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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06559.113 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Sarah Perot Ogden |
| Title | Friedrich Hartman to Sarah Ogden regarding his son's body |
| Date | 23 August 1863 |
| Author | Hartman, Friedrich (fl. 1863) |
| Recipient | Ogden, Sarah Perot |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that the death of Hartman's son has occasioned "great mourning." Thanks Ogden for her kindness and requests that his son's body be sent to the family in Wisconsin. Asks whether the remains will be transported, or whether he will have to come to Philadelphia himself. Also asks what his son said last. In a postscript, states that Ogden will not have to have her letter translated. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Women's History Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Hospital Children and Family Death |
| People | Ogden, Sarah Perot (b. 1831) Hartman, Friedrich (fl. 1863) Hartman, William (d. 1863) |
| Place written | Watertown, Wisconsin |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Sarah Perot Ogden was a Quaker from Philadelphia who took part in variety of philanthropic works such as assisting the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. She was a member of the Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames of America, the Philadelphia Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, and President of the Philadelphia Home for Incurables. Both Ogden and her husband, Edward H. Ogden, were strong supporters of the Union cause. During the Civil War Ogden volunteered in a military hospital where she made daily visits. Her husband served as a Union soldier. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Related documents | Friedrich Hartman to Sarah Ogden regarding his son's death [in German] |