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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01896.066 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate naval operations: Va. volunteer navy, Tredegar Iron Works |
| Title | William Archer to Annie Jeffery about camp life and apprehensions |
| Date | 15 November 1863 |
| Author | Archer, William M. (fl. 1863) |
| Recipient | Jeffery, Anne |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Archer writes on a Sunday morning "when you are all at church listening to Dr. Minnigerade..." to remind Annie of her repeated promises that he'll "never see the form of [her] handwriting again this year...," and for this reason he is writing home for the first time. He continues with a description of his Confederate camp near the Orange County depot, it being the "prettiest" he has stayed in "for many a 'coons age'". William says that he and his comrades dread having to leave their comfortable shelters but admits that "...all must expect such in circumstances as long as there is a Yankee this side of the Potomac." He thinks they will soon march to Fredericksburg, Va., complains about the "obnoxious mud" in the winter time, and mentions that Jim has been assigned to Gen. Heath's Division. |
| Subjects | Civil War Confederate States of America Military Camp Military History Union Forces Religion Soldier's Letter Confederate Soldier's Letter |
| People | Archer, William M. (fl. 1863) Jeffery, Annie (fl. 1866) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Religion |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |