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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08248 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Unknown to his wife discussing civilian rations and the upcoming presidential election |
| Date | 26 April 1864 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discussing Sherman's order to cut civilian rations and expressing some sympathy for its impact on "secesh women": "it is hard for the authorities to see women starve." Analyzing the upcoming presidential election: "we hope to elect Lincoln again and then the rebs know their cause is gone." And broadly reflecting on the war: "[W]e hope that we will beat them...and that the old Union with all the Stars made brighter by the firey trial we have passed through...." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Confederate States of America Diet and Nutrition Military Provisions Women's History Election Government and Civics President |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; 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 |