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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06559.011 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Sarah Perot Ogden |
| Title | Reuben Davis to Edward H. Ogden regarding his health and repeating a request for a check |
| Date | 14 June 1862 |
| Author | Davis, Reuben (fl. 1862) |
| Recipient | Ogden, Edward H. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes his health has improved since he returned home because of the care given by the women from the Broad and Cherry Hospital. Reports on the state of his garden, and concludes by repeating a request made in a previous letter (GLC06559.010) for a check payable to his name. Includes an embossed seal in the upper left hand corner. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Women's History Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Hospital Soldier's Pay |
| People | Davis, Reuben (fl. 1862) Ogden, Edward H. (fl. 1853-1864) |
| Place written | Harrisville, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Edward H. Ogden enlisted on 26 June 1863 as a 1st Sergeant. On 26 June 1863 he mustered into "C" Co. PA 32nd Infantry. He was mustered out on 11 August 1863. His wife, Sarah Perot Ogden was a Quaker from Philadelphia who took part in variety of philanthropic works such as assisting the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. She was a member of the Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames of America, the Philadelphia Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, and President of the Philadelphia Home for Incurables. Both Edward and Sarah Ogden were strong supporters of the Union cause. During the Civil War Sarah Ogden volunteered in a military hospital where she made daily visits. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |