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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09315.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters from a Union private to his wife and family |
| Title | John W. Boston to his wife and children describing the death of a fellow soldier |
| Date | 1863 |
| Author | Boston, John W. (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Recipient | Boston, Mary J. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that while he has some health complaints like his side and his throat, he doesn't let it get him down because he has a duty to fulfill. Talks about witnessing the death of a fellow soldier who got sick. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Union Forces Sherman's March to the Sea Military History |
| People | Boston, John W. (fl. 1862-1865) Boston, Mary J. (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Corinth, Mississippi |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Written from the hospital in Corinth. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 81st Ohio Volunteers, A Company |