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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00653.09.08 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph B. Gorsuch, Company I, 83rd regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry |
| Title | Joseph Gorsuch to Joseph Curtis and his wife about impending battle |
| Date | 23 March 1863 |
| Author | Gorsuch, Joseph B. (1834-1908) |
| Recipient | Curtis, Joseph |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written in camp near Vicksburg, Mississippi (possibly in Louisiana). Gorsuch, Captain of the 83rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, replies to a letter from his aunt and uncle. Expects the Battle of Vicksburg to commence soon. Has heard rumors that Admiral David G. Farragut's fleet is ready to cooperate with ground troops against Vicksburg. Doubts whether the Union army will perform as well at Vicksburg as they did at the Battle of Arkansas Post (9-11 January 1863). Discusses his wages and savings. Discusses money he owes to George Wood, of Delta, Ohio. States "Alphonso wants me in his letter to kill a rebel and get him a gold watch & chain. I fear from their shabby looks, that the poor fellows have not got many gold watches left. They have had to go, to make payments on 'iron-clads' built in England." |
| Subjects | Battle of Vicksburg Infantry Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Battle Navy Soldier's Pay Finance Confederate States of America Ironclad Global History and Civics Economics |
| People | Gorsuch, Joseph B. (d. 1864) Curtis, Joseph (fl. 1818-1863) Curtis, Mary Gorsuch (1799-1873) Farragut, David Glasgow (1801-1870) Wood, George (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Foreign Affairs; Naval & Maritime |
| 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 |