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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05201.021 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters of Army doctor under McCook, McKenzie & Miles re: Indian Wars |
| Title | Arthur Hartstuff to Alice and Mable Hartstuff describing his fielding hospital |
| Date | 2 January 1891 |
| Author | Hartsuff, Arthur (fl. 1870-1893) |
| Recipient | Hartstuff, Alice |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | re: Hartsuff tells his wife and daughter about the conditions in his field hospital built from nothing and now housing fifty men comfortably. Claims that most of what is in the newspapers is true, but he can add nothing to the accounts because he knows nothing else. |
| Subjects | American West Military History Health and Medical Soldier's Letter Westward Expansion American Indian History Journalism Hospital Children and Family |
| People | Hartstuff, Arthur (fl. 1870-1893) |
| Place written | Pine Ridge Indian Agency, South Dakota |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife Daughter |