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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07205.046 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters from a Union soldier called Albert |
| Title | Albert to Sister Sophia |
| Date | 21 December 1861 |
| Author | Albert (fl. 1861-) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | A large Rebel force was seen on the other side of the river, so Company K was sent down to investigate. After two hours a messenger came to tell them that they were approaching. He tells another story of how he and another soldier went to a farmhouse for some breakfast and discovered a couple of slaves and a grumpy old man. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Confederate States of America Union Soldier's Letter Slavery Diet and Nutrition |
| Place written | Onboard the U.S.S. Wessachicken |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition |
| 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: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |