Collection Number:
05674-z
Collection Title: Isaac O. Shelby Diaries and Photographs, 1862-1865
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5 items
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Abstract |
The collection contains two diaries kept by Union solider Isaac O. Shelby while he
served in the 25th Iowa Infantry Regiment during the Civil War and three carte des
visites portraits of him. Diary entries describe his regiment's involvement in the
siege of Vicksburg; the Battle of Chattanooga; the siege of Atlanta; the Battle of
Bentonville, and the surrender at Bennett Place.
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Creator |
Shelby, Isaac O. |
Language |
English |
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- [Identification of item], in the Isaac O. Shelby Diaries and Photographs #5674-z,
Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
- Acquisitions Information
- Received from James Allen Hill in December 2015 (Acc. 102503).
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Atlanta Campaign, 1864.
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Bennett Place State Historic Site (N.C.)
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Bentonville, Battle of, Bentonville, N.C., 1865.
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Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863.
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North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
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North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
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Shelby, Isaac O.
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Soldiers--United States--Diaries.
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Soldiers--United States--Photograph.
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South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
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United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs.
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United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 25th (1862-1865)--Photographs.
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Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863.
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Isaac O. Shelby was born around 1841 and lived in Mount Pleasant, Ind. On 21 August
1862, when he was twenty-one years old, he enlisted in the United States Army and
served in the 25th Iowa Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. Shelby died in Ft.
Concho, Tex., on 9 August 1883. He is buried in Aspen Grove Cemetery in Des Moines
County, Iowa.
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Two diaries and three cartes des visites photographs of Union soldier Isaac O. Shelby.
The first diary covers 1 December 1862 to 26 November 1863; the second diary covers
1864 to April 1865. He wrote about his regiment's involvement in the siege of Vicksburg;
the Battle of Chattanooga; the siege of Atlanta; the Battle of Bentonville, and the
surrender at Bennett Place.
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Isaac O. Shelby Diaries and Photographs, 1862-1871.
5 items.
Folder 1
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Folder 2
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Image Folder PF-5674/1
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Three carte de visites.
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Processing Information
Processed by: Southern Historical Collection and Technical Services staff, January
2016
Encoded by: Jackie Dean, January 2016
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