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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.14.58 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Dolphus Damuth, D company, 29th regiment, Wisconsin, infantry |
| Title | Dolphus Damuth to Ida writes about camp life and his desire to return home |
| Date | 2 June 1864 |
| Author | Damuth, Dolphus (fl. 1839-1913) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that the whole camp is on picket, except for himself (the orderly) and the cooks. One of Damuth's friends has adopted birds, and it is Damuth's job to care for them. He dislikes them, but his friend "thinks every thing of them and will talk baby talk to them all the time." Mentions that he is glad "they are raising so many 100 day men," but mentions that serving for a hundred days is not long enough to really experience the soldier's life. Speculates on the end of the war and writes "I want to get home and enjoy domestic bliss for the rest of my days." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Women's History Pets Military Camp Wildlife Recruitment Conscription Marriage |
| Place written | Morganza Bend, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| 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 | 29th Wisconsin Infantry, D company |