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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08334.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of correspondence of Wallace Mitchell, Union soldier |
| Title | Wallace Mitchell to George B. Mitchell regarding preparations for the arrival of the horses in camp |
| Date | 18 November 1862 |
| Author | Mitchell, Wallace (fl.1861-1867) |
| Recipient | Mitchell, George B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Describes stretching ropes outside their quarters to which will be tied their horses when they get them. He is not sure that the commissary duties will suit him as he will be busy enough looking after the horse and the pay is not very good. He has received his sabre and is enjoying practicing with it. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Cavalry Military Supplies Weaponry |
| People | Mitchell, Wallace (fl. 1861-1867) Mitchell, George B. (d. 1865) |
| Place written | Camp McClellan |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family |
| 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 |