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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04705 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1861 |
| Title | John Pope to General B. Welch, Jr., explaining the reasons for his absence |
| Date | 21 February 1861 |
| Author | Pope, John (1822-1892) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Apologizes for not meeting Welch. Explains that on the way to Welch's house, he was persuaded to attend the opera: "Mr Lincoln told me that he was going to the opera... As I was the only one of his Army friends present I felt bound to do so-" Written on Astor House, Stetson & Company, New York stationery. Marked "Private" under docket. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union General Union Forces President Music Art, Music, Theater, and Film Entertaining and Hospitality |
| People | Pope, John (1822-1892) Welch, B. (fl. 1861) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Arts & Literature; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Pope served as a general in the Civil War. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |