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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04662.009 |
| From Archive Folder | Charles E. Walbridge Collection |
| Title | Charles E. Walbridge to his mother explaining that they are camped in the former home of William Henry Harrison which has been turned into a hospital, and that the doctor has surrendered to the Confederates in order to care for the wounded |
| Date | 3 July 1862 |
| Author | Walbridge, Charles E. (b. 1842) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | They are currently camped at the birth place of William Henry Harrison. The house has been turned into a hospital. Stonewall Jackson turned the right flank of the Union Army, captured White House, Va and forced the retreat of the army. Many of the men are sick and wounded but the doctor and the steward have surrendered to the Confederates in order to care for captured wounded. He sent money home by a previous mail. |
| Subjects | Medical History Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter President Military Camp Hospital Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Battle Injury or Wound Prisoner of War Surrender Soldier's Pay |
| People | Walbridge, Charles E. (fl. 1842-1866) |
| Place written | Harrison's Landing, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| 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 |