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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.49.18 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Diton Phelps, F company, 6th regiment, Pennsylvania, infantry |
| Title | Diton Phelps to his mother, stating how he is pleased that there are new officers |
| Date | ca.15 July 1861-1864 |
| Author | Phelps, Diton (fl. 1861-1864) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his mother from Harrison's Landing. Comments about the warm weather that they are having. Says that it is thundering and he hopes that it rains so they will get water. Reports that Lieutenant Forrest is at home and does not believe that he will return. Believes that the lieutenant will resign once he finds out the news. Feels that they now have good new officers in their camp. Writes that the new lieutenant is not nearly as difficult for him or the rest of the camp to get along with as Lieutenant Forrest was. Requests that she send him some cheese through Adams Express. Says that they are living off of hard crackers, coffee, and fat pork. Complains about one of his tent mates, saying "Jakes a very disagreeable fellow." The letter is dated 15 July but a year is not given. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Children and Family Military Provisions Diet and Nutrition Military Camp |
| People | Phelps, Diton (fl. 1861-1864) |
| Place written | Harrison's Landing, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Diton Phelps enlisted as a private on 15 May 1861. He mustered into "F" Co. PA 35th Infantry. He was mustered out on 11 June 1864 at Harrisburg, PA. |
| 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: Unit | 6th Regiment, Pennsylvania, infantry, F company, |