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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06559.045 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Sarah Perot Ogden |
| Title | David T. Faith to Sarah Ogden regarding his health and his search for his brother |
| Date | 13 July 1862 |
| Author | Faith, David T. (fl. 1861) |
| Recipient | Ogden, Sarah Perot |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to a friend, based on the content of the letter it is likely Sarah Ogden. Says he was examined by a doctor, who told him that he was not allowed to join his regiment, and sent him to Dr. King's. Tells Ogden that he is looking for his brother, Michael Faith, and requests that she please check the Broad and Hood Street Hospital for him. States he likes the place where he is staying on 24th and South Street because it has seventy-five beds and an upper ward. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Women's History Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Hospital Health and Medical Children and Family |
| People | Ogden, Sarah Perot (b. 1831) Faith, David T. (fl. 1861) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Sarah Perot Ogden was a Quaker from Philadelphia who took part in variety of philanthropic works such as assisting the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. She was a member of the Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames of America, the Philadelphia Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, and President of the Philadelphia Home for Incurables. Both Ogden and her husband, Edward H. Ogden, were strong supporters of the Union cause. During the Civil War Ogden volunteered in a military hospital where she made daily visits. Her husband served as a Union soldier. |
| 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 |