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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02664 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | D.C. Bailey to Mary E. Bailey regarding his situation defending Washington D.C. |
| Date | 22 June 1865 |
| Author | Bailey, D. C. (fl. 1864-1865) |
| Recipient | Bailey, Mary E. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | States that he is grateful and thanks God that he and his family have been safe from sickness and harm. Reports that a part of his regiment is in Madison and will probably be there for some time. He hopes that if he is to stay long somewhere, it is in a town that he is familiar with. Gives instructions on plowing around the potato crop, killing weeds, and shoeing his horses. He is being kept in a camp near Tennally Town, Washington D.C. to defend the city while the Lincoln assassination trials are going on. Reports that all the testimony from the trial has been taken. Hopes that the remainder of the trial will not take a long time and that the conspirators get what they deserve. |
| Subjects | Assassination Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Children and Family Health and Medical Religion Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Military Camp Washington, D.C. Lincoln Assassination President Law Military History Military Law Crime Criminals and Outlaws |
| People | Bailey, D. C. (fl. 1864-1865) Bailey, Mary E. (fl. 1864-1865) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Agriculture; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |