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Presents the Letters of Erasmus D. Duncan

Dear Fellow Historian,

Like you I enjoy reading letters that ordinary soldiers wrote to their friends and loved ones during the Civil War. I believe that letter writing brought some peace to the hectic lives of the soldiers. Below are six letters written by one of those soldiers to his sister. I tried to keep the text as close to the actual letters as possible. I made no spelling, punctuation or grammatical correction because I felt it would take away from the originality of the letters. I hope you enjoy them as I have.

Sincerely,


the University of Texas at Austin

Erasmus Duncan was appointed second lieutenant on October 21, 1861, 13th Iowa Infantry, Company B.

He was a resident of Jasper County Iowa, though he was born in Kentucky.

He was killed in action on April 6, 1862 at the battle of Shiloh, Tennessee. He is buried in the Shiloh National Cemetery, Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee(Section R. G, grave 1).

The Letters of E. D. Duncan
1). Greencastle Iowa Sept 22 A.D. 1861
2).Nov 21st A.D. 1861
3). Benton Barracks Mo December 1st A.D. 1861
4).Jefferson City Mo Dec 14th 1861
5).Moreau Bridge Township ??? County Mo. Jan 5-'62
6). Moreau Feb 4 1862

 

 
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