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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02165.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of William H. Holly, E company, 12th regiment, Connecticut, infantry |
| Title | William H. Holly to Mary Ann Davis regarding mutual acquaintances, Christmas and religion |
| Date | 4 January 1862 |
| Author | Holly, William H. (d. 1864) |
| Recipient | Davis, Mary Ann |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written at Camp Lyon to a friend. Talks of mutual acquaintances, (including a death, one in an "insane retreat" and one who goes down town and returns "pretty tight"), Christmas (when he hears a sermon by an African missionary on "what shall be done with the Black race,") and often of God and Church. Mentions having his photo taken, and the "Boys" needing the mittens that Mary's Sewing Society has made. Finally, he acknowledges Mary's invitation to spend next New Year's with her, adding, however, that "soldiers can not tell whether or what they will do much before hand." Written on military stationary with an image of the Constitution. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Patriotic Stationery and Postal Covers African American History Soldier's Letter Religion Mental Health Death Alcohol Holidays and Celebrations Africa Slavery Photography Textile Women's History Military Supplies Charity and Philanthropy |
| People | Holly, William H. (d. 1864) Davis, Mary Ann (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Place written | West Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Religion; Women in American History |
| 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 |