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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.14.62 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Dolphus Damuth, D company, 29th regiment, Wisconsin, infantry |
| Title | Dolphus Damuth to Maria Damuth reports that the men are going to march for Algiers in the morning and is preoccupied by the idea of taking a furlough to visit his family |
| Date | 8 July 1864 |
| Author | Damuth, Dolphus (fl. 1839-1913) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | The men are going to march for Algiers in the morning. Damuth has heard "there is Ocien Steamers waiting for troops at Algiers." Comments on family affairs, his father has sold their oxen, but Damuth reminds him not to sell his colt. Damuth is preoccupied by the idea of taking a furlough to visit his family. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Maritime Steamboat Transportation Commerce Finance Children and Family Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Damuth, Dolphus (fl. 1839-1913) Damuth, Maria (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Thibodeaux, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Agriculture; Banking & Economics; 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 |