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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06559.150 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Sarah Perot Ogden |
| Title | Edward H. Ogden to Sarah Ogden regarding the rebels crossing the Potomac and the scene at Williamsport, Maryland |
| Date | ca. 1863 |
| Author | Ogden, Edward H. (fl. 1853-1865) |
| Recipient | Ogden, Sarah Perot |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his wife over a three day period, Sunday afternoon, Monday, and Tuesday morning. Sunday afternoon: Writes that the men marched from Hagerstown, Maryland to their present site, "leaving there, last night about midnight, & halting on the route for an hour or two sleep." Says they left Hagerstown because the rebels retreated across the Potomac, so they were "ordered to the old Keystone once more." He describes the scene at Williamsport, Maryland, in which his regiment lay within four miles of the battle site, hearing "flashes & reports of the guns & musketry." Monday: Writes that a soldier from his regiment was "taken with temporary insanity during last night." Says both he and Mr. Mason have been put in charge of the soldier, whose lunacy resulted from "want of sleep & over fatigue." Tuesday morning: Writes that he brought the broken - down soldier to a quiet farmhouse, where he was put under the "kind care of the old lady Mrs. Walter." Says while at the farmhouse he finally got his first opportunity to write a letter, using a table and pen and ink. He informs his wife that while at Williamsport, Lieutenant Reynolds ordered his brigade to reinforce [General Ambrose] Burnside, whose Blue Reserves were in a skirmish with the rebels. He abruptly closes the letter, wishing his love to all. Date is not listed, but likely written in July 1863. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Women's History Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Hospital Confederate States of America Battle Weaponry Mental Health Health and Medical Union General |
| People | Ogden, Sarah Perot (b. 1831) Ogden, Edward H. (fl. 1853-1865) |
| Place written | Greencastle, Pennsylvania |
| 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 |