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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.07.12 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Josiah E. Henry |
| Title | Josiah Henry to John and Sophia Henry regarding his wounded arm |
| Date | 27 July 1862 |
| Author | Henry, Josiah E. (b. 1840) |
| Recipient | Henry, Sophia |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Henry writes to his parents from U.S. General Hospital in Annapolis. Reports his wounded arm is healing. Informs of heavy losses during the battle at Savages Station, Virginia. Comments on states offering bounty for recruits and how hard it is to be a soldier. Mentions that marching and guard duty is harder than fighting. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Children and Family Hospital Injury or Wound Battle Death Finance Soldier's Pay Recruitment |
| People | Henry, Josiah E. (b. 1840) Henry, Sophia (b. 1813) Henry, John (b. 1806) |
| Place written | Annapolis, Maryland |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Henry enlisted on 27 August 1861 in Vermont as a private. He mustered into "I" Co., Vermont 5th Infantry. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Mother Father |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 5th, Vermont Infantry , I Company |