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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.10.162 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph M. Maitland |
| Title | George W. Coleman to Joseph M. Maitland discussing his poor health, his baby and religious conversions |
| Date | 21 February 1865 |
| Author | Coleman, George W. (fl. 1857-1886) |
| Recipient | Maitland, Joseph M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Addresses letter "Dear Cousin." Apologizes for not writing more frequently. Says he is sick with a violent cold and severe headache as is his baby Carrie. Reports he sees Joseph's mother and brother daily. Informs Joseph of the many church revivals and conversions in the county. Expresses his desire for a "more respectable house of worship" for the Methodists. Mentions that Bell is all right. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Health and Medical Children and Family Religion Women's History |
| People | Maitland, Joseph M. (1839-1918) Coleman, George W. (fl. 1857-1886) |
| Place written | Kingston, Ohio |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Health & Medicine; Religion |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Joseph Maitland enlisted on 8 August 1862 as a Private. He was mustered into "G" Co. OH 95th Infantry. He was mustered out 31 May 1865 at Memphis, Tennessee. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Cousin |
| Civil War: Unit | 95th Ohio Infantry, G Company |