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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02176.13 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Matthew Wood, C company, 9th regiment, Ohio, Cavalry |
| Title | Matthew Wood to Sarah Wood sends money |
| Date | 22 January 1864 |
| Author | Wood, Matthew (fl. 1862-1891) |
| Recipient | Wood, Sarah |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written at a camp near Knoxville, Tennessee to his wife. Sends his wife thirty dollars, though he is uneasy because of the insecure mail. Sends the money because the rebels could come any time. Keeps ten dollars because "if the rebels come here again I don't want to sufer for the want of a little mony like I did before." Written on military stationery with the image of a camp. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Cavalry Post Office Finance Soldier's Pay |
| People | Wood, Matthew (fl. 1862-1890) Wood, Sarah (fl. 1862-1916) |
| Place written | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Banking & Economics; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Matthew Wood served in the Ohio Ninth Cavalry with Burnside's army in Tennessee, and William T. Sherman's army at the burning of Atlanta and capture of Savannah. |
| 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 Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 9th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, C company |