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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02016.050 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Heber Painter, I company, 58th regiment, Pennsylvania, infantry |
| Title | Heber Painter to his sister Kate about his new niece, a storm, Lincoln's new army and hopes for Grant and weariness with war |
| Date | 26 March 1864 |
| Author | Painter, Heber (1841-1900) |
| Recipient | Painter, Catherine (fl. 1844-1870) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Hopes his sister is in good health when he returns so that she may welcome him with a "rich musical treat." Mentions the arrival of a new niece from his sister Anna. The men are anxious to be relieved by another regiment. Visits Washington on a semi-weekly basis but was unable to this week due to a bad storm. Reports that the storm almost grounded the men in rebel country, but the anchors grounded the boat about 200 hundred yards from the shore. The men were able to return to New Berne and tried to sail to Washington again the following Thursday. Is hopeful that Grant will "sow the seeds of defeat, and demoralization and victory in the sunny south." Reports that Lincoln's 200,000 new soldiers will be ready to fight by the end of the spring. States that everyone is getting tired of the war including the rebels. A cavalry expedition was ready to set off, but was postponed due to 3 men from 12th New York deserting. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Military History Civil War Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Art, Music, Theater, and Film Children and Family Confederate States of America Navy Union General Recruitment President Cavalry Desertion |
| People | Painter, Heber (1841-1900) Painter, Catherine (fl. 1844-1870) Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Place written | New Bern, North Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Before joining the service, Painter was a trained printer from Danville, Pennsylvania. He was mustered as a private into F Company of the 58th Pennsylvania infantry on 8 October 1861 and transferred to I Company on 1 March 1862. While in I Company, he was promoted to Sergeant and eventually mustered out on 21 January 1866 as First Lieutenant. Painter also held a post as Quartermaster's clerk, and performed freedman duties shortly after the war ended. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 58th Pennsylvania Infantry |