Sereno Wright to his sister Rosetta thanking her for the medicine and informing her that his health is slowly improving - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02751.32
From Archive Folder	Collection of Sereno A. Wright, B company, 24th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry
Title	Sereno Wright to his sister Rosetta thanking her for the medicine and informing her that his health is slowly improving
Date	4 May 1863
Author	Wright, Sereno A. (fl. 1860-1863)
Recipient	Wright, Rosetta S.
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	He thanks her for the medicine she sent to ease his diarrhea. He comments on the expedition General Banks has been leading from Berwick Bay as one of the most successful of the war. He describes the rebel prisoners.
Subjects	Soldier's Letter Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Military History Civil War Children and Family Health and Medical Military Rations Military Camp Prisoner of War Cotton
People	Wright, Sereno A. (fl. 1860-1863)
Place written	Bayou Boeuf Sea
Theme	The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Children & Family
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	Sister
Civil War: Unit	24th Connecticut Volunteers, "B" Company