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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00653.10.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Julius M. Swain of B company, 39th regiment, Massachusetts infantry |
| Title | Julius Marshall Swain to his mother about his family's opposition to him joining a negro regiment |
| Date | 7 June 1863 |
| Author | Swain, Julius Marshall (1835-1911) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written from Georgetown, in Washington, D.C. Is anxious to take the right classes and pass his exam to prove his worthiness to receive a good commission. Recognizes that family at home is opposed "to my joining a negro regiment," but is anxious to serve his country. Has ordered a life insurance policy. |
| Subjects | African American History Finance Education Military History Infantry Civil War Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter African American Troops |
| People | Swain, Julius Marshall (1835-1911) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Swain was a telegrapher with the Massachusetts Signal Corps, 38th Regiment. He enlisted in 1862 as a second lieutenant, and was commissioned into the US Army Signal Corps in 1863, resigning in 1865. He was breveted first lieutenant and captain 13 March 1865. Swain considered joining the 54th Mass. (Colored) Regiment. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |