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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02171.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Charles Nicholson, battery L, 5th regiment, Pennsylvania, heavy artillery |
| Title | Charles Nicolson to Alice discussing family and the suffering of the poor |
| Date | 3 May 1865 |
| Author | Nicolson, Charles (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He commends her on putting her father above herself so that she can take care of him. He was not surprised to hear of cousin Richardson's death because she knew her son was a prisoner in the South for over eleven months. He believes people in power ought to be punished for the suffering of the poor. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Children and Family Health and Medical Women's History Prisoner of War Confederate States of America Death Government and Civics Poverty |
| People | Nicolson, Charles (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Place written | Vienna, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Charles Nicholson was a Private in the 5th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, Co. L. Other letters were written by another soldier in the same family, to their cousin Alice. Writes about Lincoln's death and a cousin's death in Libby prison. |
| 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 |
| Civil War: Unit | 5th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery |