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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC08300.48 |
From Archive Folder | Confederate Private, 57th NC, Archive of 51 letters. to mother and brother, some with Confederate patriotics. |
Title | James Addison Lowrie to Mother regarding his wound |
Date | 17 November 1864 |
Author | Lowrie, James Addison (fl. 1862-1864) |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Upset his wound is not yet healed, so he may not be home yet for Christmas. His one consolation is that he'll be able to stay. Writes "what am I now, but a poor and aged soldier, a cripple for life..." but is thankful he survived. |
Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Injury or Wound Death Health and Medical Holidays and Celebrations Children and Family |
People | Lowrie, James Addison (fl. 1862-1864) |
Place written | Charlottesville, Virginia |
Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
Additional Information | Folder Information: Confederate Private, 57th NC, Archive of 51 letters. To Mother and Brother, some with Confederate patriotics. Fought the Army of Northern Virginia from Fredericksburg to Mine Run, Drewery's Bluff, Cold Harbor and around Appomattox. Wounded at Fredericksburg and Meyers Cave, lost a leg. Excellent content |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Mother |
Civil War: Unit | 57th NC |