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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.50.14 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of E. S. Russell, G company, 65th regiment, Ohio, infantry |
| Title | Letter to Hannah E. Russell, written by her husband's nurse, stating that he will not live for much longer |
| Date | 13 April 1862 |
| Author | Bigalow, Marlin M. (fl. 1862) |
| Recipient | Hannah E. Russell |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by a nurse who cared for E. S. Russell at the Hospital. Informs Mrs. Russell that her husband, E. S. Russell, is very sick. Writes, "his case is almost a hopeless one...he cant live but a very few houres [sic] i wish you could be here and see him in his last hours his panes has bin very severe since he came here form the barracks." Mentions that Mr. Russell sends his love to her and the children and that he wants them to live and grow in grace and meet him in heaven. Request that someone come after him and his things as soon as possible. |
| Subjects | Medical History Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Hospital Health and Medical Disease Children and Family Tuberculosis Women's History Religion |
| People | Bigalow, Marlin M. (fl. 1862) Russell, Hannah E. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Place written | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Children & Family; Women in American History; Religion |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | E. S. Russell enlisted as a private on 1 November 1861. He mustered into "G" Co. OH 65th Infantry. He died of disease on 8 May 1862 at Louisville, Kentucky. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife |