Published by the Ionia County News as a series of five articles, it deals with the experiences of civl war veteran, Sheldon R. Curtiss of Saranac, Michigan. His diary describes army life as well as his experiences as a prisoner in Libby Prison and at Andersonville. Sheldon R. Curtiss was born April 22, 1839 in Ohio. He enlisted in the 6th Michigan Cavalry on October 11, 1862 and served in Virginia before his capture by Confederates in 1864. He mustered out October 10, 1865 at Fort Leavenworth, KS. He died February 9, 1924 in Saranac, Michigan.
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