Charles E. Walbridge to his mother mentioning the sinking of the steamer "Fanning" and his role as Quartermaster - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC04662.065
From Archive Folder	Charles E. Walbridge Collection
Title	Charles E. Walbridge to his mother mentioning the sinking of the steamer "Fanning" and his role as Quartermaster
Date	7 May 1864
Author	Walbridge, Charles E. (b. 1842)
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	The steamer "Fanning" was sunk, taking with it a letter from Walbridge. He is now acting chief Quartermaster for the 10th Army Corps and has been very busy loading steamers. He desperately wants a furlough.
Subjects	Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Steamboat Military Supplies
People	Walbridge, Charles E. (fl. 1842-1866)
Place written	Gloucester Point, Virginia
Theme	The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime; Science, Technology, Invention
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