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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09371 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865 |
| Title | John Owen to James about classmates at war |
| Date | 21 February 1865 |
| Author | Owen, John (fl. 1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Captain of 36th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops, mentions the locations of fellow Harvard alums, including "[Robert Todd] Lincoln in the army," and the health of those released from POW camps. He announces the news that "at this moment [received from] the Orderly…'By telegraph…a despatch from Admiral Dahlgren that Charleston is evacuated & that he is running up to take possession - you will fire a…salute…for the Capture of Charleston & Columbia, U.S. Grant.…' Hurra for Dahlgren & Sherman - The fall of Ch. & Columbia Yea! verily the end approaches & one last fight more & then peace.... Many of us…may not again see our loved homes - but the price of the victory will be gladly paid if this accursed Rebellion can only be crushed." Also writes: "6 Sophs have been out in the Chris. Com. & have devoted their time to teaching the Colored Troops….As you well know - letters are the all in all of a soldiers Life." To James, a Harvard classmate. |
| Subjects | African American History African American Troops Union Forces Soldier's Letter Prisoner of War Education Navy President Sherman's March to the Sea Christianity Religion |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Education; Government & Politics; 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: Unit | 36th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops |