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Collection Reference Number GLC02172.26
From Archive Folder Collection of Charles F. Porter, C company, 2nd regiment, Michigan, infantry 
Title Charles F. Porter to Brother Henry about firing , wounded and a comrade losing a hand
Date 2 November 1861
Author Porter, Charles F. (fl. 1860-)  
Recipient Porter, Henry  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description There was heavy firing going on down the river yesterday afternoon. They brought in the wounded this afternoon. Last night one of the third regiment shot his hand off.
Subjects Soldier's Letter  Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Union Soldier's Letter  Infantry  Battle  Injury or Wound  Health and Medical  
Place written Camp Lyon
Theme The American Civil War; Health & Medicine
Sub-collection Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Additional Information Porter enlisted early in the War, 19 May 1861, and served until 21 July 1864. The last 4 letters, dated 1865, are from Indiana, where he and his father are herding cattle and setting up a farm and ranch.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Civil War: Recipient Relationship Brother  
Civil War: Theater of War Main Eastern Theater  
Civil War: Unit 2nd Regiment, Michigan, infantry