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Searching for letters, journals, and other personal documents referencing the life and military service of 1st Lt. John H. Borger, who served in the Twelfth Iowa Infantry. Born in Germany, he enlisted in 1861 and was captured at the Battle of Shiloh. He survived the war and died before 1880. Any and all help appreciated.