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Michigan in the Civil War

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Tower family.

Angelo E. Tower, from J.H. Kidd, Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman. Ionia, Mich., 1908

The Tower family were residents of Ionia, Mich. The collection includes 16 letters (Oct. 18, 1862-June 5, 1864) of Angelo Emery Tower. Tower was captain of Company E, 6th Michigan Cavalry, and resigned for disability Aug. 15, 1864. The collection also contains letters from other soldiers:

James H. Kidd from
James H. Kidd papers

James H. Kidd, also from Ionia, Mich., major and later colonel in the 6th Michigan Cavalry. One letter (May 31, 1863) to Osmond Tower. Also one letter (June 11, 1864) from Osmond Selwyn Tower to Kidd regarding Angelo Tower's health.

W. H. Nicos?, an unidentified member of the 6th Michigan Cavalry. One letter (July 22, 1864) to Angelo Tower.

Jacob Probasco, of Lyons, Mich., a lieutenant in Company E, 6th Michigan Cavalry. One letter (July 18, 1864) to Angelo Tower.

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