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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03047.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Frank J. Tracy, C Company, 21st Regiment, Maine Infantry |
| Title | Frank Tracy to Ann describing an African American regiment |
| Date | 3 May 1863 |
| Author | Tracy, Frank J. (fl. 1863) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | They will not start for home until the 10th or 15th of next month. Two regiments of cavalry from General Grant's army came in and captured 50 prisoners. In all they had about 1100 prisoners. They also took African-Americans and put them right into the army. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Infantry Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Pay Health and Medical African American History African American Troops Prisoner of War |
| People | Tracy, Frank J. (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Letters written during the battles of Port Hudson & Baton Rouge. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 21st Regiment, Maine Infantry, "C" Company |