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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02162.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Nelson E. Dodge and John Blanchard, D company, 2nd regiment, Vermont, infantry |
| Title | Nelson E. Dodge to Esther Ann Kinney predicting what is going on at home |
| Date | 19 April 1862 |
| Author | Dodge, Nelson E. (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Recipient | Kinney, Esther Ann |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Dodge writes to Ann predicting what is going on at home. He writes, "you are setting by the table a sewing Grandmaron is bizy…mom making shugar and uncle James is sleep." He also wishes that he would have had another shirt made before leaving for the war. |
| Subjects | Civil War Children and Family Women's History Clothing and Accessories Diet and Nutrition Soldier's Letter Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter |
| People | Dodge, Nelson E. (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Place written | Burlington, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder Information: Both Dodge and Blanchard were Privates from Barre, Vermont. Letters mention skirmishes, troop movements, camp life and difficulties in the Army of the Potomac. |
| 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 |
| Civil War: Unit | 2nd Regiment, Vermont, infantry |