Painter, Heber (1841-1900) to his sister
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02016.008 Author/Creator: Painter, Heber (1841-1900) Place Written: Camp Hamilton, Fortress Monroe, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 32 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Complains of the dreary weather, which has brought down his spirits. Asks his sister to thank their aunt for the extra stamps she sent with her last letter, as stamps are very scarce and difficult for soldiers to obtain. States that Camp Hamilton is a "rebeldom" where soldiers have to sleep with their shoes on and guns closely by them. Mentions the Monitor and the Merrimac and states that if not for the Monitor, the Merrimac would have continued North. Reports that he had the pleasure of seeing General Wool during battalion drill. Writes that a new regiment is arriving and that General McCall's division is expected to arrive soon.
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