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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04558.050 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of George W. Tillotson |
| Title | George W. Tillotson to his wife wishing he could help her with farm work |
| Date | 24 October 1862 |
| Author | Tillotson, George W. (fl. 1830-1918) |
| Recipient | Tillotson, Anne Elizabeth |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Feeling better, wishing he could help his wife with farm-work, speculating about McClellan's intentions. "...I dont feel as patriotic as I did, Maybe, because I have lost confidence in most of the head officers, for I dont believe they want the war to end, and further, in the way things are going it will never end, by fighting. I am not alone in this opinion, for it is one generally, and openly expressed thoughout the ranks, except, by some of the new troops, who have not forgotten the old home idea, that the South is a going to be scared to death of a presidents proclamation or a call for a few hundred thousand more men, but by the time they have fully seen the elephant, the idea of scare, like that of starve, and nothing to fight with, will 'play out.' I had rather see the Union divided rather than have the war last the remainder of my term of enlistment." Mentions other soldiers who have enlisted in regular service and transferred to other branches. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Union General Marriage Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Health and Medical Recruitment President Presidential Speeches and Proclamations Emancipation Confederate States of America Slavery African American History |
| People | Tillotson, George W. (fl. 1830-1918) Tillotson, Elizabeth Anne (fl. 1861-1898) |
| Place written | Pleasant Valley, Maryland |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Tillotson was thirty-one years old when he enlisted as a corporal on November 5, 1861. He mustered in H company of the NY 89th infantry or Dickinson Guards and later promoted to Sergeant. He was discharged on December 18, 1864. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 89th New York infantry, H company |
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