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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.14.74 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Dolphus Damuth, D company, 29th regiment, Wisconsin, infantry |
| Title | Dolphus Damuth to Maria Damuth reporting that the men have arrived at Devil's Bluff and will soon move to Little Rock |
| Date | 16 November 1864 |
| Author | Damuth, Dolphus (fl. 1839-1913) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his sister. The men have arrived at Devil's Bluff and will soon move to Little Rock. The colonel is hunting deer, but "evry one cant get out of the picket line." The mail has brought a death announcement about one of Damuth's close friends who was sent home on sick leave. Writes about military gossip: Sherman "has made a brake for Charleston with the most of his army." Things are looking up for the men following Lincoln's reelection and everyone is in good spirits. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Military Provisions Wildlife Friendship Death Health and Medical Sherman's March to the Sea Union General Confederate States of America Election Government and Civics President Politics |
| People | Damuth, Dolphus (fl. 1839-1913) Damuth, Maria (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Devil's Bluff, Arkansas |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Children & Family; Government & Politics; 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: Recipient Relationship | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 29th Wisconsin Infantry, D company |