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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09273.44 |
| 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 with news of his march and hopes of returning home soon |
| Date | 4 May 1865 |
| Author | Hammond, Horace J. |
| Recipient | Hammond, Eleanor |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | All are healthy. Arrived after a long march at Manchester, which is across the river from Richmond. Will then march to Washington, which should take about eight or ten days. Hopefully will get home by the middle of June. Will write upon arrival in Washington. If they do not leave Manchester until Monday, then he will write again before then. Glad that she is going to see the calves. She must write often. Mail is being collected, so he must finish up writing. "I hope I will soon see you and stay with you." Tells her to send his love to everyone back home. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Union Forces Military History Marriage Union Soldier's Letter Civil War Washington, D.C. Health and Medical Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Hammond, Horace J. (fl. 1864-1865) |
| Place written | Manchester, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Health & Medicine; Religion; Children & Family; Agriculture |
| 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 |