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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09273.45 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of 50 letters of Horace J. Hammond, a soldier in the 189th regiment New York volunteers |
| Title | Letter from Horace J. Hammond to Eleanor Hammond regarding the company's plans to march to Elmira and his request for a furlough |
| Date | 16 May 1865 |
| Author | Hammond, Horace J. |
| Recipient | Hammond, Eleanor |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Printed on stationery from the U.S. Christian Commission. All are healthy. Met up with the regiment at a camp five or so miles outside of Washington. They have been here for 4 or 5 days. Got 3 letters from her last night and 2 more today. Got $5 in one of them today. Was "glad to hear from you and very glad to get that money for I hadn't got any." "Very warm" today. Will probably stay at this camp until the regiment departs for Elmira to be discharged. "Some think we will go to Elmira in 3 or 4 weeks, and some think it will be 6 weeks." Spoke to the captain about getting a furlough for 20 days. The captain thought he could get one but was not completely sure; there needs to be a reason for a furlough. Asks if she really needs him at home, for that could be a sufficient excuse for a furlough. "Can't you write some good excuse so that I can get a furlough?" Is open to a furlough now because the fighting is over. She must trust in the Lord and be faithful to Him. Thinks they will get to Elmira in 3 or 4 weeks. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Union Forces Military History Marriage Union Soldier's Letter Civil War Christianity Religion Charity and Philanthropy Health and Medical Finance Military Camp Religion Finance |
| People | Hammond, Horace J. (fl. 1864-1865) |
| Place written | Five miles from Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Health & Medicine; Religion; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Hammond enlisted on August 17, 1864 at Avoca, NY as a Private. He served largely at City Point, Virginia, the headquarters for General Ulysses S. Grant. While at City Point, he was injured when a fellow soldier's rifle discharged and the bullet became lodged in his leg. Doctors removed the bullet and Hammond recovered without having his leg amputated. Hammond was discharged on May 30, 1865. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 189th New York Vols., "G" Company |