William Vanzant writes to his brother Henry and sister-in-law Nancy on March 14, 1862 from Arkansas' Sugar Creek Camp. In the letter, William describes the Battle of Pea Ridge which took place during the early part of the Civil War in northwestern Arkansas. The letter is from the Van Zandt Family Papers. The collection's description and finding aid is available online: http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/manuscripts/MS213.pdf
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Battle of Pea Ridge: Letter by William Vanzant (original)
William Vanzant writes to his brother Henry and sister-in-law Nancy on March 14, 1862 from Arkansas' Sugar Creek Camp. In the letter, William describes the Battle of Pea Ridge which took pla…