Goodrich, Watson. Letters, 1861-1862. 10 items
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Goodrich's letters describe conditions he endured as a soldier in the Illinois Cavalry, 2nd Reg. while at Paducah and Columbus, Ky. and Trenton, Tenn.; conditions of the sick and wounded at the Paducah hospital; and in his 13 Oct. 1861 letter he notes his reason for fighting, "I feel that my country claims my first attention, " and he hopes the war will end without the loss of life.
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