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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02162.08 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Nelson E. Dodge and John Blanchard, D company, 2nd regiment, Vermont, infantry |
| Title | Nelson E. Dodge to unknown regarding the soldiers' morale and the price of food |
| Date | n.d. |
| Author | Dodge, Nelson E. (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Dodge writes about the balloon the Union dispatched over the Confederates as well as sickness and despair that has befallen the soldiers. He also writes about the prices for food: "butter is .40cts a pound…potatoes…are 1.25a bushel and shugar is not 11cts a pound." |
| Subjects | Civil War Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Military History Soldier's Letter Diet and Nutrition Disease Health and Medical Confederate States of America Ballooning Aviation Science and Technology Finance Military Camp Military Provisions |
| People | Dodge, Nelson E. (fl. 1862-1864) |
| 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 |