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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08284.115 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters and documents relating to a commander in the Union navy |
| Title | Horatio L. Wait to his mother relating a sad story about the captain's sick wife |
| Date | 21 August 1864 |
| Author | Wait, Horatio Loomis (1836-1919) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He tells the story of a captain who had his wife on board. She was very sick and he asked for ice to ease her pain but no one would give him so he left the ship and his wife later died. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Navy Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Photography Art, Music, Theater, and Film |
| People | Wait, Horatio Loomis (1836-1919) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Mother |