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- GLC#
- GLC04703.10-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 23 June 1863
- Author/Creator
- Dederer, N. A., fl. 1862-1863
- Title
- to Peter B. Rathbone
- Place Written
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Pagination
- 10 p. :
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
He is still in the hospital. Reassures his family that he is getting better. Acknowledges receipt of a package (the cheese was spoiled but he appreciated the brandy). General Banks orders Dederer and two other captains to report for duty or tender their resignations. The captains decide to resign. Dederer's doctor sent a letter certifying his illness and declaring him unfit for duty. [Accompanying envelope appears as if the stamp has been clipped.] [According to Civil War Day by Day, Federal troops at Brashear City surrendered on 6/23/1863.]
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