Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 To his wife
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04558.048 Author/Creator: Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 Place Written: Pleasant Valley, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 October 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy
Soldiers talking about enlisting in regular service for $50 bounty and 40 day furlough but Tillitson says he will stick to his three-year enlistment. "Dont know but I could afford to loose a leg for the sake of going home but it would be rather a dangerous experiment to try here at least, for almost every one of our regiment who have had a leg amputated have since died. But then what could we reasonably expect of wounds that is left without dressing until maggots crawl out of them." News of other soldiers, mentions farms stripped of food and wood by foragers, command of brigade transferred to Gen. Wilcox.
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