Luther Jackson kept a diary the day of his capture at the Battle of Shiloh, April 6, 1862. You can view the diary online.
LUTHER W. JACKSON CIVIL WAR DIARY, 1862 APRIL 6-JUNE 1
PDF was downloaded and on filed in Hegg Civil War Book – Oct 18, 2021
Lt. Luther Washington Jackson (Co. H, 12th Iowa Infantry) began recording this diary on the day of his capture at the Battle of Shiloh, April 6th, 1862, and made his last entry on June 1st of that year (eight days before his death). He describes the circumstances of the capture, the march of those taken prisoner, the temporary confinement at a cotton shed in Montgomery, Alabama, and the relocation to Camp Oglethorpe at Macon, Georgia. While his description of the latter prison camp is relatively favorable, he did not survive his illness there. Casualties among fellow soldiers and captives are recorded in some diary entries. A transcription of the diary was published in the Annals of Iowa, Volume 19, No. 1 (Summer 1933).
LUTHER W. JACKSON CIVIL WAR DIARY, 1862 APRIL 6-JUNE 1
PDF was downloaded and on filed in Hegg Civil War Book – Oct 18, 2021
Lt. Luther Washington Jackson (Co. H, 12th Iowa Infantry) began recording this diary on the day of his capture at the Battle of Shiloh, April 6th, 1862, and made his last entry on June 1st of that year (eight days before his death). He describes the circumstances of the capture, the march of those taken prisoner, the temporary confinement at a cotton shed in Montgomery, Alabama, and the relocation to Camp Oglethorpe at Macon, Georgia. While his description of the latter prison camp is relatively favorable, he did not survive his illness there. Casualties among fellow soldiers and captives are recorded in some diary entries. A transcription of the diary was published in the Annals of Iowa, Volume 19, No. 1 (Summer 1933).
Luther Jackson kept a diary the day of his capture at the Battle of Shiloh, April 6, 1862. You can view the diary online.
LUTHER W. JACKSON CIVIL WAR DIARY, 1862 APRIL 6-JUNE 1
PDF was downloaded and on filed in Hegg Civil War Book – Oct 18, 2021
Lt. Luther Washington Jackson (Co. H, 12th Iowa Infantry) began recording this diary on the day of his capture at the Battle of Shiloh, April 6th, 1862, and made his last entry on June 1st of that year (eight days before his death). He describes the circumstances of the capture, the march of those taken prisoner, the temporary confinement at a cotton shed in Montgomery, Alabama, and the relocation to Camp Oglethorpe at Macon, Georgia. While his description of the latter prison camp is relatively favorable, he did not survive his illness there. Casualties among fellow soldiers and captives are recorded in some diary entries. A transcription of the diary was published in the Annals of Iowa, Volume 19, No. 1 (Summer 1933).
LUTHER W. JACKSON CIVIL WAR DIARY, 1862 APRIL 6-JUNE 1
PDF was downloaded and on filed in Hegg Civil War Book – Oct 18, 2021
Lt. Luther Washington Jackson (Co. H, 12th Iowa Infantry) began recording this diary on the day of his capture at the Battle of Shiloh, April 6th, 1862, and made his last entry on June 1st of that year (eight days before his death). He describes the circumstances of the capture, the march of those taken prisoner, the temporary confinement at a cotton shed in Montgomery, Alabama, and the relocation to Camp Oglethorpe at Macon, Georgia. While his description of the latter prison camp is relatively favorable, he did not survive his illness there. Casualties among fellow soldiers and captives are recorded in some diary entries. A transcription of the diary was published in the Annals of Iowa, Volume 19, No. 1 (Summer 1933).
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