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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Sheldon R. Curtiss papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00215
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two copies of a published transcript of the Civil War diary kept by Sheldon R. Curtiss, a native of Saranac, Michigan. His diary describes army life as well as his experiences as a prisoner in Libby Prison and at Andersonville. The diary edited by his youngest daughter Evelyn Curtiss Lowrey, was originally published in the Ionia County News.

Dates: 1862 - 1864