The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02159.19 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Francis G. Blackman and James A. Blackman, C company, 7th regiment, Rhode Island, infantry |
| Title | Francis G. Blackman to Mary Blackman discussing the end of the war and the capture of some Confederate soldiers |
| Date | 24 April [1865] |
| Author | Blackman, Francis G. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Recipient | Blackman, Mary |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his mother about the war being just about over. "...the Jonnes [Johnnies] keep coming in hear every day ...pitch on them and kill some and drive them of if it wasnt for the soldiers bing hear the Jonnes would not stand much chance..." Mentions some Confederate soldiers [Johnnies] that scouts apprehended. 100,000 dollars was found on one and 5,000 dollars on another. The scouts killed him. On stationary of the U.S. Christian Commission. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Confederate States of America Death Surrender Prisoner of War Finance Coins and Currency Charity and Philanthropy Religion US Sanitary Commission |
| People | Blackman, Francis G. (fl. 1861-1865) Blackman, Mary (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Place written | Martinsburg, West Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Religion |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder Information: The collection includes letters of brothers James A. and Francis G. Blackman from Gloucester, Rhode Island. Letters regarding campaigning in Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, and South Carolina. James A. Blackman served in the Rhode Island 7th Infantry from September 1862 to October 1863. He was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps, 23rd Regiment on 29 October 1863 where he served until the end of the war. There is no regiment information available for Francis Blackman. |
| 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 |