Letter from James Graham to his father, December 14 and 16, 1864
Title
Letter from James Graham to his father , December 14 and 16 , 1864
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--Equipment and supplies--Union . United States . Army . Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment , 206th (1864-1865)--Health aspects . United States--History--Civil War , 1861-1865--Military life--Union--Personal narratives . United States--History--Civil War , 1861-1865--Sources .
Description
This is a letter from James Graham to his father , dated December 14 and 16 , 1864 . In the first part of the letter , which is dated for the 14th , James Graham mentions how many in his regiment are sick with ague , which is an illness with symptoms similar to malaria . He mentions Joseph Hermann and Andrew Pollock as being among those with this affliction . Graham believes that Captain Mohr has made the members of this Company work too hard and that this has contributed to their illness . The second part of the letter is dated for the 16th of the same month . Graham describes how it has been difficult for him to find time to write , since his company has been on picket much of the time . He mentions that the drills are the most difficult work for them, due to carrying the gun along with sixty rounds of cartridges . He says that sometimes they are given orders to cut wood . He mentions that a man named Joseph Cary has been building a sawmill . He also mentions how a Simon Uber and James Foy (or Toy , Loy?) have been in the hospital for two months . He concludes the letter by mentioning that a shipment has not arrived yet from Indiana and that it usually takes ten days to arrive . He also mentions how he has received letters from a Mr . McFarland and a Robert Martin Urey that morning .
Creator
Graham, James
Date
December 14, 1864
Time Period Covered
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Digital Format
application/pdf
Identifier
GC40
Source
The Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana, 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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