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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02254.38 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers from Battle of Roanoke Island to end of war re: torpedoes |
| Title | Richard T. Renshaw to Ella Godley Renshaw worrying over her health and the health of their child [incomplete] |
| Date | n.d. |
| Author | Renshaw, Richard T. (1822-1879) |
| Recipient | Renshaw, Ella Godley |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | The letter is incomplete, beginning on the fifth page of Renshaw's original letter to his wife. He asks after his wife and "baby child" and hopes to return home in three months, for "there is not an hour through the days that I am not wondering what you and Maria are doing." Worries repeatedly about the health of both wife and daughter and reminds Ella that "when you are in need of me I will come to you at all hazards." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Navy Union General Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Children and Family Marriage Health and Medical |
| People | Renshaw, Richard T. (1822-1879) Renshaw, Ella Godley (1841-1903) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; 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 | Wife |