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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06559.014 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Sarah Perot Ogden |
| Title | Mark Day to his friends describing his journey to Alexandria, expressing concern about his mother and his plans to rejoin his regiment |
| Date | 26 August 1862 |
| Author | Day, Mark (fl. 1862-1863) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes from camp near Warrenton Junction, Virginia. Describes his long journey by ship to Alexandria. Says he still feels incapacitated by his wound, but has rejoined his regiment despite this. States his concern about not receiving any word from home concerning his mother, who is not expected to live. Concludes by asking Ogden to forward his mail to him in Washington. Includes an embossed seal in the upper left hand corner. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Women's History Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Hospital Injury or Wound Health and Medical Children and Family Death |
| People | Ogden, Sarah Perot (b. 1831) Day, Mark (fl. 1862-1863) |
| Place written | Warrenton, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Sarah Perot Ogden was a Quaker from Philadelphia who took part in variety of philanthropic works such as assisting the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. She was a member of the Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames of America, the Philadelphia Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, and President of the Philadelphia Home for Incurables. Both Ogden and her husband, Edward H. Ogden, were strong supporters of the Union cause. During the Civil War Ogden volunteered in a military hospital where she made daily visits. Her husband served as a Union soldier. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |