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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08334.13 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of correspondence of Wallace Mitchell, Union soldier |
| Title | Wallace Mitchell to Mary Mitchell regarding their emergency evacuation of camp |
| Date | 13 October 1862 |
| Author | Mitchell, Wallace (fl.1861-1867) |
| Recipient | Mitchell, Mary |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | News reached camp that the rebels were within 30 miles of them, so they were ordered to pack up their belongings and tents. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Cavalry Military Provisions Military Supplies Diet and Nutrition Weaponry Railroad Transportation |
| People | Mitchell, Wallace (fl. 1861-1867) Mitchell, Mary (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Place written | Camp Curtin, Pennsylvania |
| 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: Recipient Relationship | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry, C Company |