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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.10.120 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph M. Maitland |
| Title | Joseph M. Maitland to Bell Wharton mentioning provisions and a box he has sent to her |
| Date | 18 April 1864 |
| Author | Maitland, Joseph M. (1839-1918) |
| Recipient | Wharton, Bell |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to Bell from a camp near Memphis. Comments on a box of provisions he received, including cakes. Notes he sent a box by express with several pictures inside and asks her to take care of them. States he has not received any letters from her recently and hopes there is one today. Includes a three cent stamp on the envelope. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Diet and Nutrition Military Provisions Women's History Photography |
| People | Maitland, Joseph M. (1839-1918) Wharton, Bell (fl. 1862-1866) |
| Place written | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Joseph Maitland enlisted on 8 August 1862 as a Private. He was mustered into "G" Co. OH 95th Infantry. He was mustered out 31 May 1865 at Memphis, Tennessee. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 95th Ohio Infantry, G Company |