Myron Underwood Civil War Letters Collection
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Scope and Contents
Letters to his wife, Sophie, while he was an assistant surgeon of the 12th Regiment of the Iowa Infantry during the Civil War. Letters are contained in three folders.
Dates
- Creation: 1862-1865
Creator
- Underwood, Myron, 1833- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials may be unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility and potential liability based on copyright infringement for any use rests exclusively and solely with the user. Users must properly acknowledge University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections & Archives as the source of the material. For further information, visit https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/services/rights/.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (3 file folders.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letters to his wife telling of his experiences as assistant surgeon of the 12th Iowa infantry regiment.
Method of Acquisition
This collection was purchased by the University of Iowa Libraries in 1952.
Subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
Occupation
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5921
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-spec@uiowa.edu