Charles F. Porter to Brother Henry about his detail as a nurse and his brother marrying - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02172.72
From Archive Folder	Collection of Charles F. Porter, C company, 2nd regiment, Michigan, infantry
Title	Charles F. Porter to Brother Henry about his detail as a nurse and his brother marrying
Date	20 September 1863
Author	Porter, Charles F. (fl. 1860-)
Recipient	Porter, Henry
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	He has been detailed as a nurse and does not know when he get out to see his brother. He knows his brother wants to marry but he tells him to look before he leaps.
Subjects	Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Infantry Hospital Marriage Children and Family
Place written	Cincinnati, Ohio
Theme	The American Civil War; Health & Medicine
Sub-collection	Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Additional Information	Porter enlisted early in the War, 19 May 1861, and served until 21 July 1864. The last 4 letters, dated 1865, are from Indiana, where he and his father are herding cattle and setting up a farm and ranch.
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Civil War: Recipient Relationship	Brother
Civil War: Unit	2nd Regiment, Michigan, infantry