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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09231 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Letter from an unidentified soldier to his sister describing a prayer meeting, a visit to New Orleans and army life |
| Date | 2-4 March 1863 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Unidentified soldier of the 16th New Hampshire Volunteers in Mansfield, Louisiana, describes a prayer meeting at a black church, visits to New Orleans, and army life. "We are thinking that the Conscription Act will go rather hard with some of the patriotic(?) ones at home. I understand that if it has really become a law, that if we get home safely we shall not have to go again 'till all the rest have been'." Signed with sketch of an anchor, symbolizing virtue of hope. |
| Subjects | Religion Conscription Soldier's Letter African American History Military Camp Military History Law Union Forces |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Religion; Law |
| 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 | Sister |
| Civil War: Unit | 16th New Hampshire Volunteers |