George Clapp to his parents regarding being anxious to get home.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clapp, George, active 1839-1892, author.

Contributor:

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families.

Health.

Hospitals.

Military history.

Wounds and injuries.

Genre:

Correspondence

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Production:

Worchester, Massachusetts : [producer not identified], 1865.

Summary:

Should have written them sooner, but has not felt like writing recently. "This month is the worst part of the year for wounds. because the weather is so changeable." Is anxious to go home as soon as possible. Hopes he will get to spend at least a month at home this spring. At least there will be something for him to do at home, even "if it is nothing more than picking up chips." Feels ashamed to go home without being able to do much work. Has not heard from Providence and does not know why he would have. If Father wants him to, however, he will travel to Rhode Island with him as soon as he gets his discharge. Cannot write anymore at the moment.

Notes:

Collection Reference: GLC09355.117

From folder: Collection of George C. Clapp

Sub-collection: Papers and Images of the American Civil War

This collection is a series of letters and other items from Private George C. Clapp. Private Clapp was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. He was mustered into G Company of the 37th Massachusetts Infantry on July 15, 1862 when he was a 23-year-old bookbinder. The regiment then journeyed to Washington D.C. and became part of the Army of the Potomac. As part of the Army of the Potomac, Clapp saw battle at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Spotsylvania. On September 19, 1864, Clapp was severely wounded in the shoulder in Winchester, Virginia. He was officially discharged for his wounds on April 13, 1865 at Worcester, Massachusetts after spending time in various military hospitals throughout the North. He returned to Northampton, where he died in 1892. Highlights of the collection include a detailed account of his experiences in the Battle of Chancellorsville (#1), Gettysburg (#9-#10), the Overland Campaign (#64-#74), and Sheridan's Valley Campaign (#84-#91).

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