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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.10.115 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph M. Maitland |
| Title | Love letter and poem sent to Bell Wharton |
| Date | 9 March 1864 |
| Recipient | Wharton, Bell |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Possibly written by Joseph Maitland, based on content. Begins letter to Bell with a love poem, "Old Song." Tells her that he was thinking of her and the song came into his mind, especially because of the lines, "'never till life and memory perish, can I forget how dear thou art to me.' " Writes that he wants to wrap his arms around her, and that he could express his feelings much better in person. Asks her "not to tell any one the nonsense I write to you, or they certainly would think I was a big fool." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Love Letters Poetry Women's History |
| People | Maitland, Joseph M. (1839-1918) Wharton, Bell (fl. 1862-1866) |
| Place written | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Arts & Literature |
| 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 |