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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00653.09.07 |
| 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 dead men in his company |
| Date | 23 February 1863 |
| Author | Gorsuch, Joseph B. (1834-1908) |
| Recipient | Curtis, Joseph |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written in camp near Vicksburg, Mississippi (possibly in Louisiana). Gorsuch, Captain of the 83rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, replies to a letter from his aunt and uncle. Relates that two men from his company, Daniel D. Avey and Hillriah G. Walker, died. Reports that previous sanitary supplies sent by the Curtises were used by other men. Instructs the Curtises to send future boxes in his care, so soldiers serving under him from Butler County, Ohio, will receive their benefit. Relates that Joe Harris is his present secretary. Relates that he has been busy on General Court Martial duty. Comments on his excellent health. Complains of the lack of good food. Requests that the Curtises send him newspapers. |
| Subjects | Battle of Vicksburg Civil War Military History Death Charity and Philanthropy Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Infantry Soldier's Letter Military Camp Military Law Military Provisions Health and Medical Diet and Nutrition |
| People | Gorsuch, Joseph B. (d. 1864) Curtis, Joseph (fl. 1818-1863) Curtis, Mary Gorsuch (1799-1873) Harris, Joseph (fl. 1863) Avey, Daniel (d. 1863) Walker, Hillrick G. (1863) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| 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 |