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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03859.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Byron E. Churchill |
| Title | Byron Churchill to Drazilla Churchill explaining that he has dysentery and that camp conditions are poor |
| Date | 28 April 1862 |
| Author | Churchill, Byron (fl. 1862-1900) |
| Recipient | Churchill, Drazilla |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Churchill explains that he is sick with "disinterry," as are most of the soldiers in his camp, and twice asks his mother to do what she can to bring him home. He divulges that "the boys don't find it as they expected," and that rations are only about half of what is necessary. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Infantry Children and Family Health and Medical Disease Military Camp Military Provisions Diet and Nutrition Women's History |
| People | Churchill, Byron (fl. 1862-1900) Churchill, Drazilla (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | [s.l.] |
| Theme | The American Civil War; 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 | Mother |
| Civil War: Unit | 15th Michigan Infantry, A company |