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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02829.17 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters of the Allen Family, including five while on U.S. gunboats off South America |
| Title | William Oves to his sister about the build up to the Peninsula Campaign |
| Date | 29 March 1862 |
| Author | Oves, William (fl. 1862-1896) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Seems to have been written during the build up for the Peninsula Campaign. Left New York on Monday last and arrived on Wednesday in Hampton Roads. Says there are many war vessels in the harbor as an expedition is ready to go up the river to Yorktown and other places along the James River. Expects they will go up the river the middle of next week. Reports there were 14 or 15 steamers with 20,000 men in the harbor yesterday. More are on the way. Says there is 115,000 troops in the area. Wanted to see Bill Mayberry of the National Guard, but they were not there yet. References several of the Allen brothers, but says he has no news of them. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Navy Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Battle |
| Place written | Aboard USS Patroon at Fortress Monroe, Hampton Roads, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| 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 Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | USS Patroon |