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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00653.09.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph B. Gorsuch, Company I, 83rd regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry |
| Title | Joseph Gorsuch to the editor of the Hamilton Telegraph about deaths |
| Date | 5 February 1863 |
| Author | Gorsuch, Joseph B. (1834-1908) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written in camp near Vicksburg, Mississippi (possibly in Louisiana). Gorsuch, Captain of the 83rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, requests that the editor of the Telegraph publish a message announcing the death of Enos Scudder. Scudder died 16 January 1863 after the Battle of Arkansas Post. Also announces the death of Thomas Deem, who died 2 February 1863. Relates that Jeremiah Reese, who died 3 February 1863, was the first man Gorsuch's company lost from disease. Cites the locations where wounded members of his company are receiving treatment. |
| Subjects | Battle of Vicksburg Military History Civil War Infantry Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Death Injury or Wound Health and Medical Journalism Battle |
| People | Gorsuch, Joseph B. (d. 1864) Curtis, Joseph (fl. 1818-1863) Scudder, Enos (1836-1863) William & Egry (fl. 1861-1882) Deem, Thomas (b. 1843) Reese, Jeremiah (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | According to the book A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio, William & Egry owned and published the Hamilton Telegraph from 1861 through 1882. The Telegraph supported the Union during the Civil War, while the Hamilton True Telegraph reflected Confederate views. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |