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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06452.05.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | J.P. Yorke to M. A. Hazen discussing the death of 'Amanda' [his wife?] |
| Date | 28 August 1864 |
| Author | Yorke, J. P. (fl. 1864) |
| Recipient | Hazen, M.A. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Yorke, a soldier, replies to a letter from Hazen, a reverend in Plymouth, New Hampshire. Discusses the death of Amanda, (possibly his wife), stating "It seems at times, the world looks so dark & dreary, to me, that I have nothing for which to live. Yet I know that it is not right, to fact, thus, I have something for which to live. My country calls & calls ..." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Women's History Death Religion Patriotism |
| People | Hazen, M. A. (fl. 1864) Yorke, J. P. (fl. 1864) |
| Place written | La Grange, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Religion |
| 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 |