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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03858.02.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Henry C. Parrott |
| Title | Henry C. Parrott to his sister discusses seeing Clement Vallandigham pass through the Union lines to join the Rebel Army and brands him a traitor |
| Date | 31 May 1863 |
| Author | Parrott, Henry C. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | General Rosecrans is "still entrenching very strongly." Henry saw "one of the greatest traitors of our land," Vallandigham, as he passed through the Union lines to join the Rebel Army. John is not well. Signed with the rank of Lieutenant. Two poems follow in another hand, possibly Margaret's as her name appears below them. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Union General Treason Copperheads Confederate States of America Politics Children and Family Health and Medical Poetry Woman Author Women's History |
| People | Parrott, Henry C. (fl. 1861-1865) Rosecrans, William S. (1819-1898) Vallandigham, Clement L. (Clement Laird) (1820-1871) Parrott, John A. (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Place written | Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Arts & Literature; Children & Family |
| 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: Recipient Relationship | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 75th Illinois Volunteers |