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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02457.18 |
| From Archive Folder | Civil War generals who sided against their birth states |
| Title | George Henry Thomas to unknown about relics from the battle fields if Chickamauga and Chattanooga for Mrs. Goddard |
| Date | February 8, 1864 |
| Author | Thomas, George Henry (1816-1870) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | General Thomas writes from Headquarters, Department of the Cumberland to an unnamed colonel. Requests that the colonel "give the enclosed list of relics to Mrs. Goddard with my compliments and say that I am sorry I can do no better for the Sanitary Commission's Fair now." States that already, many desirable relics have been taken from the battle fields of Chickamauga and Chattanooga, Tennessee. Two bust engravings of Thomas included as collateral. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union General US Sanitary Commission Battle Battle of Chattanooga Battle of Chickamauga Women's History Charity and Philanthropy |
| People | Thomas, George Henry (1816-1870) |
| Place written | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History |
| 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: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |