Letter from James Graham to his sister from a camp in the field in Virginia, January 3, 1865
Title
Letter from James Graham to his sister from a camp in the field in Virginia , January 3 , 1865
Subject
Graham , James--Correspondence . Graham , James--Military service . United States . Army . Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment , 206th (1864-1865)--Biography . United States--History--Civil War , 1861-1865--Military life--Union--Personal narratives . United States--History--Civil War , 1861-1865--Desertions--Union . United States--History--Civil War , 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies--Union . Bermuda Hundred Region (Va.)--History--Civil War , 1861-1865 . United States--History--Civil War , 1861-1865--Sources .
Description
Letter from James Graham to his sister from a camp in the field in Virginia , dated January 3 , 1865 . In this letter James reports that he is good health despite the cold weather . He writes that he is still waiting for the new boots he has asked his family to send him. He wonders if the delay in the shipment of boxes to the regiment was because of the weather ; there are four inches of snow on the ground and it is frozen solid . He writes that there is a call for more men , and that there are more drafted men and substitutes , with one regiment receiving forty more recruits . All but twenty-two , however , have deserted . Deserters who have been caught have been executed . He believes his is the best regiment along the line and the most trustworthy--none has deserted to the Rebels . He reports being on picket every 5th or 6th day , and that a division left and members of his Company had to relieve them of their picket duties . He was waiting for some of the money from home--money is scarce in the regiment and he needs it to buy soft bread and other food ; all he has had to eat is hard tack .
Creator
Graham, James
Date
January 3, 1865
Time Period Covered
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Digital Format
application/pdf
Identifier
GC21
Source
The Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County, PA; Graham Collection
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Contributing Institution
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Language
English
Contact
For additional information contact: The Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County, PA, 621 Wayne Avenue, Indiana, Pa 15701, 724-463-9606. Email ichistoricalsociety@gmail.com.
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