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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06559.039 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Sarah Perot Ogden |
| Title | Calvin Gregory to Sarah Ogden describing his difficult journey home. Includes short note from Elizabeth Gregory |
| Date | 23 February 1863 |
| Author | Gregory, Calvin (fl. 1863) |
| Additional authors | Gregory, Elizabeth (fl. 1863) |
| Recipient | Ogden, Sarah Perot |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Describes his long and difficult journey home. He informs Ogden that they had a very cold snowstorm on the first of the month. He attended the funeral of a man from his company. He has seen Mr. England, from whom he learned that his descriptive list had been sent to Philadelphia two weeks before his return home. Asks Ogden to send him the list, because he might need it before he is allowed to work. Includes short note from Elizabeth Gregory to Mrs. Ogden on the fourth page. Elizabeth thanks Ogden for the kindness shown her husband and asks God to bless her. In a postscript, she asks Ogden to write to a mutual friend. Letter includes a symbol of an eagle and a shield in patriotic colors in the upper left hand corner. Envelope includes a red three cent stamp. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Women's History Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Hospital Death Woman Author Patriotic Stationery and Postal Covers |
| People | Ogden, Sarah Perot (b. 1831) Gregory, Calvin (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Delaware County, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History |
| 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 |