Letter from Harriet Dame and A. B. Thompson to Anna Berry, 1861 July 7
- Collection Name:
- Anna D. Berry Scrapbook of Harriet Dame
- Title:
- Letter from Harriet Dame and A. B. Thompson to Anna Berry, 1861 July 7
- Creator:
- Dame, Harriet Patience, 1815-1900
Thompson, A.B. - Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2019.030
- Object ID:
- 2019.030.03
- Date:
- 1861/07/07
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Harriet Dame and A. B. Thompson at Camp Sullivan in Washington, DC, to Anna D. Berry in Concord, NH, dated July 7, 1861. The first portion of the letter from Dame briefly discusses her trip to Camp Sullivan, noting she has spoken more of it in a letter to Rob, but that she was never treated with more kindness. She goes on to list the people she has seen and notes she will travel with the regiment to South Carolina if they want. Dame ends her portion of the letter by discussing her activities, including making gruel for the sick. The second portion of the letter is by A.B. Thompson, who writes about the weather and their orders to march to Virginia, which have been delayed until Tuesday or Wednesday. He goes on to state he traveled to the U.S. Hospital in Georgetown to visit a classmate of his and describes the capital and surrounding towns. Thompson notes he has enclosed a piece of the bullet that killed Ellsworth, which he had pulled out of a post in the stairs. The stationary has colored letterhead depicting an American flag and a smoking cannon.
- Locations:
- Washington, DC
Concord, NH - Organizations:
- United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865)
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- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Component
- Box Number:
- 1
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