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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09355.113 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of George C. Clapp |
| Title | George Clapp to his parents regarding the surgeon telling him that he would never be fit for military duty again and that the only reason to not discharge him now is to monitor the progress of his arm |
| Date | 12 February 1865 |
| Author | Clapp, George (fl. 1839-1892) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Did not get a letter from them this week. The surgeon examined his arm last Monday. He said that "you never will be able to do any military duty whatever and if you wish for your discharge you can have it now, but I wish you would not take it at present for I would like to watch the progress of your arm for some little time." Told him that he would not seek a discharge at the present time. Will do what will be best for him in the long term. Saw Mr. Bliss at Simeon's store. Thinks Father should come down to Worcester to see him. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Union Forces Military History Army of the Potomac Injury or Wound Health and Medical Civil War Union Soldier's Letter Hospital Children and Family |
| 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 |