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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02176.22 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Matthew Wood, C company, 9th regiment, Ohio, Cavalry |
| Title | Matthew Wood to Sarah Wood and Lydia Jane Wood speculates his regiment will move on to Atlanta and says he is too ill to ride |
| Date | 27 October 1864 |
| Author | Wood, Matthew (fl. 1862-1891) |
| Recipient | Wood, Sarah Wood, Lydi Jane |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written from Chattanooga, Tennessee to his wife and daughter. Talks of reuniting with a friend from home named Dempsy. Speculates his regiment will move on to Atlanta. Is too ill to ride, so in free time will have another likeness taken with money obtaining by selling his watch. Says some men took a tour up Lookout Mountain, which presents "a perfect scenery." Discusses the popular conception concerning the 1864 election, saying "I dont think like some of our McClellan men do that" believe the Confederates "will fight us four year longer if Old Abe is reelected." |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Cavalry Health and Medical Photography Finance Travel Geography and Natural History Politics Election Government and Civics President Union General Confederate States of America |
| People | Wood, Matthew (fl. 1862-1890) Wood, Sarah (fl. 1862-1916) Wood, Lydia Jane (fl. 1864) |
| Place written | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Banking & Economics; Government & Politics; Health & Medicine; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Matthew Wood served in the Ohio Ninth Cavalry with Burnside's army in Tennessee, and William T. Sherman's army at the burning of Atlanta and capture of Savannah. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 9th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, C company |