[Samuel Hodgman letter, September 18, 1862, United States Civil War] : electronic
edition
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[Samuel Hodgman letter, September 18, 1862, United States Civil War] : electronic
edition
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Hodgman, Samuel Chase, 1831-1900
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1861-1865--Personal narratives; Soldiers--Michigan--Correspondence; United States.
Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1865). Company I; United States.
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Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862--Casualties
letters; letter; Union soldier; Union Army; American Civil War; War between the
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Hodgman, Samuel Chase, 1831-1900--Correspondence; Michigan--History--Civil War,
1861-1865--Personal narratives; Soldiers--Michigan--Correspondence; United States.
Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1865). Company I; United States.
Army--Military life--History--19th century; United States--History--Civil War,
1861-1865--Personal narratives; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources;
Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862--Casualties
letters; letter; Union soldier; Union Army; American Civil War; War between the
States; War of Secession; War of the Rebellion; 7th Michigan
Maryland; United States
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"[Samuel Hodgman letter, September 18, 1862, United States Civil War] : electronic edition." In the digital collection Civil War Collection. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/c/civilwar1/uscw0022.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.
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description p.1 Samuel Hodgman letter 1862-09-18
[page 1]
Hospital near the battle field of Sept 17th
1862[Sept 18th 1862]
Dear Brother
I have at last been in a fight Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862 & a tough one too I bear the
marks of it- in the shape of a ball hole through my left leg about four or five inches
above my Knee and a good hard rap from a piece of shell on the inside of the calf of my
right. Neither of the wounds are serious but they inter- fere materially with loco- motion
for the present We had 29 men when we went into action
and have heard from 20 of them who are wounded I have heard of but two who have
description p.2 Samuel Hodgman letter 1862-09-18
[page
2] come out safe. George
Travis Travis, George W., d. 1862 had his leg broken I helped him behind a stump & have not since
heard from him- It is now nearly noon of the 18thAlbert Brimmer, Albert E.got a ball through his breast crosswise not very bad.
Lieut Phetteplace Phetteplace, Elhanan was shot
through the thigh. I got hit by the shell in the first of the firing which seemed
to be mainly directed at our Company United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1865). Company I and the one on the right of it, probably with the design of capturing
the colors which were between us I endeavored to rally our men around them twice and was
then wounded and had to skedaddle to the rear I walked
about two miles and their found a hospital
description p.3 Samuel Hodgman letter 1862-09-18
[page 3] and had my wound dressed It pains me considerably to
day so much so that I shall not try to write much more. The details of the battle you will
get in the papers much better than I could give them. I know scarcely anything of them as
yet farther than what concerns our own Regt United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1865) & dont even know where that is now. I know that the rebs flanked us
and poured in a tremendous fire of Shell, grape & canister & musket balls,
and learn that our troops have the best of it.
Your affectionate Bro
Saml. C. Hodgman Hodgman, Samuel Chase, 1831-1900
description p.4 Samuel Hodgman letter 1862-09-18
[page 4]
S. C. H.
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