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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02159.10 |
| 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 discussing his view of the war |
| Date | 5 August 1863 |
| Author | Blackman, James A. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Recipient | Blackman, Mary |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his mother about feeling sick but does not believe it is enough to get him discharged. Asks about his brother Francis. Discusses his view of the war. "I hope this war will soon be over and I think it would if the North made as great an effort as the south does I want to see peace but not a peace on eney [enemy] tearms. I had rather stay here ten years than to have our government distroyed. The coperheads are to come out here and talk peace on eney [enemy] tearms to the wounded Soldiers and see how they would make it. I hope that thare is none of my relation them sort of Trators." |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Health and Medical Government and Civics Confederate States of America Copperheads Injury or Wound Treason |
| People | Blackman, James A. (fl. 1861-1865) Blackman, Mary (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Place written | Camp Dennison, Ohio |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; 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 |