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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07687.128 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Samuel Watson Van Nuys, F company, 7th regiment, Indiana, infantry |
| Title | John H. Van Nuys to Samuel Watson Van Nuys |
| Date | 14 March 1862 |
| Author | Van Nuys, John H. (fl. 1861-1862) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | General news of home (health, family, weather, crops, etc.) Describes "a great battle in Arkansas" (Pea Ridge?), which involved the 18th Regiment. "It was a glorious victory. I suppose the infernal McCulla [Benjamin McCulloch] is dead at last." Describes Gen. Siegel's actions in the battle. Forty men from the 8th Ind. Regiment were killed, as was John A. Hendricks of the 22nd Indiana Regiment. Debates the implications of the rebel loss at Manassas against the strategy of the Union generals. One enclosed clipping, entitled "The Soldier's Trust," concerns the value of religious faith for soldiers, and the second is an incomplete account of events at Pea Ridge. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Children and Family Religion |
| People | Van Nuys, Samuel Watson (1841-1864) |
| Place written | Franklin, Indiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Agriculture; Religion |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Archive Folder Information: Van Nuys was born in 1841 in Johnson County, Indiana. He enlisted in company F, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, and died in 1864 outside of Richmond, Virginia. Genealogist's records indicate that Van Nuys led a unit of African American soldiers in the course of his military service (information from The Hopewell Journey: 350 Years from Immigrant Religion to Hoosier Faith, by Kathleen Van Nuys). Includes over 110 letters to his parents with commentary on seeing Lincoln, commanding colored troops, baseball, etc.; with tintype photo of Vannuys and 2 other officers. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Son |
| Civil War: Unit | 7th Regiment, Indiana, infantry |