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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00458 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Paul Jones Semmes to Emily J. Semmes describing his injuries sustained from Gettysburg |
| Date | 9 July 1863 |
| Author | Semmes, Paul Jones (1815-1863) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Describes how he was severely wounded in Gettysburg: "Wounded severely. Main danger over. Remain at home. Will write." Semmes signed this note one day before dying of a gunshot wound to the leg received at Gettysburg. |
| Subjects | Battle of Gettysburg Marriage Civil War Injury or Wound Death Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Battle |
| People | Semmes, Paul Jones (1815-1863) Semmes, Emily J. (fl. 1862-1863) |
| Place written | Martinsburg, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Semmes was a Georgia banker and plantation owner. He served as colonel of the 2nd Georgia in the Confederate Army at the outbreak of the war and was promoted to brigadier general in March 1862. He was assigned to a brigade in McLaws' division of Longstreet's corps fighting in Crampton's Gap, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Salem Church, and Gettysburg, where he was mortally wounded. |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |