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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02170.55 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Justus Morse, G company, 4th regiment, Indiana, infantry |
| Title | Justus Morse to Miss (Kitty) regarding his potential death on the battlefield |
| Date | 18 August 1864 |
| Author | Morse, Justus (fl. 1861-1864) |
| Recipient | Sciscoe, Catherine |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He writes that if it had been his fate to fall on the battlefield he would have been ready to die. But her letters always kept him going and made him stronger. He told his father he wants him to put in some wheat. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Battle Love Letters Women's History Death Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Children and Family Wheat |
| People | Morse, Justus (fl. 1861-1864) Ciscoe, Catherine (fl. 1861-1864) |
| Place written | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Morse was a Private in the 47th Indiana Volunteers, Co. G. The collection describes battles and skirmishing in Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. One group of letters were written from City Hospital in Indianapolis. The bulk of the collection dates from 1861-1864. Contains 60 letters, 5 letter fragments, and 1 pension certificate from 1910. This collection begins with Morse headed South with his unit, fighting in Missouri, Tennessee, and then in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, good letters of the fights and activities. The correspondence ends with a large group of letters from the City Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, where Morse is recovering from his wounds and from 'Fistula;' he writes accurately and eloquently about the hospital and the people there, both soldiers and medical people. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Sweetheart |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 4th Regiment, Indiana, infantry |