Sam to Lydia A. Bishoff reporting that he is to receive his arms and commenting on the health of fellow soldiers - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC03523.40.04
From Archive Folder	Lydia A. Bishoff collection of Civil War correspondence
Title	Sam to Lydia A. Bishoff reporting that he is to receive his arms and commenting on the health of fellow soldiers
Date	14 August 1861
Recipient	Bishoff, Lydia A.
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Sam is still in Oakland, and does not know how soon he will be called to take the line of march, although he is going to get his arms this week. He describes the health of a few members of his company, and asks how his mother is doing back home. He has heard from the "north Branch" that there are 5000 "sesechers" within 5 or 6 miles of Oakland. Sam suspects that this is true, and is worried since "there is no company but ours and whe have no arms whe would play hell afighting without arms," he says.
Subjects	Civil War Union Forces Military History Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Health and Medical Weaponry Confederate States of America
People	Bishoff, Lydia A. (1841-1914)
Place written	Oakland, Virginia
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	Cousin
Civil War: Theater of War	Main Eastern Theater