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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.10.132 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph M. Maitland |
| Title | Samuel Lafferty to Joseph M. Maitland about his recovery and the movements of his company |
| Date | 11 August 1864 |
| Author | Lafferty, Samuel (fl. 1840-1908) |
| Recipient | Maitland, Joseph M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Addresses letter "Friend Joe." Writes from a camp outside Uniontown. Says he didn't think he would live, "...but I am getting tolerably stout again, but not stout enough to stand much exposure." Remarks he didn't think he would be leaving the regiment for good. Discusses going to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with his company. Informs him he is now waiting for the enemy to approach. States they are well-prepared and fortified. Anticipates going back to Camp Reynolds in Pennsylvania soon. Mentions all "the pretty girls of this state." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Health and Medical Confederate States of America Women's History |
| People | Maitland, Joseph M. (1839-1918) Lafferty, Samuel (fl. 1840-1908) |
| Place written | Uniontown, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Joseph Maitland enlisted on 8 August 1862 as a Private. He was mustered into "G" Co. OH 95th Infantry. He was mustered out 31 May 1865 at Memphis, Tennessee. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Friend |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 95th Ohio Infantry, G Company |