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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09273.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of 50 letters of a soldier in the 189th regiment NY volunteers |
| Title | Letter from Horace J. Hammond to Eleanor Hammond regarding life in camp and how glad he is not to be sent to the front immediately |
| Date | 14 October 1864 |
| Author | Hammond, Horace J. |
| Recipient | Hammond, Eleanor |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | All are "kicking about." Has not had much to do. Joseph has gone with some men along the railroad to guard some men, but he will be back tonight. Is in the tent with Guernsey. The rest of the companies in the regiment are back in Washington, but they should be arriving here "today or tomorrow." She should be happy that he was not drafted. Draftees and substitutes are sent to the front immediately by the thousands. "They have got Petersburg surrounded and next week they say they will take Richmond and Petersburg both. There [are] some ironclads - 25 - going up to Richmond." Still has yet to hear if she received the money he sent. "You must kiss Oscar for me." Tells her to buy some onions; they are worth 20 cents each. Promises to remain her "dear husband" "until death." |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Union Forces Military History Marriage Union Soldier's Letter Civil War Washington, D.C. Conscription Railroad Military Camp Military Substitute Battle of Petersburg Battle of Richmond Diet and Nutrition Confederate States of America Ironclad Battle Navy |
| People | Hammond, Horace J. (fl. 1864-1865) |
| Place written | City Point, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| 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 | Wife |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 189th New York Vols. |