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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05241.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of James K. Magie, C company, 78th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | James K. Magie to Mary Magie regarding their children |
| Date | 13 January 1863 |
| Author | Magie, James K. (fl. 1861-1863) |
| Recipient | Magie, Mary |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He is in Louisville on regimental business. He received a letter which indicated that Eddie, their son, was gravely ill. He wants to know what was wrong with him. Another son, Charles has begun to swear. Magie advises Mary to tell Charles that if he respects his father "he will not take up the loafish practice of swearing." Wants to go to the theater before he must rejoin his unit. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Children and Family Health and Medical Morality and Ethics Art, Music, Theater, and Film |
| People | Magie, James K. (fl. 1861-1863) Magie, Mary (fl. 1861-1863) |
| Place written | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| 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: Unit | 78th Illinois infantry |