Van Nuys, John H., fl. 1861-1862 to Samuel Watson Van Nuys
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07687.122 Author/Creator: Van Nuys, John H., fl. 1861-1862 Place Written: Franklin, Indiana Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 3, 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 20.7 x 12.8 cm. Order a Copy
Surprise visit from Uncle Charles Campbell, who had been seeing a sick soldier at Louisville. Dick Donnell has returned home, and reports "a vast amount of sickness among out troops." Donnell had met with a "reliable Gentleman, who assured him that the forward movement will not take place for two months to come." Vannuys laments "Can it be? Are our Sons, Brothers, Fathers to lie and rot with diseas[e] in our camps for two months? Can it be? Can it be?"
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