1863-10-30 Letter from Samuel Willard to Frederick E. Bush Box 1, Folder 9

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1863-10-30 Letter from Samuel Willard to Frederick E. Bush Box 1, Folder 9

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Title: 1863-10-30 Letter from Samuel Willard to Frederick Willard

Collection Number: MS 2004-23

Scope and Content: Letter from Samuel Willard to Frederick Willard dated October 30, 1863. In the letter, Samuel is performing guard duty at the U.S. General Hospital in Annapolis. He discusses the death of soldiers at the hospital as well as the arrival of some prisoners. He describes his experience on the battlefield and only hopes the war will end soon.

Language: English

Type of Resource: text

Genre: Correspondence

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: 136th New York Infantry

Subject: U.S. General Hospital (Md.)

Subject: soldier life

Subject: prisoners

Subject: battlefield

Subject Name: Willard, Samuel

Subject Name: Willard, Frederick

Subject Name: Grant, Ulysses S.

Inclusive Dates: October 30, 1863

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: Willard, Samuel. Age 26 years. Enlisted August 9, 1862, at Geneseo, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. G., 136th New York Infantry, September 25, 1862; discharged, June 6, 1865, at Madison, Indiana.

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