Damuth, Dolphus, fl. 1839-1913 to Maria Damuth

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GLC#
GLC03523.14.15-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
9 March 1863
Author/Creator
Damuth, Dolphus, fl. 1839-1913
Title
to Maria Damuth
Place Written
Helena, Arkansas
Pagination
4 p. : envelope Height: 12.5 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Writes that the regiment is still in Helena, although General Benjamin Prentiss has encouraged the men to be ready to march at any time. The Lieutenant Colonel of the 29th, whom Damuth accuses of thinking "more of the Rebels than he did of his own men," has left and Damuth writes that morale among the soldiers has increased dramatically. Tells an anecdote about Colonel Gill. Describes a trip to visit Jesse's grave in an old Southern graveyard and writes that it "will likely be the last time I shall ever visit his last resting place."

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