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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.14.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Dolphus Damuth, D company, 29th regiment, Wisconsin, infantry |
| Title | Dolphus Damuth to Maria Damuth reports on the health of his regiment, reporting that a number of soldiers are in the hospital and some have died, although none from his regiment |
| Date | 18 December 1862 |
| Author | Damuth, Dolphus (fl. 1839-1913) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports on the health of his regiment. A number of soldiers are in the hospital and three have died, but none from Damuth's company. Describes two men who have been labeled not fit for duty, "one shot his fingers off while drawing the charge from his gun…the other shot his thumb off." The colonel suspects the second man of wanting a discharge, since he has already been ill. Damuth mentions an older man suffering from rheumatism who hopes to get a discharge and opines, "I dot [sic] think the army is any place for such old men I have taken noticed that all the old men in the Regt are sick." Eager to get to Vicksburg, Damuth complains that the regiment will never pull itself together to move towards the action. Ten other regiments staying on the same side of the river are moving, most likely towards Vicksburg. Damuth says that cannon fire is audible, but he is not certain what the battle is or where it is taking place. Mentions some issues with a business transaction that took place before Damuth enlisted. |
| Subjects | Medical History Battle of Vicksburg Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Health and Medical Hospital Death Injury or Wound Weaponry Finance Artillery |
| People | Damuth, Dolphus (fl. 1839-1913) Damuth, Maria (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Camp Solomon, Mississippi |
| Theme | The American Civil War; 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 | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 29th Wisconsin Infantry, D company |