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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.49.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Diton Phelps, F company, 6th regiment, Pennsylvania, infantry |
| Title | Diton Phelps to Edith M. Phelps, stating how a man was court marshaled for striking an officer |
| Date | 11 June 1861 |
| Author | Phelps, Diton (fl. 1861-1864) |
| Recipient | Edith M. Phelps |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his sister from Camp Curtin, Pennsylvania. Mentions that they are under strict rules in the camp; two pages of paper are issued each day to a company and they can wash in the river every other day. Writes about a fellow who was court marshaled yesterday for striking an officer. The man had to spend five days imprisoned; he was then marched out of camp and taken to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was given a new suit and 30 dollars. Most of the camp took the man's side because the officer had abused him. A fight later broke out in camp where some men pushed the guards around. They were sentenced to digging in the camp. Comments that they have not been armed and equipped yet but another regiment who marched through their camp heading to Baltimore, Maryland was well armed. States that Washington sent a dispatch to that regiment that they would probably be attacked so they loaded up on guns. The regiment made it through safe without incident. Written on paper with a flag emblem and the logo, "OUR WHOLE UNION." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Personal Hygiene Military Supplies Military Law Prisoner Clothing and Accessories Finance Weaponry Patriotism Stationery |
| People | Phelps, Diton (fl. 1861-1864) Phelps, Edith M. (fl. 1861) |
| Place written | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 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, |