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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03974.26 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John H. Worcester, H company, 7th regiment, New Hampshire, Infantry |
| Title | Letter of condolence to Mr and Mrs Worcester |
| Date | 8 August 1863 |
| Author | Day, P. B. (fl. 1863) |
| Recipient | Worcester, John N. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes following the death of their son John. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Injury or Wound Death Children and Family |
| People | Worcester, John H. (1839-1863) |
| Place written | Port Royal, South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder Information: The collection includes documents and letters written to the Worcester family, especially the father, John, from Lieutenant John H. Worcester and his younger brother Charles H. Worcester. John was wounded at Fort Wagner, South Carolina, and taken prisoner. He was later exchanged and died from gangrene while aboard a hospital steamer. Charles survived Fort Wagner because he had been sick in hospital during the battle. Most of the war letters are written from St. Augustine, Florida or Follys Island, South Carolina. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach |
| Civil War: Unit | 7th New Hampshire Infantry, H Company |