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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.14.52 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Dolphus Damuth, D company, 29th regiment, Wisconsin, infantry |
| Title | Dolphus Damuth to Maria Damuth writes that the men are ready to fight in the battle of Pleasant Hill |
| Date | 3 April 1864 |
| Author | Damuth, Dolphus (fl. 1839-1913) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that the men are waiting to fight. A battle is going to take place at Pleasant Hill, thirty-five miles from their campsite. Tells a story about some men out on picket the day before who were captured by a plantation owner who "mad his negros tie them he marched them out in the woods to shoot them." One man is dead and the other two escaped. Damuth describes seeing the dead man's body and his anger that the murderer "pretended to be a union man." Reports that Texans they have captured were completely unaware of Northerners coming South. Predicts the war will be over by the summer and asks his family to plant extra food in anticipation of his return. Says that "thear was a paper printed here once but when our forces came the Editor left." Some men have issued their own paper nominating "Gen Banks for President and Wade of Ohio for vice President." The last page of Damuth's letter, marked "Private and Confidential," discusses the possibility of entering a new regiment or being promoted within his own company. Mentions "the boys dont like Curtis but dont say a word to anyone about it." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Battle of Pleasant Hill Battle Slavery Prisoner of War Death African American History Texas American West Children and Family Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Journalism President Vice President Government and Civics Politics Election |
| People | Damuth, Dolphus (fl. 1839-1913) Damuth, Maria (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Children & Family; Government & Politics; Health & Medicine; Agriculture; Slavery & Abolition; The Presidency; Arts & Literature |
| 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 |