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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02415.055 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of James H. Kellogg, I company, 21st regiment, Michigan, infantry |
| Title | James H. Kellog to Mary discusses money and how other men spend it on drinking or gambling, but he is more careful |
| Date | 12 November 1863 |
| Author | Kellogg, James H. (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Money goes very fast these days he says. Even after receiving two months pay some of the boys have no money left. But he is very careful about how he spends his money. Other soldiers waste their money on drinking and gambling. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Infantry Soldier's Pay Finance Alcohol Gambling |
| People | Kellogg, James H. (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Place written | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Banking & Economics |
| 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: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 21st Michigan Infantry, I company |