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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.14.29 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Dolphus Damuth, D company, 29th regiment, Wisconsin, infantry |
| Title | Dolphus Damuth to John Damuth describing the routine of the soldiers and life during the battle |
| Date | 24 June 1863 |
| Author | Damuth, Dolphus (fl. 1839-1913) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Describes the daily routine of the soldiers, who "sharp shoot day times and stand picket and dig rifle pits nights." Some men are about to attempt to infiltrate a nearby Rebel fort. The life of the soldiers laying siege to Vicksburg is filled with constant strain, and Damuth describes being woken in the middle of the night to stand guard in the pouring rain. Complains of the alarm, "I wish we could get out of this place for a little while so we could pul our pants off at night I have not had mine off in almost three months." Sends home a half-filled canteen he took off a Rebel soldier at the battle of Champion Hill. The camp orderly is ill and has gotten a discharge. Damuth hopes to take his place. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Weaponry Military Camp Fortification Confederate States of America Battle Battle of Vicksburg Health and Medical Military Supplies Death Personal Hygiene |
| People | Damuth, Dolphus (fl. 1839-1913) Damuth, John (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; 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 | Brother |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 29th Wisconsin Infantry, D company |