Henry Marsh hospital steward of the 19th Indiana

Henry Marsh, hospital steward of the 19th IndianaÂ

In the following letter Henry Marsh, hospital steward of the 19th Indiana, describes the treatment of the wounded Indiana soldiers after the battle of Gettysburg. The 19th was part of the famed Iron Brigade along with the 2nd, 6th, and 7th Wisconsin and the 24th Michigan.  On September 4, 1861 Henry Marsh enlisted as a private in Company E 19th Indiana Infantry in Indianapolis, Indiana. His mustering in date was November 25, 1861. Marsh remained a private until he was transferred and promoted to the rank of hospital steward on May 11, 1863. Remaining at this rank until the end of the war Marsh stayed with the 19th Indiana until it was combined with the 20th Indiana in 1864.  He mustered out with the 20th on July 12, 1865. Marsh died on March 5, 1933 in Muncie, Indiana.This letter appeared in the Indianapolis Daily Journal on August 1, 1863 on page 3 column 2.  The spelling and punctuation are unchanged from the original publication. Â