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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.14.45 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Dolphus Damuth, D company, 29th regiment, Wisconsin, infantry |
| Title | Dolphus Damuth to Ida writes about the weather, the order against foraging and the draft |
| Date | 24 November 1863 |
| Author | Damuth, Dolphus (fl. 1839-1913) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to "friend Ida." Says that the weather is getting cold, and the men need new clothes and tents. Although their captain is strictly against foraging, Damuth says "he dont know all that is going on in Co D Dave dont care how much the boys forage he dont belive in the boys going hungry." Stops writing for a moment because "the boys are yelling Dolph come and draw our whiskey it has come." Enjoys being orderly of the company very much. Talks about the men who are being drafted and writes that "I wish thear was no such thing as thear getting rid of it by paying $300." Of the dearth of young men back home in Wisconsin, Damuth writes "I think that our neighborhood is about run ashore for young folks." Reminisces about the squad a year ago: of the twelve original men, only four remain. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Military Provisions Diet and Nutrition Military Law Military Camp Clothing and Accessories Alcohol Finance Conscription Women's History |
| Place written | New Iberia, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Health & Medicine; Banking & Economics |
| 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: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 29th Wisconsin Infantry, D company |