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Collection Reference Number GLC08284.107
From Archive Folder Letters and documents relating to a commander in the Union navy 
Title Horatio L. Wait to "my darling little angel" requesting more news about her life and complaining of isolation
Date n.d.
Author Wait, Horatio Loomis (1836-1919)  
Recipient Wait, Chara Conant  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description He can't stand the thought of her needing him especially as he needs her. He is so isolated and kept apart from his wife and child. He asks her to write about herself more than anyone else.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Navy  Soldier's Letter  Union Soldier's Letter  Photography  Art, Music, Theater, and Film    
People Wait, Horatio Loomis (1836-1919)  Wait, Chara Conant Long (1839-1908)  
Place written s.l.
Theme Naval & Maritime; Women in American History
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Civil War: Recipient Relationship Wife