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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.50.13 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of E. S. Russell, G company, 65th regiment, Ohio, infantry |
| Title | Russell to Hannah E. Russell, via a fellow patient, Vangordon, stating that he is severely ill |
| Date | 11 April 1862 |
| Author | Russell, E. S. (fl. 1861-1862) |
| Additional authors | Vangordon, John (fl. 1862) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Letter is signed by Russell but written in the hand of John Vangordon, a fellow patient in the hospital. Informs his wife that he is too weak to write. Reports that he intended to go to Nashville, Tennessee but the doctor said that he was diseased in the right lung and had to stay put. Reports that the doctor is doubtful of him getting well. Describes spitting out a considerable amount of blood from his right lung and having severe pain in his right side. Request that she send his brother for him immediately if she can raise the money. If she cannot raise the money he wants her to sell the young horse. Informs her not to try to come after him as he still may be able to get home. |
| Subjects | Medical History Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Hospital Health and Medical Disease Children and Family Finance Tuberculosis Women's History |
| People | Russell, E. S. (fl. 1861-1862) Russell, Hannah E. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Place written | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | E. S. Russell enlisted as a private on 1 November 1861. He mustered into "G" Co. OH 65th Infantry. He died of disease on 8 May 1862 at Louisville, Kentucky. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife |
| Civil War: Unit | 65th Regiment, Ohio, infantry, G company |