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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02415.074 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of James H. Kellogg, I company, 21st regiment, Michigan, infantry |
| Title | James H. Kellog to Mary reporting there is sickness and death lately, mostly among the new recruits and that he has become a hard drinker and has gained weight |
| Date | 13 April 1864 |
| Author | Kellogg, James H. (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | There is sickness and death lately, mostly among the new recruits. He asks her to tell him the price of produce, so that he can allocate funds appropriately. He warns her that he has become a hard drinker and that is why he has gained weight. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Infantry Health and Medical Death Recruitment Finance Soldier's Pay Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Alcohol |
| People | Kellogg, James H. (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Place written | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Health & Medicine; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 21st Michigan Infantry, I company |