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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04703.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Nicholas A. Dederer, E company, 114th regiment, New York, infantry |
| Title | Nicholas A. Dederer to Peter B. Rathbone, discussing a measles outbreak |
| Date | 30 January 1863 |
| Author | Dederer, Nicholas A. (fl. 1862-1863) |
| Recipient | Rathbone, Peter B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Continued 1 February and 2 February. Due to a measles outbreak, three companies are being detained on another ship further up the river. On his ship many are sick with fever. Describes Southern plantation houses, arrival and setting up at their new camp. Rumors about Seward and Stanton's resignation, Burnside being superseded by Freeman. Also mentions rumor of the withdrawal of troops by all Democratic governors from the federal army. [Expresses anxiety which followed the disastrous Battle of Fredericksburg.] Gives address as 114 Regt NY Banks Expedition, N. Orleans. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Lincoln's Cabinet Government and Civics Union General Democratic Party Transportation Health and Medical Hospital Military Camp Architecture Battle Battle of Fredericksburg Confederate States of America |
| People | Dederer, Nicholas A. (fl. 1862-1863) Rathbone, Peter B. (fl. 1862-1863) |
| Place written | Mississippi |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Son |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 114th Regiment, New York, infantry, E company |