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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02016.031 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Heber Painter, I company, 58th regiment, Pennsylvania, infantry |
| Title | Heber Painter to sister Ella about a skirmish and the murder of two soldiers |
| Date | 3 May 1863 |
| Author | Painter, Heber (1841-1900) |
| Recipient | Painter, Ella |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports a skirmish with the rebels where one Union soldier was lost. Two companies from his regiment were ordered out after two soldiers had been discovered dead two miles from camp. Seven men, thought to have been responsible for the murders were detained but later released when their innocence was proven. The letter is continued on the evening of May 5th. Writes that refugees from Kinston, North Carolina reported that rebels have left, possibly to Suffolk. Reports that his health is fine. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Military History Civil War Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Death Battle Confederate States of America Criminals and Outlaws Refugees |
| People | Painter, Heber (1841-1900) Painter, Catherine (fl. 1844-1870) |
| Place written | Batchelder's Creek, North Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; 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 | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 58th Pennsylvania Infantry |