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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08334.21 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of correspondence of Wallace Mitchell, Union soldier |
| Title | Wallace Mitchell to Mary Mitchell regarding discontent in camp as they do not know what their future is |
| Date | 17 June 1861 |
| Author | Mitchell, Wallace (fl.1861-1867) |
| Recipient | Mitchell, Mary |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He reports that they are not wanted in either the U.S. service or the state service as they have enough men, so they will either be honorably discharged or forced to remain in camp with nothing to do until their time is up. There are fights and general discipline is disappearing. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Cavalry Patriotic Stationery and Postal Covers Clothing and Accessories |
| People | Mitchell, Wallace (fl. 1861-1867) Mitchell, Mary (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Place written | Camp Wright, Oakmont |
| 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: Recipient Relationship | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry, C Company |