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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08895.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865 |
| Title | Henry Warner Slocum to Joseph Grafton about recovering the body of his brother |
| Date | 9 April 1865 |
| Author | Slocum, Henry Warner (1827-1894) |
| Recipient | Grafton, Joseph |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | General Slocum replies to a letter from Grafton regarding the body of his brother, Captain James Ingersoll Grafton. Writes "I think the body of your brother can be recovered and forwarded to you as soon as the campaign on which we are about to enter is brought to a close. I will gladly afford any assistance in my power. Your brother was a gallant Officer and his loss is deeply lamented through my command." Written on Head Quarters, Army of Georgia stationery. |
| Subjects | Military History Civil War Union Forces Death Children and Family Union General |
| People | Slocum, Henry Warner (1827-1894) Grafton, Joseph (fl. 1865) Grafton, James Ingersoll (d. 1865) |
| Place written | Goldsboro, North Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Slocum participated in the Campaign of the Carolinas February-April 1865. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Related documents | William T. Sherman to Frederick Schuckhardt discussing the recovery of Captain James Ingersoll Grafton's body and his belief that the war is nearly over Charles C. Leigh to Horace James introducing William Hughes, who is on his way to recover a body |