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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.40.26 |
| From Archive Folder | Lydia A. Bishoff collection of Civil War correspondence |
| Title | James S. Swisher to Lydia A. Bishoff discussing her upcoming marriage, hospitalized soldiers and a letter sent about the Battle of Fredericksburg |
| Date | 20 May 1863 |
| Author | Swisher, James S. (fl. 1863) |
| Recipient | Bishoff, Lydia A. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He would like to know how Bishoff and the "Old major" are getting along, and he would like to be informed when they get married. There are about 100 sick soldiers in the hospital. The Colonel has moved his headquarters to Rowlsburg and there are only about six hundred soldiers there now. He received a letter from Dan since the late Battle at Fredericksburg, who said that there was one killed in his company and four severely wounded. He asks Bishoff to give his love to "all inquiring friends especily the girls." |
| Subjects | Civil War Union Forces Military History Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Marriage Women's History Health and Medical Hospital Battle Battle of Fredericksburg Death Injury or Wound |
| People | Bishoff, Lydia A. (1841-1914) Swisher, James S. (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Rowlsburg, Preston County, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; 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 | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |