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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02176.12 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Matthew Wood, C company, 9th regiment, Ohio, Cavalry |
| Title | Matthew Wood to Sarah Wood discusses rumors that Generals Ulysses S. Grant and John Foster will soon defeat James Longstreet's men |
| Date | 11 January 1864 |
| Author | Wood, Matthew (fl. 1862-1891) |
| Recipient | Wood, Sarah |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written from near Knoxville, Tennessee to his wife. Mentions his good appetite and ragged clothes, but quartermaster is requisitioning more, rumors that Generals Ulysses S. Grant and John Foster will soon defeat James Longstreet's men. Deliberates whether to send money to his wife. Mentions sending a verse by a Kentucky soldier. Talks again of religion and happiness that their deceased children are in a better place. Written on military stationery with the image of a camp. |
| Subjects | Religion Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Cavalry Military Supplies Military Uniforms Union General Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Finance Soldier's Pay Poetry Literature and Language Arts Death Children and Family |
| People | Wood, Matthew (fl. 1862-1890) Wood, Sarah (fl. 1862-1916) Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Longstreet, James (1821-1904) Foster, John Gray (1823-1874) |
| Place written | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Religion; Children & Family; Banking & Economics; Arts & Literature |
| 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 |