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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09355.110 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of George C. Clapp |
| Title | George Clapp to his parents regarding his dislike for hospital life, especially after having been home for a few weeks |
| Date | 11 January 1865 |
| Author | Clapp, George (fl. 1839-1892) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Got their letter last night. "I can't say I really like life in hospital." Thinks the fact that he was home for several weeks makes being in the hospital even worse. Will try to get home as often as possible. Will get paid as soon as the paymaster is ready. Has heard they are going to be paid next week. Does not want to cause too much of a stir at the hospital for fear of being sent back to Satterlee. Heard from Simeon that Mrs. Bliss was "but just alive." Was going to call on Mr. Bliss earlier, but decided not to in light of his wife's illness. Needs a pass to go into the city. Can go as often as 3 or 4 times a week. Glad that they bought a new cow. His right arm has stopped running completely from the upper opening and has slowed to "not more than 3 or 4 drops a day from the 2 lower openings." "I don't have much pain from it." Saw Simeon again this afternoon. Mrs. Bliss died Saturday afternoon of typhoid fever. "Today a man come into our ward… who left Sid on the 14th of Dec. last." When he left Sid, he was "as tough and well as ever." Hopes Sid will be alright "both for his own sake and that of his family." Asked the man many questions throughout the day; thinks he has found out all there is to know about Sid's condition. "I think it the duty of our Govt. to release those prisoners at any price. Future history will cause coming generations to blush at the mention of such inhumanity." Does not know whom to blame for Sid's sufferings. If Lincoln had a son fighting in the army, he would be very quick to bring him home from prison. Asks them to send him some tobacco and a pair of slippers. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Union Forces Military History Injury or Wound Health and Medical Civil War Union Soldier's Letter Hospital Soldier's Pay Women's History Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Typhoid Fever Prisoner of War Children and Family Confederate States of America Tobacco and Smoking Clothing and Accessories |
| People | Clapp, George (fl. 1839-1892) |
| Place written | Dale General Hospital, Worchester, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | This collection is a series of letters and other items from Private George C. Clapp. Private Clapp was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. He was mustered into G Company of the 37th Massachusetts Infantry on July 15, 1862 when he was a 23-year-old bookbinder. The regiment then journeyed to Washington D.C. and became part of the Army of the Potomac. As part of the Army of the Potomac, Clapp saw battle at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Spotsylvania. On September 19, 1864, Clapp was severely wounded in the shoulder in Winchester, Virginia. He was officially discharged for his wounds on April 13, 1865 at Worcester, Massachusetts after spending time in various military hospitals throughout the North. He returned to Northampton, where he died in 1892. Highlights of the collection include a detailed account of his experiences in the Battle of Chancellorsville (#1), Gettysburg (#9-#10), the Overland Campaign (#64-#74), and Sheridan's Valley Campaign (#84-#91). |
| 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 | 37th Massachusetts Infantry, Company G |