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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06559.148 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Sarah Perot Ogden |
| Title | Edward H. Ogden to Sarah Ogden regarding the lack of rations and clothing, the men's health and the chaplain |
| Date | 12 July 1863 |
| Author | Ogden, Edward H. (fl. 1853-1865) |
| Recipient | Ogden, Sarah Perot |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes from a field near the Maryland border. Says his regiment has not received any rations, and they have "been on short allowance" since they left Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The men have been buying their own bread, and they finally got coffee today. He complains that he had bread and mustard for dinner yesterday, but realizes that "such is the life of a soldier." There are presently only a few soldiers who have taken sick, and he feels that Dr. Darrack, their surgeon, is "very attentive and kind." Recently, he called on Dr. Neil who is the Medical Director and Surgeon in Chief to this department. Mentions that Chas Crissey has recovered from his attack of diarrhea. With the lack of clothing, the men have been sharing stockings between them. Notes that the camp is having an Episcopal service today. Says he believes that the chaplain "is a high church man & confines himself to books exclusively, this to my Quaker notions is the perfection of hireling ministry - tell Father Ogden he wears a sword with a cross upon it." He concludes with the hope that she will write to him every day. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Women's History Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Hospital Military Provisions Diet and Nutrition Health and Medical Clothing and Accessories Military Supplies Quaker Religion Weaponry |
| People | Ogden, Sarah Perot (b. 1831) Ogden, Edward H. (fl. 1853-1865) |
| Place written | Maryland |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Religion |
| 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 |