John Myers was a married farmer who enlisted in Company F of the 28th Iowa Infantry as a corporal in late 1862. He started out at Camp Pope in Iowa City, then moved to Camp Helena in Arkansas, from which he moved to take part in the battle for Vicksburg. He was wounded in action at Port Gibson and died of disease at Helena Arkansas in August 1863. These are letters to his wife (Ceclia?). These letters describe camp life in Iowa City and how the bored men got drunk and ". . . tore 1 whiskey shop all to smash."  His words on the battle of Vicksburg: ".. .it has been nothing but a continual roar of muskets, cannons, mortars and the bursting of shells since the beginning f the battle the 16. . . we have got them surrounded so they cannot get away. . ."  His last letter, from Miliken's Bend, Louisiana begins "Dear and most loved wife; With pleasure I take the present opportunity to write you a few lines but I can't tell you that I am well this time for I have had the chillfever ever since I wrote you the last letter every day til yesterday. I did not have it yesterday or today yet and I am in hopes I have got it broke. . ." Apparently it did not break, because he died of disease within the month.