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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.49.15 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Diton Phelps, F company, 6th regiment, Pennsylvania, infantry |
| Title | Diton Phelps, writing to his sister, reporting that Fort Donelson was just captured, including the notorious traitor Sue Floyd |
| Date | ca.15 February 1861-1864 |
| Author | Phelps, Diton (fl. 1861-1864) |
| Recipient | Edith M. Phelps |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his sister from Camp Pierpont, Virginia. Describes being court marshaled and how the hearing was adjourned until next Thursday. Comments that Forrest has had a long "siege of it," and there is no prospect of it ending until next Thursday. Reports that Fort Donelson was just captured and a lot of prisoners taken. Among the prisoners was the notorious traitor, [Sue] Floyd. Speaks of the captain yelling and swearing at people all the time. Says that he tried to get a furlough to come home but was denied. Writes that that he is sending $46 home and hopes to send $1000 over the course of the year. The letter is dated 15 February but a year is not given. The letter has a watermark on the top left hand corner. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Military Law Confederate States of America Confederate General or Leader Battle Prisoner of War Treason Soldier's Pay Finance |
| People | Phelps, Diton (fl. 1861-1864) Tracy, Mrs. D.G. (fl. 1861-1864) |
| Place written | Langley, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Law |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Diton Phelps enlisted as a private on 15 May 1861. He mustered into "F" Co. PA 35th Infantry. He was mustered out on 11 June 1864 at Harrisburg, PA. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Sister |
| Civil War: Unit | 6th Regiment, Pennsylvania, infantry, F company, |