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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.10.131 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph M. Maitland |
| Title | William G. Maitland to Joseph M. Maitland discussing harvesting wheat and his wish to return to school if the harvest is finished on time |
| Date | 17 July 1864 |
| Author | Maitland, William G. (b. 1846) |
| Recipient | Maitland, Joseph M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Addresses letter "My Dear Bro." Says he has been working very hard on the harvest for the last nine days. Anticipates four tons of hay from two acres and twenty bushels of wheat per acre. Remarks that school is opening next week and if he finishes the harvesting he will try his "hand at getting a certificate..." Reports a friend was killed at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain (27 June 1864) led by Union general William T. Sherman, whose wife just had a child a few days ago. Expresses sadness for "the widows and orphans this war is making." Letter continues the following day. Includes a three cent stamp on the envelope. |
| Subjects | Civil War Union Forces Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Children and Family Education Women's History Death Battle Military History |
| People | Maitland, Joseph M. (1839-1918) Maitland, William Grier (b. 1846) |
| Place written | Miami County, Ohio |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Education; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Joseph Maitland enlisted on 8 August 1862 as a Private. He was mustered into "G" Co. OH 95th Infantry. He was mustered out 31 May 1865 at Memphis, Tennessee. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Brother |
| Civil War: Unit | 95th Ohio Infantry, G Company |