After his Civil War service, he settled in Rio ... He was later wounded again during the Wilderness Campaign, a series of battles in Virginia in May and June 1864. His regiment also participated ...

Claire Rosen photographed the letters along with other Civil War artifacts ... It saw action in Virginia at the Battle of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, North Anna, Totopotomoy Creek ...

How so many Civil War veterans killed in battles came ... Tragically, he died from his wounds suffered in May 1864 at the Battle of the Wilderness, not far from Fredericksburg, Virginia.