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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03910 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Andrew H. Foote to Caroline Flagg Foote discussing his tiredness and mental anxiety after the Battle of Island Number Ten |
| Date | 8 April 1862 |
| Author | Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull) (1806-1863) |
| Recipient | Foote, Caroline Flagg |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Foote as commander of the Mississippi River Squadron to his wife. Written from Island No. 10, the day after Foote's Squadron captured it. Says he can barely lift his pen to write after the recent fight and the "intense mental anxiety for 23 days." Says she will see the account of the capture of Island No. 10 and claims "It is a Gibraltar." Says he cannot keep his head up and will feel better after a good night's sleep. Says his foot (earlier injured by a Confederate shell) is bothering him. Also includes a black and white print titled "Bombardment of Island No. 10." Shows ironclad rivership firing cannons at the islands. Size of the print is 15.6 x 23.6 cm. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union General Confederate States of America Injury or Wound Marriage Navy Mental Health Health and Medical Ironclad Artillery Art, Music, Theater, and Film Women's History |
| People | Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull) (1806-1863) Foote, Caroline Flagg (fl. 1862) |
| Place written | Island No. 10 on the Mississippi River |
| 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: Theater of War | Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach |