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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02159.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Francis G. Blackman and James A. Blackman, C company, 7th regiment, Rhode Island, infantry |
| Title | James A. Blackman to Mary Blackman describing an attempt to cross a river and the men's low morale |
| Date | 25 January 1863 |
| Author | Blackman, James A. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Recipient | Blackman, Mary |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his mother. Mentions General Ambrose Burnside, "Burnsides under took to cross the river gain and he had to give it up for the night before he intended to cross it commced[sic] to rain...the roads was so mudy that was all most imposabel for infentrey to get along much more Artillry and supplies for such a large army..." Mentions Generals William B. Franklin and Joseph Hooker. States many men are sick or have died and many are discouraged with the war. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Union General Infantry Artillery Military Supplies Health and Medical Disease |
| People | Blackman, James A. (fl. 1861-1865) Blackman, Mary (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Place written | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder Information: The collection includes letters of brothers James A. and Francis G. Blackman from Gloucester, Rhode Island. Letters regarding campaigning in Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, and South Carolina. James A. Blackman served in the Rhode Island 7th Infantry from September 1862 to October 1863. He was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps, 23rd Regiment on 29 October 1863 where he served until the end of the war. There is no regiment information available for Francis Blackman. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Mother |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | Rhode Island 7th Infantry |