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University of Richmond

Lt. Henry S. Kinsey Collection

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Henry S. Kinsey was the Lieutenant of Company H of the 7th Iowa Veteran's Volunteer Infantry which fought for the Union during the Civil War. This collection contains the personal diary of Lt. Kinsey from 1864 depicting his and his infantry's experience. Most notably, his diary depicts General Sherman's successful campaign to take control of Atlanta. In addition to various written orders, this collection also contains Lt. Kinsey's records for clothing, equipment, arms, and ammunition from the 4th quarter of 1864 to July 1865 as the Company marched in Sherman's Savannah campaign and from there to Washington, D.C and back to Iowa once the war ended. Also documenting the end of the war are the company's muster-out rolls, a casualty summary, and records for a fund established and donated by the company to Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, for the education of children of wounded and deceased soldiers.
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Lt. Henry S. Kinsey Collection .5 Linear Feet

Kinsey, Henry S., Lt., 1836-1886
Henry S. Kinsey was the Lieutenant of Company H of the 7th Iowa Veteran's Volunteer Infantry which fought for the Union during the Civil War. This collection contains the personal diary of Lt. Kinsey from 1864 depicting his and his infantry's experience. Most notably, his diary depicts General Sherman's successful campaign to take control of Atlanta. In addition to various written orders, this collection also contains Lt. Kinsey's records for clothing, equipment, arms, and ammunition from the 4th quarter of 1864 to July 1865 as the Company marched in Sherman's Savannah campaign and from there to Washington, D.C and back to Iowa once the war ended. Also documenting the end of the war are the company's muster-out rolls, a casualty summary, and records for a fund established and donated by the company to Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, for the education of children of wounded and deceased soldiers.

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