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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00653.10.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Julius M. Swain of B company, 39th regiment, Massachusetts infantry |
| Title | Julius Marshall Swain to his son Horace telling him to study hard and not smoke |
| Date | 5 June 1863 |
| Author | Swain, Julius Marshall (1835-1911) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written to his son Horace, from Georgetown, in Washington, D.C. Encourages him to study well and be good. Lists several maxims to live by, and encourages him not to smoke. |
| Subjects | Education Children and Family Tobacco and Smoking Morality and Ethics Infantry Military History Civil War Oath Orderly Book Soldier's Letter |
| People | Swain, Julius Marshall (1835-1911) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family |
| 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 |