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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04662.053 |
| From Archive Folder | Charles E. Walbridge Collection |
| Title | Charles E. Walbridge to his mother discussing his plans to educate his "boy" |
| Date | 2 January 1864 |
| Author | Walbridge, Charles E. (b. 1842) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | His "boy" Isaac, who is nineteen years old, wants an education. He can read and write a little and "is quite a mathematician." He requests a first grade reader, a geography book, and an arithmetic book for Isaac's education. He was not approved for furlough. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter African American History Slavery Contrabands Education Mathematics |
| People | Walbridge, Charles E. (fl. 1842-1866) |
| Place written | Folly Island, South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Education; Slavery & Abolition |
| 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 | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 100th New York Volunteers, H Company |