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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02173.37 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of William H. Scarborough, B company, 96th regiment, Ohio, infantry |
| Title | William H. Scarborough to Father about a bullet hitting a sergeant's bed and commenting on Abraham Lincoln |
| Date | 23 September 1864 |
| Author | Scarborough, William H. (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | A bullet struck the tent of the commission sergeant and hit the bed, but he happened to be absent when this happened. He talks about Abraham Lincoln and how if the president were a democrat, the Rebels would call it a righteous war. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter President Politics Election Democratic Party Confederate States of America Military Camp Weaponry |
| Place written | Morgan's Bend, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Archive Folder information: Scarborough was a Private in the Ohio 96th Vols. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Father |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach |
| Civil War: Unit | 96th Regiment, Ohio, infantry |