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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09355.115 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of George C. Clapp |
| Title | George Clapp to his parents regarding his hatred for hospital life |
| Date | 19 February 1865 |
| Author | Clapp, George (fl. 1839-1892) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Does not have anything to write, but it is a good way to pass the time. Is only barely able to use a pen. Hopes that "by the 1st of May… I shall be able to do something besides living in a Hospital." Hates life here. The Surgeon General and Governor are both to be here on the 22nd of the month. Does not know what to do with the blue pants. Grant has made an arrangement for a prisoner exchange. "We can look for Sid now." Thinks Charley Graves sold his place for a good price. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Union Forces Military History Injury or Wound Health and Medical Civil War Union Soldier's Letter Hospital Military Law Clothing and Accessories Union General Children and Family Prisoner of War Land Transaction |
| 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 |