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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.12.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Captain William Logan |
| Title | William Logan to Sallie Logan reporting that they are camped waiting for clothes for the men |
| Date | 30 July 1863 |
| Author | Logan, William (fl. 1862-1863) |
| Recipient | Logan, Sallie |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Starts letter to his wife by telling her how happy he was to receive two letters from her, considering it had been so long and he was worried that she was sick or dead. Mentions that he received them yesterday, first he'd heard since "Stonemans Switch." Reports that they have been encamped for two days getting clothes for men, noting that one man did not even have shoes or socks. Tells her "My pet Pegro did not run of we got lost apart in Washington he is to good a Nigger for dat as evidence I owe him more than he took from me was worth..." Printed on Camp Chase, 21st Regiment Letterhead, which was done by Rosenthal's Lith with an image depicting a graveyard. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Servant Contrabands Marriage Children and Family Death Clothing and Accessories Military Uniforms African American History Military Camp |
| People | Logan, William (fl. 1862-1863) Logan, Sarah (Sallie) (fl. 1862-1863) |
| Place written | Warrenton, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | William Logan enlisted on 16 September 1862 as a Captain and commissioned into the "C" Co. PA 84th Infantry. He was discharged on 28 August 1863. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | Pennsylvania 84th, Infantry, C Company |