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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.08.71 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Robert S. Terry |
| Title | Robert Terry to his Sister regarding his disappointment with the picture of Lizzie |
| Date | 11 May 1863 |
| Author | Terry, Robert B. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Recipient | Terry, Louisa |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports to his sister, "your photograph came through safe and I am very much pleased with yours. But I know that if Lizzie is ugly she is not as ugly as that picture makes her out to be." Informs her that he was taken out of the Commissary department and made "Ward Master." Notes that he does not want the position, but remarks that he may like the job once he begins. 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 Children and Family Women's History Photography Hospital |
| 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 | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 36th Pennsylvania, Infantry, K Company |