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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02173.36 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of William H. Scarborough, B company, 96th regiment, Ohio, infantry |
| Title | William H. Scarborough to Parents about the heat, going to New Orleans and false reports of their shipwreck |
| Date | 8 September 1864 |
| Author | Scarborough, William H. (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | The heat is causing him to break out, but otherwise he is very healthy. He thought they would remain where they are but they received orders to be ready to embark at any moment. They got on a boat back to New Orleans, but it was stalled for four hours. There was a false report saying they'd been shipwrecked. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Health and Medical Transportation |
| Place written | Morgan's Bend, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Archive Folder information: Scarborough was a Private in the Ohio 96th Vols. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Father Mother |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach |
| Civil War: Unit | 96th Regiment, Ohio, infantry |