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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.52.54 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Thomas J. Kessler, G company, 1st regiment, Michigan, sharpshooters |
| Title | Thomas J. Kessler to his friends describing being in some hard fighting |
| Date | 3 May 1864 |
| Author | Kessler, Thomas J. (fl. 1843-1868) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his friends. Describes being in some hard fighting. Writes, "the shells came poring in like Hail stone only had more affect than a hail stone would have…" Reports driving the enemy back and capturing their artillery. Complains about the bad food and small rations. Informs them the band members are all spread out, some are working in the hospital. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Hospital Battle Confederate States of America Artillery Military Provisions Diet and Nutrition Art, Music, Theater, and Film |
| People | Kessler, Thomas J. (fl. 1843-1868) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Arts & Literature; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Thomas J. Kessler enlisted as a private on 29 June 1863 at Edwardsburg, Michigan. On 8 July 1863 he mustered into "G" Co. Michigan 1st Sharpshooters. He was mustered out on 28 July 1865 at Delaney House, Washington, D.C. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 1st Michigan Sharpshooters, G company |