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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03057.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters relating to George W. Ladd |
| Title | George Ladd to Carrie regarding government control of the telegraph and postal service |
| Date | 23 March 1862 |
| Author | Ladd, George (fl. 1861-1862) |
| Recipient | Deppen, Carrie |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | The government has taken control of the telegraph and they will take control of the mail system where they stop soldiers from sending letters home once they get into Virginia. He wanted to join the Navy at first but somehow ended up here. He describes his tent |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Post Office Telegraph Infrastructure Navy Military Camp |
| People | Ladd, George (fl. 1861-1862) Deppen, Carrie (fl. 1861-1862) |
| Place written | Camp Beaufort, Maryland |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| 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 |
| Civil War: Unit | 2nd New Hampshire Infantry, B Company |