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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.52.39 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Thomas J. Kessler, G company, 1st regiment, Michigan, sharpshooters |
| Title | I. F. Wirt to brother and sister reporting a lot of sickness and cases of smallpox and describes attending three cases of small pox in one house |
| Date | 6 March 1864 |
| Author | Wirt, I. F. (fl. 1864) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his brother and sister. Reports a lot of sickness and cases of smallpox. Describes attending three cases of small pox in one house. Comments that the whole town has been exposed to it and expects more cases. The letter has a watermark on the top left hand corner. |
| Subjects | Epidemic Medical History Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Health and Medical Disease Smallpox |
| People | Wirt, I. F. (fl. 1864) |
| Place written | Delphi, Indiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Thomas J. Kessler enlisted as a private on 29 June 1863 at Edwardsburg, Michigan. On 8 July 1863 he mustered into "G" Co. Michigan 1st Sharpshooters. He was mustered out on 28 July 1865 at Delaney House, Washington, D.C. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Brother Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 1st Michigan Sharpshooters, G company |