Whitten, John 1842-1902 creator mixed material monographic eng 40 42 Diary (110 pages; 1863 August 4-1865 May 17) kept by Whitten during his Civil War service with the 5th Iowa Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army. Subjects include the battles of Corinth and Jackson, Miss., the siege of Vicksburg, Miss., and Whitten's experience as prisoner of war in Belle Isle prison, Richmond, Va., in Columbia, S.C., and in Andersonville Prison, Andersonville, Ga. Also includes genealogical material and photographs, 1857-2010, of the Whitten and allied Sperry families as well as an obituary of John Whitten. Open to research. Electronic files of the Whitten and allied Sperry families genealogical material and photographs and John Whitten obituary also available through Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Electronic files of originals in private hands. [S.l.]. Union soldier. Collection material in English. Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. Sperry family Sperry family Genealogy Whitten family Whitten family Genealogy United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1864) Andersonville Prison. Belle Isle (Prison) Corinth, Battle of, Corinth, Miss., 1862 Jackson, Battle of, Jackson, Miss., 1863 (May 13) Prisoners of war Georgia Andersonville Prisoners of war South Carolina Columbia Prisoners of war Virginia Richmond Mississippi History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Prisoners and prisons Vicksburg (Miss.) History Siege, 1863 Soldiers mm 80005730 Open to research. DLC 800129 20260227111703.0 mm 80005730 eng