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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.10.091 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph M. Maitland |
| Title | James M. Maitland to Joseph M. Maitland discussing local matters, a strongly abolitionist party and his hope that Joseph will be sent closer to home |
| Date | 16 August 1863 |
| Author | Maitland, James M. (1815-1864) |
| Recipient | Maitland, Joseph M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Asks his son not to "neglect your daily devotions and cast off your Confidence in God: for he is your only shield, and defense in the day of trouble." Continues on to report that he has heard that General Ambrose Burnside's old Corps has returned to Cincinnati and crossed over to Covington, Ohio. Hopes that Joseph will be sent from Black River, his current location, to somewhere closer to home. Recently went to a gathering where he enjoyed himself, despite the fact that the "crowd was so strongly abolition." Discusses local matters extensively, including local elections. Mention John Brough, who was Governor of Ohio 1864-1865. There is a short note at the end of the letter, written 17 August, telling his son that he intends to send his photograph. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Children and Family Religion Union General Abolition Slavery African American History Photography Government and Civics Election Politics |
| People | Maitland, Joseph M. (1839-1918) Maitland, James M. (1815-1864) Burnside, Ambrose Everett (1824-1881) Brough, John (1811-1865) |
| Place written | Kingston, Ohio |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Religion; Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Joseph Maitland enlisted on 8 August 1862 as a private. He was mustered into "G" Co. OH 95th Infantry. He was mustered out 31 May 1865 at Memphis, Tennessee. Burnside, Commander of the Department of Ohio, was faced with the challenge of quieting Confederate sympathizers in Ohio, including Copperheads, or Peace Democrats. Maitland often referred to northerners with Confederate sympathies as "Butternuts." |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Son |
| Civil War: Unit | 95th Ohio Infantry, G Company |