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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06559.127 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Sarah Perot Ogden |
| Title | Hermengilde Sulkin to Sarah Ogden regarding her son's recovery |
| Date | 22 January 1863 |
| Author | Sulkin, Hermenegilde (fl. 1863) |
| Recipient | Ogden, Sarah Perot |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Says she received Ogden's letter dated the 14th, which discussed her son's improved health. Mentions she received a letter from Alphonse on the same day, and could tell from his handwriting that he was still weak. Believes that Ogden has become almost like a mother to him. States she hopes that Ogden's efforts are rewarded by God, and asks that Ogden please write to inform her whether or not Alphonse will obtain a discharge. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Women's History Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Hospital Children and Family Health and Medical Religion Woman Author |
| People | Ogden, Sarah Perot (b. 1831) Sulkin, Hermenegilde (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Napierville, Quebec |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Religion; Health & Medicine; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Sarah Perot Ogden was a Quaker from Philadelphia who took part in variety of philanthropic works such as assisting the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. She was a member of the Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames of America, the Philadelphia Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, and President of the Philadelphia Home for Incurables. Both Ogden and her husband, Edward H. Ogden, were strong supporters of the Union cause. During the Civil War Ogden volunteered in a military hospital where she made daily visits. Her husband served as a Union soldier. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |