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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03136.09 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Cyrus Oakes, C company, 84th regiment, Indiana, infantry |
| Title | Cyrus Oakes to S. P. Oakes |
| Date | 7 December 1862 |
| Author | Oakes, Cyrus (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Recipient | Oakes, S.P. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports that the health of the regiment is very poor and they have been reported unfit for duty. The majority of the sickness is caused by the mumps and the measles. Letter found in same envelope as GLC03136.08. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces |
| People | Oakes, S.P. (1862-1864) Oakes, Cyrus (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Place written | Catlettsburgh, Kentucky |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Collection includes 92 letters to and from Oakes written while he served in the 84th Regiment Indiana Volunteers as a sergeant and later lieutenant. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Father |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 84th Indiana, infantry, C company |