Dawalt Family Papers, 1861-1865.
Mss. C D
Collection includes 28 letters written by Pvts. Jackson Dawalt and Robert Thompson, 66th Indiana Infantry Regt., while stationed in Indiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Georgia, 1862-1864. Letters describe daily activities and transporting money, clothing and other goods between military personnel and families.
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