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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02166.055 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Alfred Hughes, a detainee at Camp Chase, Ohio, as a Confederate sympathizer |
| Title | Alfred Hughes to Mary Hughes with hopes of release and the appointment of a judge who might examine political cases |
| Date | 31 August 1862 |
| Author | Hughes, Alfred (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Recipient | Hughes, Mary |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Hopes for release or parole; appointment of Judge Hitchcock to investigate cases of political prisoners at Camp Chase; Gen. Halleck's orders indicating release is inevitable; offers medical advice for her various ailments. |
| 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 Oath Parole Politics Judiciary Union General Health and Medical |
| People | Hughes, Mary (fl. 1862-1864) Hughes, Alfred (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Place written | Camp Chase, Ohio |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Law; Government & Politics |
| 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 |