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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04662.032 |
| From Archive Folder | Charles E. Walbridge Collection |
| Title | Charles E. Walbridge to his mother offering an account of the capture of Folly Island, the bombardment of Charleston and seeing an armed, black Confederate soldier |
| Date | 14 April 1863 |
| Author | Walbridge, Charles E. (b. 1842) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Continue on 4/15 & 4/16 written from Folly Island. An account of the capture of Folly Island, the bombardment of Charleston, and the failure of union troops to take the city. Also, Walbridge sees an armed, black confederate soldier. It has been eight months since the regiment has been paid. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Battle Confederate States of America African American Troops Soldier's Pay African American History |
| People | Walbridge, Charles E. (fl. 1842-1866) |
| Place written | Coles Island, South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans |
| 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: Recipient Relationship | Mother |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 100th New York Volunteers, H Company |