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Tag Archives: Jeremiah
Tired of Being in the Hospital
As he approaches the six-month anniversary of being wounded at the Battle of Stone River, Joseph Dewaters writes home once more to his niece, Ann Dewaters. As with the month before, he is still in the hospital at New Albany, … Continue reading
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Tagged 13th Michigan Infantry, 1863, Albert, Ann, Ann DeWaters, Harrison DeWaters, hospital, Indiana, Jeremiah, Mr. Soule, New Albany
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In a Different Hospital
In early April 1863, Joseph again writes to Ann. He has been moved to a hospital in Louisville, Kentucky and has had a very difficult month. He spent three weeks confined to his bed because he developed gangrene in his … Continue reading
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Tagged 13th Michigan Infantry, 1863, Ann, Ann DeWaters, gangrene, Harrison DeWaters, Jeremiah, Kentucky, Louisville, small pox, vaccine
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You just tell the girls…
Dewater raises several interesting points in this letter. He says that men who marry to avoid serving in the army are cowards and traitors. He tells his sister Ann to tell all the girls that their boyfriends who have not … Continue reading
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Tagged 13th Michigan Infantry, 1863, Ann, Ann DeWaters, Charleston, Confederacy, Jeremiah, Uncle Joseph
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Near Nashville
Nearly two months after the 13th Michigan left Kalamazoo, Harrison is becoming anxious to hear from his family. Now camped near Nashville, Tennessee, he is excited to receive a letter from his sisters, Ann and Melissa. He immediately sits down … Continue reading
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Tagged 13th Michigan Infantry, 1862, Ann, Jeremiah, Kentucky, Melissa, Nashville, Tennesse, Uncle Joseph
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