Letters from Theodore Christ to Eli Slifer

Dr. Theodore S. Christ writes eleven letters to Eli Slifer, the Secretary of the Commonwealth under Governor Andrew Curtin, regarding the organization of volunteer companies and daily life in a Union Army infantry company during the Civil War. Dr. Christ describes the injuries of soldiers and his treatments for them. "I visit the hospital several times a day, also all the men who need assistance & attendance in our regiment," as Christ notes. Christ also mentions the impact of finally receiving new uniforms and supplies. "Our Soldiers are now all newly & comfortably uniformed & equipped" and, as Christ explains, "we are now no longer ashamed to be seen." Transcripts included.