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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03858.02.13 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Henry C. Parrott |
| Title | Henry C. Parrott to his sister about a muddy march, using Confederate supplies to publish a newspaper and taking command of another company |
| Date | 16 July 1863 |
| Author | Parrott, Henry C. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Henry is sorry to hear that Sophia is not well and regrets that he cannot see her unless the war ends before the fall "which seems favorable now." They marched 65 miles in knee deep mud with 30,000 Confederates in ten days. Some of the men used the Confederate supplies for the Winchester Daily Bulletin to publish their own version and he encloses a copy. He is in command of another company whose officers were wounded at Stone River. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Battle Children and Family Health and Medical Women's History Extreme Weather Injury or Wound Battle of Stones River (Murfreesboro) Travel Confederate States of America Military Supplies Printing Journalism |
| People | Parrott, Henry C. (fl. 1861-1865) Parrott, Sophia (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Place written | Winchester, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Arts & Literature; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| 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 Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 75th Illinois Volunteers |