John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 049]

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Notes:

Correspondence from John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, January 17, 1863. During this time, Bennitt works as a hospital surgeon and treats the wounded of the Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He is reassigned to the 19th regiment, and is captured by the Confederates and spends time as a prisoner of war in Richmond. After his release, he goes to Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 3 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.

Date Created:

1863-01-17T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

Collection:

I Hope to Do My Country Service: the Civil War letters of John Bennitt, M.D., Surgeon, 19th Michigan Infantry, part of collection with diaries published by Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 2005.

Subject Topic:

Bennitt, John, United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865), Surgeons, Correspondence, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care, United States. Army. Corps, 20th, Michigan, Kentucky, and Ohio

Language:

eng

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<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en">No Copyright - United States</a>

URL:

https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/9516