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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02162.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Nelson E. Dodge and John Blanchard, D company, 2nd regiment, Vermont, infantry |
| Title | Nelson E. Dodge to Esther Ann Kinney regarding his health and describing an attack on Confederates |
| Date | 12 May 1862 |
| Author | Dodge, Nelson E. (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Recipient | Kinney, Esther Ann |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Dodge admits that he has had dysentery and has "felt not fit to crall." He also writes about the attack on the retreating Confederates, specifically at Williamsburg. He is also suspicious of the rumored attack on Richmond, writing "I think treason is goin down." |
| Subjects | Civil War Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Battle Military History Soldier's Letter Disease Health and Medical Confederate States of America Treason Battle of Richmond |
| People | Dodge, Nelson E. (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Place written | Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder Information: Both Dodge and Blanchard were Privates from Barre, Vermont. Letters mention skirmishes, troop movements, camp life and difficulties in the Army of the Potomac. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 2nd Regiment, Vermont, infantry |