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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06559.108 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Sarah Perot Ogden |
| Title | Anvilla J. Bryant to Sarah Ogden regarding the death of her cousin, Bracket |
| Date | 1 August 1863 |
| Author | Bryant, Anvilla J. (fl. 1863) |
| Recipient | Ogden, Sarah Perot |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks Ogden for taking care of her cousin, Bracket, and notifying the family of his death. Asks which of Bracket's lungs were wounded, whether he spoke of writing to anyone, or whether he mentioned anything about his home or his friends from Meredith. Requests that his personal items be sent to the family by express. Concludes by stating her wish that he was buried closer, but expresses her thanks that he is being given a proper burial. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Women's History Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Hospital Death Children and Family Injury or Wound Woman Author Health and Medical |
| People | Ogden, Sarah Perot (b. 1831) Bryant, Anvilla J. (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Meredith, New Hampshire |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Sarah Perot Ogden was a Quaker from Philadelphia who took part in variety of philanthropic works such as assisting the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. She was a member of the Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames of America, the Philadelphia Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, and President of the Philadelphia Home for Incurables. Both Ogden and her husband, Edward H. Ogden, were strong supporters of the Union cause. During the Civil War Ogden volunteered in a military hospital where she made daily visits. Her husband served as a Union soldier. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |