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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04662.060 |
| From Archive Folder | Charles E. Walbridge Collection |
| Title | Charles E. Walbridge to his mother describing the Battle of Olustee and the distinguished service of African-American troops |
| Date | 29 February 1864 |
| Author | Walbridge, Charles E. (b. 1842) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Describes the fighting near Lake City [Battle of Olustee or Ocean Pond, 2/20/1864] as quite severe: over 1700 killed, wounded, and missing. He comments: "The negro troops did very well except the 8th U.S. Colored Troops, which is a new regiment, having only left Philadelphia a few weeks ago. They broke and run making scarcely any fight at all. but even this was no worse than one of the white regiments which did the same thing. Two of the colored regiments however, the 54th Massachusetts and the 1st North Carolina, are said to have done splendidly." He advises his mother on family finances. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Battle Death Injury or Wound African American History African American Troops Finance |
| People | Walbridge, Charles E. (fl. 1842-1866) |
| Place written | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Mother |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach |
| Civil War: Unit | 100th New York Volunteers, H Company |