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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02016.017 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Heber Painter, I company, 58th regiment, Pennsylvania, infantry |
| Title | Heber Painter to his sister about sending money home, General McClellan, church and newspapers |
| Date | June 1862 |
| Author | Painter, Heber (1841-1900) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes from camp near Portsmouth, Virginia that he received his sister's letter and was happy to hear from her. Also writes that he sent home a sum of thirty dollars in a package sent along with the Captain. Refers to General McClellan as the "Napoleon of America." Describes a recent visit to a local church in Portsmouth where he was impressed by the furnishings but not by the orator of the service. He explains that the orator skipped over the prayer for the president and that he and his congregation were decidedly secessionists. He suspects that the men and boys of the congregation have either gone to war or are not religiously inclined. Reports that he and the captain are in good health and there are no soldiers in his regiment that are currently in the hospital. States that he is able to keep up with current affairs, as the soldiers are receiving the daily paper. |
| Subjects | Religion Soldier's Letter Military History Civil War Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Finance Union General Secession President Confederate States of America Health and Medical Hospital Journalism |
| People | Painter, Heber (1841-1900) McClellan, George B. (1826-1885) |
| Place written | Portsmouth, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Religion |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Before joining the service, Painter was a trained printer from Danville, Pennsylvania. He was mustered as a private into F Company of the 58th Pennsylvania infantry on 8 October 1861 and transferred to I Company on 1 March 1862. While in I Company, he was promoted to Sergeant and eventually mustered out on 21 January 1866 as First Lieutenant. Painter also held a post as Quartermaster's clerk, and performed freedman duties shortly after the war ended. |
| 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 | 58th Pennsylvania Infantry |