Ogden, Edward H. (fl. 1853-1865) to Sarah Ogden
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06559.153 Author/Creator: Ogden, Edward H. (fl. 1853-1865) Place Written: Greencastle, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter Date: 23 July 1863 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope; 26.2 x 21.2 cm. Order a Copy
Writes to his wife from Camp Rest, near Greencastle. Writes that he is anxious to hear from home. Says he has become extremely homesick, and he cannot wait to return to his family. Notes his duty is completed, and he should be sent home soon. Mentions he does not have a lot of spare time and that his daily schedule is: reveille: 5 1/2; camp fatigue: 6; surgeon's call 6 1/2: Breakfast: 7; Morning report: 8; guard mounting: 9; company drill: 9 1/2 to 11; Dinner: 12; Orderlies Call: 1; Battalion drill: 2 to 4; Dress parade: 6 1/2; "tattoo: 8 1/2; taps: 9. Says his personal duties include filling out and recording passes, all police regulation, and water distribution. He hates not getting his daily paper until the latter part of the evening, but he does enjoy the opportunity to take a daily bath. Concludes with the hope that Lizzie earns her dollar and swims as well as Perot.
Sarah Perot Ogden was a Quaker from Philadelphia who took part in variety of philanthropic works such as assisting the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. She was a member of the Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames of America, the Philadelphia Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, and President of the Philadelphia Home for Incurables. Both Ogden and her husband, Edward H. Ogden, were strong supporters of the Union cause. During the Civil War Ogden volunteered in a military hospital where she made daily visits. Her husband served as a Union soldier.
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