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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.43.15 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John Reeser, B company, 197th regiment, Pennsylvania, infantry |
| Title | Joseph Powell to John Reeser regarding his health, his work in carpentry and a potential attack from the Confederates |
| Date | 15 October 1864 |
| Author | Powell, Joseph (fl. 1864) |
| Recipient | Reeser, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Comments on being ill today and not working. Writes that he is working for Construction Corpse Smith's Gang. Describes working at a carpenter business making $2.75 per day with boarding and good quarters. Mentions that they receive $5.00 when working all night, time and a half when working on a Sabbath, and after three months will receive free transportation home. Writes that they are putting up a stationary engine in the south part of town. Reports that the Confederate "Jonies" are about twenty miles from them, between them and Atlanta, Georgia. Comments that they expect the Confederates to attack them and of not being alarmed. Warns the family that they will not hear any news from the 51st regiment because communication has been cut off and will remain so for a week or two. Wants cousin J.H.P to come down and work; says that he can make more money clerking than teaching. Offers to purchase some woolen shirts and pants for his father if he sends him money. Says the shirts are $2.50 and pants are $3.72. Text partially obscured by creases. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Finance Artisans Religion Education Children and Family Clothing and Accessories Merchants and Trade Commerce |
| People | Powell, Joseph L. (fl. 1861-1865) Reeser, John (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | John Reeser enlisted as a Private on 16 July 1864. He was mustered into "B" Co. PA 197th Infantry. He was promoted to Corporal on 18 August 1864. He was mustered out on 11 November 1864 at Philadelphia, PA. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Friend |
| Civil War: Unit | 197th Pennsylvania infantry, B Company |