Iowa

This project will be produced in concert with an honors thesis in history at the University of Iowa. This work produced for publication in the Annals of Iowa will be primarily focused on the accounts of the Iowa soldiers and their motivations for killing the bloodhounds. The wider project will go farther in incorporating the story into the history of Reconstruction South Carolina relying upon the important connection of the same Robert Butler, whose bloodhounds were killed in 1865, being a chief…

On Monday, May 22, 1865, a small band of soldiers from the 22nd and 28th Iowa regiments left their camp. The night before, there had been a heavy rainstorm. Their destination was a large peach orchard not far from the rows of white canvas. In previous visits to the orchard, soldiers had discovered a kennel of “bloodhounds,” ferocious animals trained for the pursuit of enslaved people and believed by the soldiers to have been used in the apprehension of Union soldiers who escaped from Confederate…

There are many colleges that are of interest all round Missouri and in surrounding states. One of the colleges of interest is Iowa State University in Ames Iowa. This University has a remarkable agriculture program that usually is a bit easier to be accepted into. For non-residents of Iowa though, tuition is generally higher, than it is for resident of the state. Iowa State…

2. What was life like for Iowa soldiers--black and white-- in the Civil War? Iowa soldiers in the Civil War did not spend much time in actual combat. The article “Life of a Civil War Soldier” states that, on average, one day out of 30 was spent in combat. The rest of a soldier’s time, as stated in the Soldier Life video, was spent drilling with either a small group of men or the entire battalion, completing manual labor they were previously assigned to, or diverting their attention to some sort…

speech class about the different sides of allowing the Bakken pipeline through Iowa. Thesis: Legislators are going to have to put their heads together and weigh the pros and cons of pipeline to make the right decision. Introduction: Imagine a pipe 30 inches in diameter and 346 miles long stretching through Iowa with oil pumping through it. Dakota Access, LLC., an energy company, is proposing exactly that to the Iowa legislator. The pipeline would be transporting Bakkan crude through the state…

On the afternoon May 22, 1865, a small band of soldiers from the 22nd and 28th Iowa regiments left their camp. There had been a heavy rain the night before. Their destination was a large peach orchard not far from the rows of white canvas. Some of the men had visited the orchard before. They had discovered a kennel of “bloodhounds,” ferocious animals whom they knew were once used in the pursuit of enslaved people and believed had been placed on the trail of Union prisoners of war. The owner of…

Beginning in 1917, Vredenburg and Lewis, David Vredenburg's past organization, worked stores as a component of the General Supply Company, a RLDS Church possessed organization situated in Lamoni, Iowa. In 1921, Charles Hyde began working for the General Supply Company's store in Woodbine, Iowa, which was worked by Vredenburg and Lewis. In 1922, the General Supply Company was formally consolidated. Whenever joined, David Vredenburg was president and Charles Hyde was an individual from…

Hossack in “John Hossack | Iowa Cold Cases.” In this writing on the case it says “Right around midnight on a moonlit night between Saturday, Dec. 1,…

count on the number of homosexual people at Iowa State University. There would be people outside with clipboards recording the data the article stated. The organization also wanted to prove their were more than the five recorded paying members, to justify their current…

Complete Automotive in Center Point, Iowa Complete Automotive is located in Center Point, Iowa is considered one of the best auto repair centers in the area. This company has worked very hard to provide high quality services and built an excellent reputation for themselves. By giving customers high quality services by their well-educated and experienced employees, Complete Automotive has given themselves a great advantage against their competition. Complete Automotive has proven themselves by…