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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02169.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Charles F. McFadden, B company, 40th regiment, Ohio, infantry |
| Title | Charles F. McFadden to Sisters describing camp life |
| Date | 8 August 1863 |
| Author | McFadden, Charles F. (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Right now they drill for an hour and a half each day. They do a skirmish drill and a battalion drill. He describes each to his sisters. He was sorry to hear that his mother was sick. Gen. Rosy and Gen. Garfield stopped by. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Children and Family Women's History Health and Medical Union General |
| People | McFadden, Charles F. (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Place written | Warbrace, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder Information: McFadden was a Private in the 40th Ohio Volunteers. Collection consists of letters written to his sisters and other friends and family from Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee about being on the move and skirmishing with the enemy. Describe his talks with prisoners and also mention his talks with "darkies." |
| 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 |
| Civil War: Unit | 40th Ohio Infantry, B Company |