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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07064.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865 |
| Title | William H. Grifman to his sister discussing the end of the war and his delight in killing black people |
| Date | 5 September 1865 |
| Author | Grifman, William H. (fl. 1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Letter illustrated with two stick figures on p. 4 (one, shouldering a gun, and one waving a flag) that talks about the end of the war and mentions "Killing Niggers" - "We are having great times with the Nigers. There is not a night but some of them are killed sometimes half a dozen". "Oh what a happy time it will be for me when we pack our knapsacks for the last time." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Reconstruction African American History |
| People | Grifman, William H. (fl. 1865) |
| Place written | Chattanooga |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Reconstruction |
| 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 | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |