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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08334.26 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of correspondence of Wallace Mitchell, Union soldier |
| Title | Wallace Mitchell to Floretia Mitchell describing the camp and the hot weather, as well as the health of the men |
| Date | n.d. |
| Author | Mitchell, Wallace (fl.1861-1867) |
| Recipient | Mitchell, Floretia |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Letter dated 30th September, no year. The front page of the letter is a printed song, "The Union Soldiers' Song". The weather is very hot. He describes an accident where a man smashed his hand in or about the cars and the surgeon had to remove a finger. He doesn't know when the cavalry will be called upon, as the infantry is always wanted first. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Cavalry Patriotic Stationery and Postal Covers Clothing and Accessories Military Provisions Military Supplies Military Camp Patriotism Hospital Injury or Wound |
| People | Mitchell, Wallace (fl. 1861-1867) Mitchell, Floretia (fl. 1861-1863) |
| Place written | Camp Curtin, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Women in American History; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder information: Union soldier, 16th PA Cavalry, Archive of 32 letters, 1861-1867. Details of cavalry life in the Army of the Potomac, illustrations, Union Patriotic envelopes, etc., revealing the conditions in the army: "Our men are many of them almost naked and to tell the plain truth have nearly starved we have agree among ourselves not to send home any word about our condition until now." |
| 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 | 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry, C Company |