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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08284.100 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters and documents relating to a commander in the Union navy |
| Title | Horatio L. Wait to "my darling wife" discussing his poor health and discipline |
| Date | 26 September 1864 |
| Author | Wait, Horatio Loomis (1836-1919) |
| Recipient | Wait, Chara Conant |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He has been sick with a headache and has been vomiting. He talks at length about disciplining Jimmy and how to deal with her parents who have other ideas on how to raise him. |
| 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 | Port Royal, South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| 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 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach |