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First Letter
H C Russell's First Letter
Henery Clay Russell writes his first letter to his sister about him scouting and tells her where to send her letters. -
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Henry Clay Russell's Letters
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Camp Setup
H C Russell moved camp from Bird Point to Benton St. Louis and endured sickley conditions and witessed many deaths. They will not stay ther for more than a month. -
Henry Clay Russell In Hospital On Account of His Hand
Civil War Medicine
Henry Clay Russell was sent to the hospital because of an injury on his hand. -
Injured While Scouting
Scouting in the Civil War
H C Russell was injured again while scouting on the 9th of March. He was sent to the hospital and wrote to his sister. -
Dealing With a Theif
Theif Punishments
H C Russell talks about how he had to deal with a lady that was stealing goods. She stole extra clothes and was put in the driving block for a day but then was released. The picture to the right was a type of punishment called "Barrel Shirt Punishment" which was a short but humiliating punishment for minor crimes and offences. -
Family Events
H C Russell tells his sister that he couldnt make it home for a visit because of pressing buissness. Henry Also talks about get married to a girl named Eliza and about how his older sister is getting married. -
Marraige Gone Bad
H C Russell can't be married to Eliza because he was told that if he did not return home and see Eliza he could not get married. He wasnt able to return home so they weren't married. -
H C Russell Gets Sick
Medicines in Camp
Henry Clay Russell gets sick in Miss. by riding through a creek and getting sick. He also writes to his sister about his marriage to a woman named Mary Jane Robinson McKinnie. -
Buying Horses
Civil War Horses
H C Russell was given $400 by his dad and spent it all in one day on horses.
