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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08914.006 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Peter E. Rifenburgh and Louis Brooks |
| Title | Peter E. Rifenburgh to his brother discussing damages to a Union meal ship |
| Date | 14 November 1862 |
| Author | Rifenburgh, Peter E. (1843-1863) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Very glad to have received postage stamps in his last letter. Also glad to hear that all is well at home. Is well at present, but is getting a cold. Just returned from the meal ship, which has a few dents in its side "where the Merrimack balls struck her." Notices one just above a porthole. Can still see the remnants of the battle of Hampton Roads from months before. The U.S.S. Cumberland still lies on the ocean floor, with "the top part of her mast [sticking] out of the water." The U.S.S. Monitor is stationed there, guarding against another attack by the Confederates. Thinks they will be helping to take Richmond soon. Hopes God will spare his life if a battle should occur. Has to stop writing; wishes he had more time to write. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Battle Health and Medical Death Navy Monitor and Merrimac Ironclad Confederate States of America Navy Confederate States of America Post Office |
| People | Rifenburgh, Peter E. (1843-1863) |
| Place written | Newport News, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Brother |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 128th New York Infantry, K Company |