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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03859.19 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Byron E. Churchill |
| Title | Byron Churchill to Drazilla Churchill reporting that he is now driving the ambulance after an injury to his foot and that there is little to eat as so many troops have passed through |
| Date | 21 November 1863 |
| Author | Churchill, Byron (fl. 1862-1900) |
| Recipient | Churchill, Drazilla |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Churchill's foot was run over by a wagon on the march to Bridgeport, so he is now driving the ambulance with the doctor. He observes a great rush to the front, but is not certain whether his regiment will be advancing there as well. Churchill notes that there is little to eat, as many troops have been passing through the countryside taking everything they can. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Infantry Injury or Wound Health and Medical Transportation Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Diet and Nutrition Military Provisions Confederate States of America |
| People | Churchill, Byron (fl. 1862-1900) Churchill, Drazilla (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Bridgeport, Alabama |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Mother |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 15th Michigan Infantry, A company |