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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.08.44 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Robert S. Terry |
| Title | Robert Terry to his Father reporting that he is in hospital in Baltimore |
| Date | 27 September 1862 |
| Author | Terry, Robert B. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that is at the hospital in Baltimore, sick with diarrhea, and as a result missed the fight at Middletown Heights. Asks that his father give his respects to Jack Burr, a fellow soldier who was sent home. Written in pencil. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Health and Medical Hospital Battle Children and Family |
| People | Terry, Robert B. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| 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 |