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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00653.09.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph B. Gorsuch, Company I, 83rd regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry |
| Title | Joseph B. Gorsuch to Joseph Curtis discussing feeding rebel citizens, prisoners, deserters and the Battle of Vicksburg |
| Date | 13 June 1863 |
| Author | Gorsuch, Joseph B. (1834-1908) |
| Recipient | Curtis, Joseph |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Gorsuch, Captain and Provost Marshal of the 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, writes to his uncle Joseph during the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi. States "My office is perfectly over run with business worse than ever you were 1st of March. In the first place I have to feed all the rebel citizens between here and... Black River... You may believe that this is galling to these bitter secessionists to have to come to a Yankee, and ask for something to eat... Then I have charge of all the prisoners and deserters from the rebel army, and have to examine them as we get them, to get information of them." Relates that a deserter from Confederate General Joseph Johnston's army reported that Johnston has 40,000 soldiers ready to attack the Union Army's rear. Believes that Vicksburg will do more to end the Civil War than any other battle, but also thinks the city can remain fortified for several weeks before starving. Reports that he is in excellent health. |
| Subjects | Battle of Vicksburg Infantry Civil War Health and Medical Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Prisoner of War Desertion Battle |
| People | Gorsuch, Joseph B. (d. 1864) Curtis, Joseph (fl. 1818-1863) Johnston, Joseph Eggleston (1807-1891) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | The Battle of Vicksburg took place 18 May- 4 July 1863, resulting in a Union victory. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |