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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04662.026 |
| From Archive Folder | Charles E. Walbridge Collection |
| Title | Charles E. Walbridge to his mother mentioning the cost of meals shipboard and the failed attempt of a black servant to make apple dumplings |
| Date | 18 January 1863 |
| Author | Walbridge, Charles E. (b. 1842) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He is glad to hear from the family. He is living well but meals cost 50 cents shipboard. Discusses the failed attempt of a black servant to make apple dumplings. Written from U.S. Steamer Catawba, Beaufort Harbor. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Diet and Nutrition Finance Military Provisions African American History Servant Contrabands Steamboat |
| People | Walbridge, Charles E. (fl. 1842-1866) |
| Place written | Beaufort Harbor, North Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; 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 | Mother |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | U.S. Steamer Catawba 100th New York Volunteers, H Company |