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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00653.22.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of George B. Cook, E company, 42nd regiment, North Carolina, infantry |
| Title | George B. Cook to his parents about the Battle of Fort Fisher and his poor health |
| Date | 2 January 1865 |
| Author | Cook, George B. (fl. 1845-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Cook mistakenly writes on the letter that the year is 1864. Is camped about a mile northeast of Wilmington. Left Richmond on 1864/12/20 and arrived on Christmas Eve. Immediately saw action at Fort Fisher. Lost "three or four" out of his company. "I am so near run down that I can hardly go at all. We marched all day yesterday without any thing to eat." Got a letter from them dated the 29th of December. Hears Mr. [Baley] has a box in town for him, but fears he will lose it. Weather is much warmer here. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Confederate Soldier's Letter Battle Military History Civil War Infantry Army of Northern Virginia Death Military Provisions Diet and Nutrition |
| People | Cook, George B. (fl. 1845-1865) |
| Place written | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 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 | Mother Father |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 42nd Regiment, North Carolina, infantry |