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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC05241.37 |
From Archive Folder | Collection of James K. Magie, C company, 78th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
Title | James K. Magie to Mary Magie regarding an accidental shooting |
Date | 21 April 1863 |
Author | Magie, James K. (fl. 1861-1863) |
Recipient | Magie, Mary |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | "No 13." Written from camp near Franklin. He bought a gold chain for her locket. Relates that Chris Brown from Company I was being careless with his rifle and accidentally shot Wilson McCandles in the rump. The bullet passed straight through both cheeks, but McCandles should be all right. Written in pencil. |
Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Gift Clothing and Accessories Injury or Wound Weaponry Health and Medical Women's History |
People | Magie, James K. (fl. 1861-1863) Magie, Mary (fl. 1861-1863) |
Place written | Tennessee |
Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
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: Unit | 78th Illinois infantry |