Title	Beem to Wife, December 14, 1862
Owning Institution	Indiana Historical Society
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Item ID	M0015_BOX1_FOLDER6_1862-12-14
Description	Beem describes the building of a bridge under fire by Confederate artillery as well as giving an account of all the wounded from Spencer, Indiana. He asks his wife to convey the information to their families and assures her that they will all be well.
Subject	United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives Military maneuvers Soldiers--Correspondence United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 14th (1861-1864)
Creator	Beem, David Enoch, 1837-1923
Date	1862-12-14
Time Period	1860s (1860-1869)
Geographic Location	Virginia--Fredericksburg
Source Collection Name	David Enoch Beem papers, 1821-1923, 1954
Source Collection Number	M0015
Digital Collection Name	David Enoch Beem Civil War Materials
Digital Collection Number	dc110
Format of Original	Manuscript
Digital Format	PDF
Resolution	600 ppi
Type	Text
Copyright Notice	Digital Image 2017 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Notes	David E. Beem, 1837-1923, lived in Spencer, Indiana most of his life. His law career was interrupted by service in the Civil War. Beem enlisted as a First Sergeant in the 14th Indiana Volunteer Regiment in 1861 and mustered out as a Captain in 1864. He and Mahala Joslin were married in 1862 and had three children: Minnie M. Zaring, David Joslin Beem, and Levi Amasa Beem.
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