John W. Boston to his wife mentioning an up coming march and the surgeon's decision to exempt disabled men - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC09315.15
From Archive Folder	Letters from a Union private to his wife and family
Title	John W. Boston to his wife mentioning an up coming march and the surgeon's decision to exempt disabled men
Date	28 April 1863
Author	Boston, John W. (fl. 1862-1865)
Recipient	Boston, Mary J.
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Describes his sleeping arrangements and plans for a march coming up. The surgeon has exempted those with a disability.
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
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