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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.10.114 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph M. Maitland |
| Title | Letter to Joe discussing health, the fair weather and his suspicion that his regiment will be travelling South |
| Date | 2 February 1864 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Signature is illegible. Letter is addressed, "Friend Joe," who is possibly Joseph Maitland. Writes he is sorry to hear of his family sickness, commenting "were it not for sickness we would not know how to appreciate health properly." Remarks that he has been enjoying the nice weather they have been having and states, "how can you keep from falling in love I find it almost impossible, such weather makes me feel good and incline towards the good, kind, and beautiful beings." Informs him that he thinks his regiment is going down South again soon. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Health and Medical Children and Family Love Letters |
| Place written | West Jefferson, Ohio |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Joseph Maitland enlisted on 8 August 1862 as a Private. He was mustered into "G" Co. OH 95th Infantry. He was mustered out 31 May 1865 at Memphis, Tennessee. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Friend |