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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03135.01.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters of the Nugent family |
| Title | John Perry Nugent to his mother |
| Date | 18 November 1862 |
| Author | Nugent, John Perry (fl. 1862-1863) |
| Recipient | Nugent, Anne L. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his mother because he has the opportunity to send a letter by hand. Comments that his shoes wore out and he had to walk 500 miles through Kentucky barefoot. Clothing and shoes in his unit are in similarly bad condition. Reports that his health is bad; he has had diarrhea for two months and still has it. He wants to return home on furlough, but his General will not allow it. A sister of an acquaintance has sent him socks. Notes that his company started with 112 men; it is now at 47. The captain has returned home to gather more conscripts under the draft. Speaks highly of the captain as "one of the best men that ever lived." Complains that the captain's brother, a first lieutenant, is quite cruel. Hopes to hear from his sister. Gives his love to his family. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Confederate Soldier's Letter Clothing and Accessories Military Uniforms Health and Medical |
| People | Nugent, John Perry (fl. 1862-1863) Nugent, Anne L. (fl. ca. 1844-1920) |
| Place written | Alissonia, 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: Recipient Relationship | Mother |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
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