I was trying to find more information about this man who Tony Horwitz wrote about in his "PTSD: The Civil War's Hidden Legacy" in the January 2015, Smithsonian Magazine.
At first I just knew he was from Michigan so figured he probably was in a Michigan regiment. However, I found that there were quite a few regiments from the state involved in the Seven Days Battles in 1862. Then. later in the article I found he was in Company K of the 1st Michigan.
This really helped, but I still could not find out at which of the battles he was wounded. However, Union casualties during the battles were 1,734 killed, 8,066 wounded and 6,055 missing/captured. The Co. K roster lists a John Hilt from Ann Arbor, Michigan, but mention was also made that he might be John Hildt because of a spelling error.
--Old Secesh
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