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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.14.54 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Dolphus Damuth, D company, 29th regiment, Wisconsin, infantry |
| Title | Dolphus Damuth to Maria Damuth describing the battle of Pleasant Hill, particularly the marching and the places where his friends died |
| Date | 15 April 1864 |
| Author | Damuth, Dolphus (fl. 1839-1913) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes his sister to describe the battles of the previous few days in more detail, with particular attention to the amount of marching his company engaged in and the specific places where friends died. Writes about the moment of realizing "our Co was all thear was that was not killed or wounded." Damuth's company carries the regiment's colors, which they hoist up before the Confederate soldiers "were on us in overwhelming numbers." He describes retreating from the fight: "I thought my time would come next I could see the Rebs and hear them say Stop you yankee Sons of Bitches Surrender you dogs." On the morning of April 11, new recruits arrive at Pleasant Hill, only a day after Damuth's return from battle. The regiment's captain is wounded badly and Damuth worries he will die. Complains "most everyone thinks that Banks has shown very poor Generalship in this fight." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Battle Death Injury or Wound Confederate States of America Recruitment Surrender Battle of Pleasant Hill |
| People | Damuth, Dolphus (fl. 1839-1913) Damuth, Maria (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Grand Ecore, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Children & Family |
| 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 | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 29th Wisconsin Infantry, D company |