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Collection Reference Number GLC02830.51
From Archive Folder Letters from a Union soldier to his fiancée 
Title John D. O'Connell to "My Dear Mary" explaining that his regiment is rarely mentioned in the newspapers as they have no reporter
Date 19 October 1862
Author O'Connell, John D. (fl. 1861-1866)  
Recipient Perkins, Mary H.  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description They carry no reporters with them, and thus there is nothing about them in the papers. He heard a good sermon in church. He sent her some music.
Subjects Soldier's Letter  Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Union Soldier's Letter  Soldier's Letter  Infantry  Art, Music, Theater, and Film    
People O'Connell, John D. (fl. 1861-1866)  Perkins, Mary H. (fl. 1861-1863)  
Place written Maryland
Theme The American Civil War; 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
Civil War: Theater of War Main Eastern Theater  
Civil War: Unit 14th Infantry (United States)