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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.14.23 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Dolphus Damuth, D company, 29th regiment, Wisconsin, infantry |
| Title | Dolphus Damuth to John and Joan Damuth reports that the regiment has been marching near Vicksburg |
| Date | 28 April 1863 |
| Author | Damuth, Dolphus (fl. 1839-1913) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that the 29th Wisconsin left its plantation campground, and has been on the march since. In the woods, they find evidence of rebel building projects and bridges. Damuth and a group of men go out to fix up the roads ahead. Describes their meals on the march. All men have been ordered to carry 100 rounds of cartridges and the camp doctors are preparing their field instruments. There is general excitement and Damuth describes the soldiers behaving "as if they were going to a place of amusement." Written from "40 miles below Vicksburg, Louisiana." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Battle Injury or Wound Ammunition Building Construction Infrastructure Confederate States of America Road Construction Military Provisions Diet and Nutrition Health and Medical Battle Battle of Vicksburg |
| 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 |