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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.15.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Jesse Brown |
| Title | Jesse Brown to his sister discussing a visit from the doctor, medicine and the draft |
| Date | 28 August 1863 |
| Author | Brown, Jesse (1844-1933) |
| Recipient | Brown, Maria |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He has been sick and finally saw the doctor, who gave him some pills but did not excuse him from duty. Comments on the list of drafted men in the newspaper (Enrollment Act of July 1863). |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Health and Medical Drugs Conscription |
| People | Brown, Jesse (1844-1933) |
| Place written | Rappahannock Station, Virginia |
| 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 | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, K Company Maine Coast Guard, C Company 18th Maine Infantry, K Company |