Letter from Harriet Dame to Anna Berry, 1861 July 21

Collection Name:

Anna D. Berry Scrapbook of Harriet Dame

Title:

Letter from Harriet Dame to Anna Berry, 1861 July 21

Creator:

Dame, Harriet Patience, 1815-1900

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2019.030

Object ID:

2019.030.04

Date:

1861/07/21

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Harriet Dame at Camp Sullivan in Washington, DC, to Anna Berry in Concord, NH, dated July 21, 1861. In the letter, Dame writes about the majority of the troop leaving last Tuesday; some feeble, some sick, and some cowards. She goes on to talk about the distress at hearing the cannons firing at the battle of Manassas (First Battle of Bull Run), knowing some of her friends could be wounded or suffering. She notes she will walk there tomorrow to see if she can help them. Dame continues writing about how long the cannons have been firing and what she knows about the fighting.

Subjects:

Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861 , Correspondence , Nurses , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Locations:

Washington, DC
Concord, NH

People:

Berry, Anna D., 1845-1917 , Dame, Harriet Patience, 1815-1900

Organizations:

United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865)

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Component

Box Number:

1