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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08334.18 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of correspondence of Wallace Mitchell, Union soldier |
| Title | Wallace Mitchell to George B. Mitchell regarding life in camp whilst waiting to hear whether they will be paid and sent home or not |
| Date | 10 July 1861 |
| Author | Mitchell, Wallace (fl.1861-1867) |
| Recipient | Mitchell, George B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | The order for them to return home has been countermanded and he does not know when he will be able to leave. It is possible that they will be mustered into the U.S. service. The soldiers are keeping themselves busy in camp by making rings out of mussel shells. They also receive news that the order to pay them has been countermanded, at which he is very angry. Includes a sketch of a soldier washing clothes. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Cavalry Patriotic Stationery and Postal Covers Clothing and Accessories Military Provisions Military Supplies Diet and Nutrition Health and Medical Soldier's Pay |
| People | Mitchell, Wallace (fl. 1861-1867) Mitchell, George B. (d. 1865) |
| Place written | Camp Wright, Oakmont |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Women in American History; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder information: Union soldier, 16th PA Cavalry, Archive of 32 letters, 1861-1867. Details of cavalry life in the Army of the Potomac, illustrations, Union Patriotic envelopes, etc., revealing the conditions in the army: "Our men are many of them almost naked and to tell the plain truth have nearly starved we have agree among ourselves not to send home any word about our condition until now." |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry, C Company |