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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.12.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Captain William Logan |
| Title | William Logan to Sallie Logan reporting that they marched for 33 hours and have not had a full meal in four days |
| Date | 19 June 1863 |
| Author | Logan, William (fl. 1862-1863) |
| Recipient | Logan, Sallie |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports to his wife that they arrived at the regiment on the 15th and they marched for 33 hours without stopping for more than 20 minutes at a time. Writes to her "I had charge of four hundred convolesents to Washington..." Tells her that he has not had a meal "put it all together" in four days and that 13 men died of sun stroke, possibly on the march. Informs her that her brother Clement is in the hospital. Writes "my Negro ran away from me and took nearly all my clothes the devil..." Also contains letter from 20 June, written in pencil, telling her that he is at Gum Springs, which is half way between Centerville and Leesburg and that they expect to be in Harpers Ferry in a few days. Talks of his fears that he will have to go to invalid corps because of rheumatism and his hip. |
| Subjects | Medical History Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Military Camp Health and Medical Military Provisions Diet and Nutrition Death Hospital Children and Family |
| People | Logan, William (fl. 1862-1863) Logan, Sarah (Sallie) (fl. 1862-1863) |
| Place written | Centerville, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; 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 |