TY - BOOK ID - 77872444 TI - A damned Iowa greyhound AU - Clayton, William Henry Harrison AU - Elder, Donald C PY - 1998 SN - 1587290588 9781587290589 0877456232 9780877456230 9781587296086 158729608X PB - Iowa City University of Iowa Press DB - UniCat KW - Soldiers KW - Armed Forces personnel KW - Members of the Armed Forces KW - Military personnel KW - Military service members KW - Service members KW - Servicemen, Military KW - Armed Forces KW - Correspondence. KW - Clayton, William Henry Harrison KW - United States. KW - Iowa Infantry, 19th Regiment (1862-1865) KW - Van Buren County (Iowa) KW - United States KW - West (U.S.) KW - Iowa KW - American West KW - Trans-Mississippi West (U.S.) KW - United States, Western KW - Western States (U.S.) KW - Western United States KW - IA KW - State of Iowa KW - Ayova KW - Штат Аёва KW - Shtat Ai︠o︡va KW - Аёва KW - Ai︠o︡va KW - Айова KW - Áawah Hahoodzo KW - Iowa osariik KW - Αϊόβα KW - Πολιτεία της Αϊóβα KW - Politeia tēs Aiova KW - Estado de Iowa KW - Iovao KW - Oi-hò-fà KW - 아이오와 주 KW - Aiowa-ju KW - 아이오와 KW - Aiowa KW - Áyowạ KW - Iova KW - Aioua KW - Айовæ KW - Aĭovæ KW - Ajova KW - Ајова KW - アイオワ州 KW - Aiowa-shū KW - Aiowashū KW - アイオワ KW - Estado ng Ayowa KW - Iowa Eyaleti KW - Штат Айова KW - Iowa Territory KW - Territory of Iowa KW - Van Buren Co., Iowa KW - Biography. KW - History KW - Campaigns. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77872444 AB - William Henry Harrison Clayton was one of nearly 75,000 soldiers from Iowa to join the Union ranks during the Civil War. Possessing a high school education and superior penmanship, Clayton served as a company clerk in the 19th Infantry, witnessing battles in the Trans-Mississippi theater. His diary and his correspondence with his family in Van Buren County form a unique narrative of the day-to-day soldier life as well as an eyewitness account of critical battles and a prisoner-of-war camp.Clayton participated in the siege of Vicksburg and took part in operations against M ER -