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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02457.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Civil War generals who sided against their birth states |
| Title | Joseph Rosewell Hawley to Jacob Eaton about the choice of a chaplain |
| Date | March 25, 1864 |
| Author | Hawley, Joseph Rosewell (1826-1905) |
| Recipient | Eaton, Jacob |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Seventh Connecticut Infantry Colonel Joseph R. Hawley (Hawley's Brigade) writes to Rev. Jacob Eaton, West Meriden, Connecticut, to tell him that, given the choice for chaplain between him and Rev. Mr. Holmes, and knowing nothing of either of them, the regiment had chosen Holmes. Holmes has gone off with the cavalry, thus is not able to be called. Eaton should come as quickly as he can. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Religion Union Forces Union General Cavalry Recruitment |
| People | Hawley, Joseph R (Joseph Roswell) (1826-1905) |
| Place written | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 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: Recipient Relationship | Comrade |