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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02162.14 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Nelson E. Dodge and John Blanchard, D company, 2nd regiment, Vermont, infantry |
| Title | Nelson E. Dodge to Esther Ann Kinney regarding a shirt she sent and his own health |
| Date | 14 October 1862 |
| Author | Dodge, Nelson E. (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Recipient | Kinney, Esther Ann |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Dodge thanks Kinney for the shirt she sent him. He wishes he could have gotten more, but realizes that sending the shirt cost thirty cents and was too expensive. He also explains that he was sick because his regiment had marched many miles with not enough to eat. |
| Subjects | Civil War Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Military History Soldier's Letter Women's History Clothing and Accessories Diet and Nutrition Finance Health and Medical Military Provisions |
| People | Dodge, Nelson E. (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Place written | Camp near Hagerstown, Missouri |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder Information: Both Dodge and Blanchard were Privates from Barre, Vermont. Letters mention skirmishes, troop movements, camp life and difficulties in the Army of the Potomac. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 2nd Regiment, Vermont, infantry |