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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.06.09 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Lewis D. Fairchild |
| Title | Lewis Fairchild to Sephronia Fairchild regarding her joining a sewing society to sew clothes for soldiers |
| Date | 8 December 1864 |
| Author | Fairchild, Lewis D. (b. 1829) |
| Recipient | Fairchild, Sephronia |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Fairchild writes to his wife from City Point, Virginia says the siege is progressing slowly. Informs that General William T. Sherman captured Savannah. Discusses his wife joining a sewing society to make clothing for the soldiers and he questions what type of clothes they will make. He misses home and tells his daughters, Eunice and Ally, to work very hard on their writing skills, and promises buy his son Charlie a horse when he returns from the war. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Education Children and Family Battle Confederate States of America Union General Women's History Charity and Philanthropy Clothing and Accessories Artillery |
| People | Fairchild, Lewis D. (b. 1829) Fairchild, Sephronia (fl. 1864-1865) |
| Place written | City Point, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Fairchild enlisted on 4 January 1864 at Exeter, New York as a private. He was mustered into "L" Co. New York 2nd Heavy Artillery. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |