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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08334.29 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of correspondence of Wallace Mitchell, Union soldier |
| Title | Wallace Mitchell to George B. Mitchell regarding the rebellion in camp against the lack of food and neglect of the authorities |
| Date | 11 June 1861 |
| Author | Mitchell, Wallace (fl.1861-1867) |
| Recipient | Mitchell, George B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | They have been told to decide whether to enlist for the duration of the war or to go home. He wants to stay and fight, as that was what he joined up to do. He describes the awful conditions the men are living in, whilst the Pennsylvanian authorities decide what to do with them. The men have barely any clothes or food, and there was a rebellion in camp. After that they have been given as much food as they need. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Cavalry Clothing and Accessories Military Provisions Military Supplies Diet and Nutrition Alcohol Rebellion |
| People | Mitchell, Wallace (fl. 1861-1867) Mitchell, George B. (d. 1865) |
| Place written | Camp Wright |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder information: Union soldier, 16th PA Cavalry, Archive of 32 letters, 1861-1867. Details of cavalry life in the Army of the Potomac, illustrations, Union Patriotic envelopes, etc., revealing the conditions in the army: "Our men are many of them almost naked and to tell the plain truth have nearly starved we have agree among ourselves not to send home any word about our condition until now." |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry, C Company |