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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.21.19 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters to Assistant Surgeon Henry F. McSherry of the U.S. Navy |
| Title | Richard M. McSherry to Henry F. McSherry with news that all the family is well |
| Date | 29 October 1862 |
| Author | McSherry, Richard M. (b. 1792) |
| Recipient | McSherry, Henry F. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Richard to his son Richard. Says they are all well and that Dick stayed with them last night. Says "all we have to do is pray that Almighty God may shorten our trials. we are not in want of anything but mutual peace." |
| Subjects | Surgeon Civil War Military History Union Forces Navy Religion |
| People | McSherry, Henry F. (b. 1837) McSherry, Richard M. (b. 1792) |
| Place written | Martinsburg, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| 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 | Father |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |