Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
DuMaresq, John B., d. 1863. Letter, 1 May 1863. 2 pages.
Call No.
Mss. C D
Content
A letter written during the Civil War by John B. DuMaresq, a soldier in Company H of the 100th Ohio Infantry. DuMaresq writes to his father from Camp Wildcat, near Mt. Vernon, Kentucky on 1 May 1863. DuMaresq describes Camp Wildcat, especially the remoteness of the area and how they have few supplies with them. He also writes about encountering a group of civilians fleeing from the warzone in Tennessee; and a Union soldier who is standing trial along with rebel prisoners because of his disloyal speech. Finally, he reports the suspicions of a comrade that a relative gave birth to a child much too soon after her wedding; and the discovery of the death of a friend who he had not known was a member of his regiment.