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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02162.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Nelson E. Dodge and John Blanchard, D company, 2nd regiment, Vermont, infantry |
| Title | John Blanchard to Esther Ann Kinney describing his injury |
| Date | 11 January 1864 |
| Author | Blanchard, John (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Recipient | Kinney, Esther Ann |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | After the battle of Locust, or Orange Grove [November 27, 1863], John Blanchard sustained a "Gun Shot would in the left arm between the elbow and Shoulder." He spent more than six weeks in the hospital, promising to see the war out "if I have to serve out to this Hospital, give me my arm and I will enlist for three year longer." |
| Subjects | Civil War Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Battle Military History Soldier's Letter Patriotism Health and Medical Hospital Injury or Wound |
| People | Blanchard, John (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Place written | Baptist Church Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder Information: Both Dodge and Blanchard were Privates from Barre, Vermont. Letters mention skirmishes, troop movements, camp life and difficulties in the Army of the Potomac. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 2nd Regiment, Vermont, infantry |