Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892 to Parents

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GLC#
GLC09355.108-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
2 January 1865
Author/Creator
Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892
Title
to Parents
Place Written
Worchester, Massachusetts
Pagination
3 p. : envelope Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 12.6 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Wishes them a happy new year. Generally wakes up at about 5:30; lies there until 6:00. Then gets dressed, cleans up, and makes his bed. Gets breakfast, then walks around a little until 9:00 when the surgeon comes. Goes to sleep at 8:00 PM and sleeps very well. "My arm don't pain me as much at night as it used to." Has not left the hospital grounds since arriving here. Christopher Colson, a member of his company, is at the hospital in ward 5. He was examined today to see if he was ready to return to his regiment, and will likely do so within the month. "He don't want to go, but I wish I was going, for I do hate hospital life." Gets tired from writing, but will write again very soon. Written at Dale General Hospital .

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