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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.08.48 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Robert S. Terry |
| Title | Robert Terry to his Father regarding his appointment to the position of assistant clerk at the hospital |
| Date | 3 November 1862 |
| Author | Terry, Robert B. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs his father that he has gotten the position of Assistant Clerk at the hospital, and his health is much improved as he only has a "touch" of dysentery. Writes that he hopes Martha, possibly his sister, feels better soon. Reports that "they had quite a stir here on account of General [John] Wool arresting some of the leading men and sending them to Delaware, but they are released now and it is pretty much blowed over." Asks that she send him the New York Ledgers. Written on stationery with "US Army General Hospital, Newton University, Baltimore" letterhead. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Prisoner Journalism Children and Family Health and Medical Women's History Union General Military Law Hospital |
| People | Terry, Robert B. (fl. 1861-1865) Wool, John Ellis (1784-1869) |
| Place written | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Robert Terry enlisted on 4 June 1861 as a Private. He was mustered into "K" Co. PA 36th Infantry. He was discharged on 27 April 1865. |
| 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 |
| Civil War: Unit | 36th Pennsylvania, Infantry, K Company |