Damuth, Dolphus, fl. 1839-1913 to Parents Brothers & Sisters

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GLC#
GLC03523.14.25-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
19 May 1863
Author/Creator
Damuth, Dolphus, fl. 1839-1913
Title
to Parents Brothers & Sisters
Place Written
Champion Hills, Mississippi
Pagination
2 p. : envelope Height: 13 cm, Width: 20.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Writes quickly to tell his family that he has survived "another hard fought Battle." Lists the many soldiers from his company who have been killed. His division has lost a total of 1,300 men. The battle was fought on 16 May and the men have stayed to bury the dead. Postscript from 20 May locates Damuth "on Black River by the Rail Road Bridge."

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