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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02182.09 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of E. Wyman Stone |
| Title | E. W. Stone to his wife commenting on water supplies and a health check |
| Date | 31 July 1861 |
| Author | Stone, E.W. (fl. ca. 1858-1877) |
| Recipient | Stone, Berdille B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | In their current quarters there is no water except from the well so they passed by Cambridge where the 16th regiment was stationed. They had plenty of water. He describes an examination they had to undergo in which they stripped naked and someone looked them over "like a jockey would a horse." |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Military History Civil War Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Infantry Diet and Nutrition Health and Medical |
| People | Stone, E.W. (fl. ca. 1858-1877) Stone, Berdille B. (fl. ca. 1858-1877) |
| Place written | Camp Lincoln |
| 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 | Wife |
| Civil War: Unit | 21st Massachusetts Infantry, A company |