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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.14.12 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Dolphus Damuth, D company, 29th regiment, Wisconsin, infantry |
| Title | Dolphus Damuth to Maria Damuth discusses the health of his men, concerns for his sister's health and also death in the camp |
| Date | 6 February 1863 |
| Author | Damuth, Dolphus (fl. 1839-1913) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Worried that his sister is sick with diphtheria. Many of the men in camp are sick, and the first man in Damuth's company has died. Damuth's friend Jesse has been vaccinated for small pox and complains of feeling unwell. Comments on a black servant who does the cooking - "a good fellow but is an exception to his race." Complains about division in the North between Republicans and pacifist Democrats. |
| Subjects | Epidemic Medical History Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Children and Family Women's History Health and Medical Disease Smallpox African American History Military Camp Military Provisions Servant Contrabands Politics Copperheads Democratic Party Republican Party Peace Death |
| People | Damuth, Dolphus (fl. 1839-1913) Damuth, Maria (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Helena, Arkansas |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Women in American History; Government & Politics; African Americans |
| 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 | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 29th Wisconsin Infantry, D company |