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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02016.094 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Heber Painter, I company, 58th regiment, Pennsylvania, infantry |
| Title | Heber Painter to sister Ella about his appointment as Provost Marshall, a murder trial and a Congressional meeting that will decide about the demobilization |
| Date | 19 November 1865 |
| Author | Painter, Heber (1841-1900) |
| Recipient | Painter, Ella |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that he has been appointed court recorder and Provost Marshall. Two military commissions will convene for two murder trials. Everyone is anxiously awaiting the upcoming Congressional meeting, which will determine whether soldiers will remain in service during the winter and if Southern congressmen will be admitted into Congress. He is not sure he will be able to go home anytime soon, as there is no chance of mustering out and a furlough would require an expensive trip home. Writes that if she sends him $100 dollars, he will apply for furlough. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Military History Civil War Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Military Law Law Criminals and Outlaws Congress Government and Civics Reconstruction Confederate States of America Finance |
| People | Painter, Heber (1841-1900) Painter, Ella (fl. 1844-1870) |
| Place written | Staunton, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Law; Government & Politics; Reconstruction |
| 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 |