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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08914.028 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Peter E. Rifenburgh and Louis Brooks |
| Title | Peter E. Rifenburgh to Nelson Rifenburgh about caring for the wounded in hospital and the death of his colonel |
| Date | 10 June 1863 |
| Author | Rifenburgh, Peter E. (1843-1863) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "We have had a pop at the rebels." Colonel was killed and eighty-five of his comrades were wounded. Did not take part in the fight, was left at the hospital to care for the sick. Eph[raim] Lasher and Patsey were wounded. Has "quite a lot of the wounded to see to." "Very hot" weather. Some of the men who were only signed up for nine months are leaving. Apologizes for the short letter. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Battle of Port Hudson Battle Health and Medical Death Confederate States of America Injury or Wound Hospital |
| People | Rifenburgh, Peter E. (1843-1863) Rifenburgh, Nelson (fl. 1851-1864) |
| Place written | Camp Parapet, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| 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: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 128th New York Infantry, K Company |