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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09273.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of 50 letters of a soldier in the 189th regiment NY volunteers |
| Title | Letter from Horace J. Hammond to his wife, Eleanor Hammond regarding a possible transfer to a different regiment |
| Date | 22 August 1862 |
| Author | Hammond, Horace J. |
| Recipient | Hammond, Eleanor |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Hammond to wife. Although the month of the letter is not known, the letter was likely written on August 22nd, 1864 based on what is known about Hammond's whereabouts during the war and that of the 189th New York. Hopes letter finds her in good health and good spirits. Talks of joining a regiment and going to Elmiru [Elmira]. Consoles her, reminding her that he would only be gone for a little while. With the new regiment, he will get to go to Harpers Ferry. Will send home money from his pay as soon as he can. Not much to write about. Richard Collins will "be up on Saturday," so she should get him three pigs. Comforts her, telling her to "keep good courage." |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Union Forces Military History Marriage Union Soldier's Letter Civil War Soldier's Pay Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Hammond, Horace J. (fl. 1864-1865) |
| Place written | Elmira, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Agriculture; Health & Medicine |
| 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 | Wife |
| Civil War: Unit | 189th New York Vols. |