Reading List
Love and Valor Intimate Civil War Letters Between Captain Jacob and Emeline Ritner
Jacob was a private in Company F of the Iowa First. First 53 pages are about his time in Company F. The rest is about his service in the 25th Iowa.
The Lyon Campaign and History of the 1st Iowa Infantry Eugene Ware
One of the best books about the campaign and life in Iowa before the war.
Wilson's Creek William Garrett Piston and Richard Hatcher
Best overall book about the Wilson's Creek campaign.
Missouri in 1861: The Civil War Letters of Franc B. Wilkie
Followed the Iowa First. Good stuff!