:Greg Prickman
Email:lib-spec@uiowa.edu
Website:http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/

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Series 1: GENERAL

  • Series 1: GENERAL
  • Box 1:
  • Letters to and from McClain's family. Includes two letters from George Fluent telling of Byron's death.
  • Michael Fluent transcribed these letters in 2007. Copies of these transcriptions now form part of this collection.

This collection is indexed under the following subject terms.


Personal Names:
Fluent, George
McClain, Byron

Corporate Names:
United States. Army. Iowa Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865)

Topics:
American Civil War, 1861-1865

Occupations:
Soldiers

Geographic Names:
Iowa
Tennessee

Genre/Form of Materials:
Sources
Correspondence

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Civil War