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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC09355.111 |
From Archive Folder | Collection of George C. Clapp |
Title | George Clapp to his parents regarding the monotony of life in the hospital |
Date | 18 January 1865 |
Author | Clapp, George (fl. 1839-1892) |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Received their letter yesterday. There is a regular, "monotonous" rhythm to life at the hospital. Writes, reads, sleeps, and does little else. Goes into Worcester 2 or 3 times a week. On Monday, a library opened at the hospital for the use of the patients. The library is not much more than a room "12 feet wide and 35 long, quite high and well-lighted." The room is kept warm all the time, so he goes in there often to read. One of the pastors from the city came to speak to them last Monday. Has not seem Mr. Bliss since his wife died. It is possible that they will get paid this week. Wants to come home soon. Another paroled prisoner came to the hospital yesterday, but he did not know Sid. Heard that Major Mulford is making another exchange, but the prisoners will not get here for another 3 or 4 weeks. The army has captured Fort Fisher, and Charleston, South Carolina is now the only port under Confederate control. Presumes that Grant cannot do much while the weather is this bad. Has no doubt that General Butler has held his last command in the Union army. |
Subjects | Soldier's Letter Union Forces Military History Injury or Wound Health and Medical Civil War Union Soldier's Letter Hospital Library Religion Death Soldier's Pay Prisoner of War Parole Children and Family Confederate States of America Fortification Union General |
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 |