Merritt J. Simonds Civil War Diary

Download or read book Merritt J. Simonds Civil War Diary written by Merritt J. Simonds and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The diary consists of short entries chronicling Simonds' Company's movements, food supplies and health. The first part of the diary was written in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, then Simonds discussed his move to Bridgeport, Alabama. Simonds was wounded in the leg during a battle on September 20th 1863. He describes this experience and being left on the battlefield for seven days. This collection also contain four letters. In the first letter Simonds writes to his father about his injury and says that his health is improving. The second letter reveals Simonds has been informed he will die within two days and he says goodbye to his father. The third letter was sent after Simonds' death and is from George H. Wright sending his sympathies to his father. The fourth letter was sent from Auditor E.B. French to Mr. Joel H. Simonds of De Kalb, Illinois closing up Simonds' service documents and pay. The final letter states Merritt's death date as October 29, 1863.