Clothing has Saved the Lives of Many Soldiers
Document 1796Lt. Col. Henry Gaither informs the Commissary of Military Stores that the shipment of clothing, arms, and accoutrement was timely in its arrival since it probably saved the lives of many soldiers. The soldiers of Virginia were crowded into the hold of a single schooner and many arrived without shirts or blankets and suffering from bad colds. Captain Eaton's company endured a long passage and many were sick when they arrived and were to confined to the hospital.
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Autograph Letter
Description
Lt. Col. Henry Gaither informs the Commissary of Military Stores that the shipment of clothing, arms, and accoutrement was timely in its arrival since it probably saved the lives of many soldiers. The soldiers of Virginia were crowded into the hold of a single schooner and many arrived without shirts or blankets and suffering from bad colds. Captain Eaton's company endured a long passage and many were sick when they arrived and were to confined to the hospital.
Date
05/26/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Pickering
Document number
1796052680001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Henry Gaither
Captain Eaton
company
soldiers
Notable locations
Fort Pickering
Virginia
Notable items
clothing
blankets
sickness
illness
shirts
blankets
schooner
soldiers
arms
hospital
buildings