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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02155.117 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters from Michael M. Miller, K company, 1st Pennsylvania Reserves |
| Title | Michael M. Miller to Lile Miller regarding the Gettysburg Address |
| Date | 22 November 1863 |
| Author | Miller, Michael Murray (fl. 1861-1864) |
| Recipient | Miller, Lile |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written from camp near Kelly's Ford. Complains that Lile, his wife, does not write to him often enough. Refers to the Battle of Gettysburg and the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery, where Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address and Edward Everett gave the Gettysburg Oration. Writes: "I suppose there was a Big time there on last Friday, we last evening saw a full account of it in the Washington Chronicle also the speech of Mr. Everett which I think was elegant, what a different spectacle must that day have presented to the 1st 2nd & 3rd of July, But as the Remembrance of such scenes are powerfull I will say no more hoping I may never Behold any more such sights." Discusses a mutual acquaintance, who has been court martialed. Promises to send a picture of General [George] Meade. |
| Subjects | Gettysburg Address Battle of Gettysburg Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Battle Journalism President Military Law Photography Death Literature and Language Arts Government and Civics Union General |
| People | Miller, Michael Murray (fl. 1861-1864) Miller, Lile (fl. 1861-1863) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Everett, Edward (1794-1865) Meade, George Gordon (1815-1872) |
| Place written | Kelly's Ford, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery took place on Thursday, 19 November 1863. |
| 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 | 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry, Company K |