Civil War letters, 1862.

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Wilber, Benjamin W., d. 1863. Civil War letters, 1862.

Civil War letters, 1862.

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Two letters written by Benjamin W. Wilber, a Fox Lake, Wisconsin resident who served with Company E, 29th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, and died of disease while stationed in New Orleans. The letters were written to his cousins while Wilber was training at Camp Randall in 1862. The first letter (September 24, 1862) was written prior to his mustering into a company. Wilber mentions passing all of his medical evaluations, tells of not being issued a uniform, and asks for his cousins to send him stamps. The second letter (October 2, 1862) was written after he was placed in the 29th Infantry. Wilber mentions some men sneaking off base, constant rain at the camp, and a desire of the men to be sent off to fight in the war. Wilber was wounded at the Battle of Champion Hill in 1863 and died of disease in New Orleans later that same year. Both letters were transcribed by Hannah Bailey, a Wisconsin Veterans Museum student volunteer from the University of Wisconsin-Madison History Department.

0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)

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