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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02750.068 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Ethan A. Jenks, Company I, Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers |
| Title | Description from memory of the chronological details of his military dismissal and reinstatement |
| Date | n.d. |
| Author | Jenks, Ethan A. (fl. 1828-1901) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | Relates the 2 July 1863 Notice of Dismissal charging him for missing a 4 May 1863 appearance before a military commission which he had not been notified of. States that he admitted Private James Briggs into service without knowing that he was physically unfit. Recounts his appearance before a Military Commission in Washington, D.C., which listened to his case and subsequently reinstated him to order. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Battle Recruitment Health and Medical Military Law |
| People | Jenks, Ethan A. (fl. 1828-1901) Briggs, James A. (fl. 1863-1864) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Jenks served as Captain of Company "I," seventh regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers between 1862 and 1865. During the Civil War, Jenks' Regiment spent time in Rhode Island, Kentucky, and Virginia, participating in battles at Fredericksburg and Fort Sedgwick. Following the Civil War, Jenks returned to Rhode Island, becoming President of the Seventh Rhode Island Veterans Association and later serving as a deputy tax collector. Jenks was married to Sanondess Jenks (1835-1923) during and after the War. This collection contains various letters, military documents, deeds, and other items related to Jenks' life during and after the War. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | Rhode Island Volunteers, 7th Regiment, Company "I" |