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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02166.041 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Alfred Hughes, a detainee at Camp Chase, Ohio, as a Confederate sympathizer |
| Title | Alfred Hughes to Mary Hughes about wife's diphtheria and possibly taking the oath to get release |
| Date | 20 August 1862 |
| Author | Hughes, Alfred (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Recipient | Hughes, Mary |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | News of his wife's diphtheria; vows to take the oath if necessary to return and nurse her back to health; receiving dispatch with news of her improved condition. |
| Subjects | Prisoner of War Soldier's Letter Prisoner of War Civil War Military History Health and Medical Confederate States of America Prison Camp Prisoner Union Forces Health and Medical Disease Oath |
| People | Hughes, Mary (fl. 1862-1864) Hughes, Alfred (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Place written | Camp Chase, Ohio |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Hughes, a doctor from Wheeling, Virginia, was detained at Camp Chase, Ohio, as a Confederate sympathizer. He and his wife, Mary, numbered their letters to know which ones were lost, stolen or censored. The collection includes his last will, news clippings relating to the war and prisoners of war. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife |