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Dorr, J. B. (Joseph Bartlett), 1825-1865

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1825 - 1865

Biography

Joseph Bartlett Dorr (1825-1865), left the management of the Dubuque Herald to recruit soldiers for the 12th Regiment of the Iowa Volunteers in 1861. He was promoted from lieutenant to colonel in 1862 after escaping a Confederate prison with some of his regiment. Col. Dorr kept a journal during his imprisonment which was later published as Journal of My Prison Life (Dubuque, Iowa, 1877). He also drafted a history of the 8th Cavalry’s activities for 1863-1864 in Tennessee and Georgia. Col. Dorr was killed in action in 1865.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Joseph B. Dorr Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS62
Abstract

Joseph Bartlett Dorr (1825-1865), left the management of the Dubuque Herald to recruit soldiers for the 12 th Regiment of the Iowa Volunteers in 1861.The Dorr Collection consists of manuscripts, documents, journal entries, and family correspondence written between 1837 and 1902.

Dates: 1837 - 1902; Other: Majority of material found within 1861 - 1865
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / Joseph B. Dorr Collection

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  • Subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 X
  • Subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 X
  • Subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons X