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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07687.122 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Samuel Watson Van Nuys, F company, 7th regiment, Indiana, infantry |
| Title | John H. Van Nuys to Samuel Watson Van Nuys |
| Date | 3 February 1862 |
| Author | Van Nuys, John H. (fl. 1861-1862) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Surprise visit from Uncle Charles Campbell, who had been seeing a sick soldier at Louisville. Dick Donnell has returned home, and reports "a vast amount of sickness among out troops." Donnell had met with a "reliable Gentleman, who assured him that the forward movement will not take place for two months to come." Van Nuys laments "Can it be? Are our Sons, Brothers, Fathers to lie and rot with diseas[e] in our camps for two months? Can it be? Can it be?" |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Children and Family Religion Health and Medical |
| People | Van Nuys, Samuel Watson (1841-1864) |
| Place written | Franklin, Indiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Archive Folder Information: Van Nuys was born in 1841 in Johnson County, Indiana. He enlisted in company F, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, and died in 1864 outside of Richmond, Virginia. Genealogist's records indicate that Van Nuys led a unit of African American soldiers in the course of his military service (information from The Hopewell Journey: 350 Years from Immigrant Religion to Hoosier Faith, by Kathleen Van Nuys). Includes over 110 letters to his parents with commentary on seeing Lincoln, commanding colored troops, baseball, etc.; with tintype photo of Vannuys and 2 other officers. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Son |
| Civil War: Unit | 7th Regiment, Indiana, infantry |