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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07705.018 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Richard H. Jackson, I Company, 9th Regiment, New York Infantry |
| Title | Richard Jackson to his father with reports of witnessing a "glorious naval engagement" |
| Date | 30 August 1861 |
| Author | Jackson, Richard H. (fl. 1861-1888) |
| Recipient | Jackson, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Since General Wool took over, things have improved greatly, down to the cook. He witnessed a naval battle between the Frigate Savannah and a Secession gun-boat. He writes that he received more clothes including a regular's fatigue suit. He now longs for a brush with the enemy. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Navy Battle Military Camp Diet and Nutrition Confederate States of America Clothing and Accessories Union General Military Uniforms Artillery Patriotism |
| People | Jackson, Richard H. (fl. 1861-1888) Jackson, Henry (fl. 1861-1864) |
| Place written | Newport News, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Letters of Richard H. Jackson, Lieutenant in the 9th NY regiment, Hawkins Zouaves, during the period of his service in the Union Army and his subsequent employment as a government clerk attached to the army's subsistence department. 185 letters written to his father in New York City which reveal in detail his two year army enlistment, from his first encampment at Riker's Island in May of 1861 to May of 1863 in Head & Morris Island, South Carolina where Jackson witnesses and reports on the Army and Naval operations against Charleston. Also included: 92 wartime letters written to Jackson from his father and 113 wartime letters written to Jackson by friends, relatives, and associates. 130 covers addressed to Jackson many showing 1c (63) and 3c (65) New York City carrier usages. Small group of post war items including a small cased photograph and a small New Testament Bible. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Father |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 9th Regiment, New York Infantry, I Company |