Cyrus F Boyd Civil War Diary

Download or read book Cyrus F. Boyd Civil War Diary written by Cyrus F. Boyd and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manuscript journal compiled after the Civil War from notes kept by Boyd during his military service. This copy of the journal was sent to Dan Embree in 1896. A note included with the journal indicates that this copy of the journal covers only half of Boyd's camp and battlefield notes, focusing mainly on his time with the 15th Iowa Infantry with only brief mentions of the time spent with the 34th Iowa Infantry. The journal describes in realistic detail camp conditions and battles and their aftermath. Accompanying the journals are three letters to Dan Embree and three documents related to clothing issued to Dan Embree during his service.