Damuth, Dolphus, fl. 1839-1913 to Maria Damuth
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.14.60 Author/Creator: Damuth, Dolphus, fl. 1839-1913 Place Written: Kennersville, Louisiana Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 June 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 13.5 x 23 cm. Order a Copy
Has recently arrived at a new camp on the Mississippi River, twelve miles from [Carrollton]. Damuth does not know why the men are there: "I cant see anything to guard except fences houses and hog pens." Says that it is too hot for the men to march. A man wounded in at [Sabine Cross Roads] in April has turned up at a nearby hospital. Damuth writes that the man and another soldier "lay on the Battle field that night and the next day Ferdinan died what a lonesome night that must have been." Describes the sense of brotherhood he feels in his company and hopes to send home photographs of his friends.
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