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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.15.08 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Jesse Brown |
| Title | Jesse Brown to Emily Brown mentioning a small wound, fighting under Grant's leadership and a belt buckle he is sending to Jed |
| Date | 5 June 1864 |
| Author | Brown, Jesse (1844-1933) |
| Recipient | Brown, Emily |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports a slight wound on his left leg. They have been in fighting position for over 50 hours but are doing well under Grant. "Oh when I come home I shall have plenty to tell you that I cannot now." Sends a belt buckle from a dead Rebel for Jed. Written from the 5th Maine Battery. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Union General Injury or Wound Battle Death Military Uniforms Confederate States of America Children and Family |
| People | Brown, Jesse (1844-1933) Brown, Emily (fl. 1864) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Brown enlisted as a private. On 10 December 1861 he was transferred to the K Company, Maine 18th Infantry, and a year later was transferred to the K Company, Maine 1st Heavy Artillery. He also served in the C Company, Maine Coast Guard. Brown was wounded 18 June 1864 in Petersburg. |
| 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 | 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, K Company Maine Coast Guard, C Company 18th Maine Infantry, K Company |