Johannes writes this letter to his father fully describing the Battle of Winchester which occurred a week prior. Johannes feels lucky to have come out of this battle untouched since his company had suffered many casualties. He describes that he...
Soldiers; Men; Battlefields; Campaigns & battles; War casualties;
In a letter written to his father, Johannes discusses winning one of the most terrible battles in the war, the Battle at Winchester. He gives thanks for being unharmed and lists all the dead and wounded from the Ulster County Company's.
Men; Soldiers; Medical aspects of war; Correspondence; Civil wars; War casualties; Wounds & injuries; Mothers;
Johannes writes to his mother describing his wounds and how he is feeling currently. He knows how anxious she has been about his condition and laments that she has "been suffering more in mind for the last week than I have been suffering in body". ...
Soldiers; Correspondence; Civil wars; Hospitals; Medical aspects of war; War casualties;
After traveling to Winchester to see Johannes, Josiah P. writes home to the family explaining the nature of Johannes' wound. He explains that Johannes lay on the battlefield for 24 hours in the hands of the rebels, until his men were able to get to...
War; Soldiers; Casualties; War correspondents; Physicians; Death; War casualties;
Dr. West writes to Josiah to alert him that Johannes has taken a turn for the worse. New symptoms have set in and the Captain's condition is a critical one. He advises Josiah to return to Winchester as soon as he can.
Unaware of the death of his good friend, Johannes, Peter Elting writes of receipts and invoices for Johannes to sign. He is concerned that he has not heard form Johannes in ten days or two weeks and hopes that he is "heeling rapidly" and will be...
Dr. West writes to Josiah explaining the details of Johannes' death. He states that Johannes took a turn for the worse on the 4th of November and died five days later on the morning of the 10th. He does not think Johannes suffered and believes he...
