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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01080 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Letter from Daniel H. Hill to his wife, Isabella, detailing news from the camp, including measles outbreak, his position as Brigadier General, in addition to the arrival of two Union deserters with news of an advance |
| Date | 14 July 1861 |
| Author | Hill, Daniel H. (1821-1889) |
| Recipient | Isabella M. Hill |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Hill writes to his wife with general news. Discusses measles in the camp and the reception of his commission as Brigadier General in the Provisional Army. Also comments on two Union deserters who came with news of an advance, and remarks that "it would be the height of madness to come here. Let them come. We are ready and anxious to free our soil from pirates and murderers." Comments on the strength of the Confederate works. Compliments the 5th North Carolina Regiment under Colonel McRinney. Notes that a friend brought him a mosquito net that helped him get a good night's sleep. Written just before the first battle of Bull Run. |
| Subjects | First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Civil War Military History Disease Military Camp Health and Medical Desertion Battle Union Forces |
| People | Hill, D. H. (Daniel Harvey) (1821-1889) Hill, Isabella Morrison (1825-1904) |
| Place written | Yorktown, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; 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 |
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