Van Nuys, John H. to Samuel Watson Van Nuys
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07687.123 Author/Creator: Van Nuys, John H. Place Written: Franklin, Indiana Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 February 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 20.7 x 12.7 cm. Order a Copy
Report of "a great amount of sickness in [Vannuys's] division," news that Gen. Lander is once again occupying Romney, and implications of the Union victory at Fort Henry, Tenn. Vannuys hopes in the wake of McClelland's appointment as Commander of the Army of the Potomac that Edwin Stanton will assume control of the Army, though he acknowledges "it is folly to put confidence in man." He advises his son to make immediate arrangements for the transport of his body home, in case he should die in battle or of disease.
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