Ogden, Edward H., fl. 1835-1865 to Sarah Ogden

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GLC#
GLC06559.140-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1861-1865
Author/Creator
Ogden, Edward H., fl. 1835-1865
Title
to Sarah Ogden
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 p. : envelope Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 21.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Writes to his "Dear Wife" on his "Way to Hagerstown." Informs his wife he will mail this letter at the "first stopping place" his regiment reaches. Discusses the soldiers' inexperience, wishing that they had more time to drill. Despite their lack of experience, says the men are willing to go into battle and do their best. Writes he has resigned himself to the fact that he may not survive the war, and he asks that she realize this as well. Tells her that he will see both her and "our little ones" in Heaven. In a postscript, he asks that she remember him to Harriet Jacobs.

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