Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
MS 646
James Robertson
Civil War Diaries, circa 1860-1862
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Robertson, James |
| title: | Civil War Diaries |
| dates: | circa 1860-1862 |
| extent: | 0.21 linear feet (1 half-document box) |
| collection number: | MS 646 |
| repository: | Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | James Robertson Civil War Diaries, MS 646, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
James Robertson was a native of Clifton, Iowa in Louisa County. He was a private in Company C, 8th Iowa Infantry, was taken prisoner at the Battle of Shiloh and hospitalized in Nashville, Tennessee’s University Hospital. |
Collection description
Collection contains three of Robertson’s personal diaries: two personal diaries from 1861-1862 and an account book ca. 1860. Diaries detail his travels, thoughts, purchases, and transcriptions of some poetry and verse. Although the diaries are preprinted with the dates 1856, 1858, and 1861, he appears to have used them at later dates than those for which they were intended. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Diary / Account book |
circa 1860-1862 |
1 |
2 |
Diary |
circa 1860-1862 |
1 |
3 |
Diary |
circa 1860-1862 |