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Shaw, Milton W., ca. 1841 - 1864. Letter, 31 January 1863. 4 pp.
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Content
Cpl. Shaw, a member of Company H, 5th Iowa Infantry Regt., writes to a friend in Birmingham, IA. He criticizes conservative northerners who wish to preserve the Union at all costs, even to the point of retaining slavery. He comments on current Union military trategy, predicting that Vicksburg will fall in 6 weeks once Grant opens the Mississippi. He gives opinions on several Union Generals.