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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06559.088 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Sarah Perot Ogden |
| Title | Joseph Thompson to Sarah Ogden regarding life in camp near Potomac Creek |
| Date | 27 February 1863 |
| Author | Thompson, Joseph (fl. 1863-1864) |
| Recipient | Ogden, Sarah Perot |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes from camp near Potomac Creek. Says he wishes he were back at the hospital. Describes an incident where he fell asleep outside and woke up "snowed under in the morning and almost froze to death." Says he has been reading the Bible every day as Miss [Uell] requested. Apologizes for the poor quality of the picture(s) he sent Ogden. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Women's History Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Hospital Military Camp Health and Medical Photography Religion |
| People | Ogden, Sarah Perot (b. 1831) Thompson, Joseph (fl. 1863-1864) |
| Place written | Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Women in American History; Religion |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Sarah Perot Ogden was a Quaker from Philadelphia who took part in variety of philanthropic works such as assisting the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. She was a member of the Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames of America, the Philadelphia Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, and President of the Philadelphia Home for Incurables. Both Ogden and her husband, Edward H. Ogden, were strong supporters of the Union cause. During the Civil War Ogden volunteered in a military hospital where she made daily visits. Her husband served as a Union soldier. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |