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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02751.33 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Sereno A. Wright, B company, 24th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry |
| Title | Sereno Wright to his mother and sister Elmina thanking them for the money and reassuring them that the medication has worked |
| Date | 17 May 1863 |
| Author | Wright, Sereno A. (fl. 1860-1863) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He has been taking the medication that Rosetta sent and he thinks they have cured his diarrhea. He mentions Newell's death again, as well as that of other comrades. He also talks about the food he has been eating lately. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Military History Civil War Children and Family Health and Medical Military Rations Military Camp Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Wright, Sereno A. (fl. 1860-1863) |
| Place written | Brashear City, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Children & Family; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Collection of a soldier in the 24th Connecticut Volunteers who died in Louisiana. Includes 43 letters, 3 envelopes, 2 wedding announcements, 1 funeral announcement and 1 calling card. 34 of the letters date from 1862-1863, and the balance are family papers. |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Mother Sister |
| Civil War: Unit | 24th Connecticut Volunteers, "B" Company |