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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02165.17 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of William H. Holly, E company, 12th regiment, Connecticut, infantry |
| Title | William H. Holly to Mary Ann Davis discussing his enjoyment of female companionship and his wish to leave the army |
| Date | 22 May 1864 |
| Author | Holly, William H. (d. 1864) |
| Recipient | Davis, Mary Ann |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written from "Lakeport, La." to a friend. Talks of the visit of the wife of his friend, William Hoyt, whom he will be sad to see leave as he enjoys having a "respectable female friend to chat with." Talks of how he wants to leave the army--"what a happy man I should be if I was permitted to live, to get out of this service, to know and feel that I am free, that I need not go to a place without I felt like it. But I am glad that I can say and feel that... I am in the hands of a just God that doeth all things well, we[re] it not for this faith I should feel miserable enough. Pray for me my dear friend that I may have more of that childlike faith." Mentions a soldier who struck up a correspondence with a girl he did not know and joining the Corps de Afrique, took a furlough to marry her. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Religion Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Women's History Marriage African American History African American Troops |
| People | Holly, William H. (d. 1864) Davis, Mary Ann (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Place written | Lakeport |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | William H. Holly was mustered into the "E" Co. CT 12th Infantry on 11/19/1861. He died a prisoner of war on 12/11/1864 at Salisbury, NC. N.B. Holly spells his name "Holley." |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Trans-Mississippi |
| Civil War: Unit | 12th Connecticut Infantry, E company |