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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04558.030 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of George W. Tillotson |
| Title | George W. Tillotson to his wife instructing his wife to do everything she can to save their ill children even if it costs them everything |
| Date | 9 July 1862 |
| Author | Tillotson, George W. (fl. 1830-1918) |
| Recipient | Tillotson, Anne Elizabeth |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Still in hospital, regiment to go to Richmond, concerned about haying season at the farm, worries over children's severe illness: "Save them if it costs the farm and all the rest. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Children and Family Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Health and Medical Death Finance Hospital |
| People | Tillotson, George W. (fl. 1830-1918) Tillotson, Elizabeth Anne (fl. 1861-1898) |
| Place written | Roanoke Island, North Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Tillotson was thirty-one years old when he enlisted as a corporal on November 5, 1861. He mustered in H company of the NY 89th infantry or Dickinson Guards and later promoted to Sergeant. He was discharged on December 18, 1864. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 89th New York infantry, H company |