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

GLC03523.14.53

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GLC#
GLC03523.14.53-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
April 11, 1864
Author/Creator
Damuth, Dolphus, fl. 1839-1913
Title
to Maria Damuth
Place Written
Grand Ecore, Louisiana
Pagination
3 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 his sister that the "29 have been in a fight and nearly all killed wounded and taken prisoners 5 companys were engaged and out of 180 men we lost 64." Lists the fates of various family friends. After the fight, the men meet new recruits at Pleasant Hill.

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