1863-04-06 Letter from William Dalziel to Sister

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1863-04-06 Letter from William Dalziel to Sister

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Title: 1863-04-06 Letter from William Dalziel

Collection Number: MS 2014-131

Scope and Content: Letter from William Dalziel to his sister dated April 6, 1863. In this letter, William Dalziel describes a 3-day raid in Confederate territory he participated in, mentioning enemy loot, and prisoners his regiment captured.

Language: English

Type of Resource: text

Genre: Correspondence

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: 6th Michigan Cavalry

Subject: Confederate Army

Subject: raid

Subject: prisoners

Subject: looting

Subject Name: Dalziel, William

Inclusive Dates: April 6, 1863

Location of Originals: Archives of Michigan

Use Restrictions: Please contact the Archives of Michigan for permission to publish.

Access Restrictions: To preserve the original items, this collection is only available online.

Notes

Biography or Historical Note: William Dalziel: Mecosta County. Enlisted in Company A, Sixth Cavalry, July 23, 1862, at Grand Rapids, for 3 years, age 27. Mustered Aug. 28, 1862. Taken prisoner. Died of disease Aug. 10, 1864, in prison. Buried in National Cemetery at Andersonville, Ga. Grave No. 5351.

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