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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00653.09.13 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph B. Gorsuch, Company I, 83rd regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry |
| Title | Joseph Gorsuch to Joseph Curtis and his wife about their attack on Jackson, Mississippi and Confederates polluting water supplies |
| Date | 11 July 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, writes to his aunt and uncle as his corps attacks Jackson, Mississippi. Writes that the Union army attacked General Joseph E. Johnston's force, which was entrenched at Jackson, the previous day. Reports that Johnston shot a prisoner. Also relates that as Johnston retreated before the Union army, he killed livestock and threw the carcasses into the water along the road, contaminating the Union's closest water supply. Referring to Johnston, writes "If he does not soon evacuate we will surround him and have him in the same fix we had Vicksburg." States that his health is fair, and that green corn and tea made of blackberry root constitute his diet. Signs as "Benson," a nickname Gorsuch frequently used in correspondence with his uncle. |
| Subjects | Battle Infantry Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Rebellion Atrocity Military Provisions Health and Medical Diet and Nutrition |
| People | Gorsuch, Joseph B. (d. 1864) Curtis, Joseph (fl. 1818-1863) Curtis, Mary Gorsuch (1799-1873) Johnston, Joseph Eggleston (1807-1891) |
| Place written | 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 |