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Collection Reference Number GLC02183.05
From Archive Folder Collection of Edward L. Sturtevant 
Title Edward Sturtevant to Mary E. Mann discussing life in camp and her health
Date 23 November 1862
Author Sturtevant, Edward L. (fl. 1862-1863)  
Recipient Mann, Mary E.  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Describes his supper, which was especially good as he had got it through an order from the surgeon. Discusses lost letters. Promises to send some via a friend. Describes his duties as an officer, which included locking up one soldier for misbehaving and his being appointment as adjutant. Discusses her bad health and gives her advice. Tells her he has an invitation to the theatre to see a new play. Discusses camp life in general.
Subjects Soldier's Letter  Military History  Civil War  Union Forces  Union Soldier's Letter  Health and Medical  Women's History  Entertaining and Hospitality  Art, Music, Theater, and Film  Food  
People Sturtevant, Edward L. (fl. 1862-1863)  Mann, Mary E. (fl. 1862-1863)  
Place written Camp Maine, Brooklyn, New York
Theme The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Arts & Literature
Sub-collection Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Additional Information Folder Information: A collection of 37 items from a Union captain. Includes 26 wardate letters, 10 envelopes, and 1 carte-de-visite. Written from the training base at Camp Maine, Brooklyn, New York. Describing in detail his duties as an officer, he often finds the army impossible, and his fellow officers aggravating. However he appears to be dedicated to his job and to serving his country. After the war, Sturtevant became a nationally prominent botanist.
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Civil War: Recipient Relationship Sweetheart