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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03045 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1861 |
| Title | Lewis Tripp to his parents discusses movements of his regiment and sending money |
| Date | 10 December 1861 |
| Author | Tripp, Lewis (b. 1839) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Tripp writes, "I am well and hope you are enjoying the same blessing we hav marched from alizabeth town to camp nevins 13 miles when ther was 16 thousand marched from this plase on tords [sic] old Buckner [General Simon Buckner]..." Discusses sending money. Written on stationery with an image of George B. McClellan, accompanied by the text: "The Napoleon of America." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union General Military Camp Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Patriotic Stationery and Postal Covers Confederate General or Leader Finance Soldier's Pay |
| People | Tripp, Lewis (b. 1839) Buckner, Simon Bolivar (1823-1914) McClellan, George B. (1826-1885) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Tripp enlisted on 23 September 1861 as a private into "D" Co. Ohio 18th Infantry, and was mustered out 9 November 1864 (American Civil War Research database). |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Mother Father |
| Civil War: Unit | 18th Infantry Ohio, D company |