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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07164.43 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters 1st Cal. Regt. Regarding camp life, southerners, McClellan and slavery |
| Title | Theodore F. Neafie to his Carrie regarding a possible defeat at Falmouth |
| Date | 11 February 1863 |
| Author | Neafie, Theodore F. (fl. 1861-1877) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Sends his beliefs of a possible defeat at Falmouth, and that the war will end in a Union victory. However, he believes that all the politicians involved are making bad decisions which have prolonged the war, which explains how he can write "Lincoln is of about the intellectual capacity of a 6 year old . . . his mind is not able to comprehend the simple game of checkers." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Politics Battle President |
| People | Neafie, Theodore F. (fl. 1861-1877) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Camp near Falmouth |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 1st Cal. Regt |