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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02016.093 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Heber Painter, I company, 58th regiment, Pennsylvania, infantry |
| Title | Heber Painter to his aunt about mustering out men and the men's opposition to Johnson's reconstruction policies |
| Date | 5 November 1865 |
| Author | Painter, Heber (1841-1900) |
| Recipient | Frick, Rebecca |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written to his aunt, Mrs. George A. Frick (Rebecca Frick). Has just completed muster rolls and will be mustering out nine one-year soldiers who are the best in his company. Writes that the men are opposed to president Johnson's reconstruction policies and leniency on the rebels. Two men were imprisoned and charged $25 each for refusing to take off rebel buttons from their coats. Painter requests $50 to help with his wardrobe and rent expenses. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Military History Civil War Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Muster Rolls and Returns President Reconstruction Confederate States of America Military Law Finance Soldier's Pay Military Camp Military Uniforms |
| People | Painter, Heber (1841-1900) Frick, Rebecca, (fl. 1803-1862) |
| Place written | Staunton, Virginia |
| Theme | Reconstruction; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Before joining the service, Painter was a trained printer from Danville, Pennsylvania. He was mustered as a private into F Company of the 58th Pennsylvania infantry on 8 October 1861 and transferred to I Company on 1 March 1862. While in I Company, he was promoted to Sergeant and eventually mustered out on 21 January 1866 as First Lieutenant. Painter also held a post as Quartermaster's clerk, and performed freedman duties shortly after the war ended. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Aunt |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 58th Pennsylvania Infantry |