1862-12-14 Letter from John S. Potter to his Father, W.D. Potter

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1862-12-14 Letter from John S. Potter to his Father, W.D. Potter

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Title: 1862-12-14 Letter from John S. Potter to his Father, W.D. Potter

Collection Number: MS 2010-38

Scope and Content: Letter from John S. Potter to his father dated December 14, 1862. In the letter, John describes the route of a care package he received from his family and cites other food he woudl like sent. He describes how he buried a fellow soldier after being extremely sick and goes into great detail about the funeral service.

Language: English

Type of Resource: Text

Genre: Correspondence

Digital Origin: Reformatted Digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: Twenty-second Michigan Infantry

Subject: 22nd Michigan Infantry

Subject: care package

Subject: food

Subject: funeral

Subject: sick

Subject: death

Subject: soldier

Subject Name: Potter, John S.

Subject Name: Potter, W.D.

Inclusive Dates: December 14, 1862

Location of Originals: Archives of Michigan

Use Restrictions: Please contact the Archives of Michigan for permission to publish.

Access Restrictions: To preserve the original items, this collection is only available online.

Notes

Biography or Historical Note: John S. Potter, Elba. Enlisted in company F, Twenty-second Infantry, Aug. 8, 1862, at Lapeer, for 3 years, age 24. Mustered Aug. 22, 1862. Taken prisoner at Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 20, 1863. Died in prison at Richmond, Va., March 18, 1864.

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