Letter from Harriet Dame to Anna Berry, 1861 September 16

Collection Name:

Anna D. Berry Scrapbook of Harriet Dame

Title:

Letter from Harriet Dame to Anna Berry, 1861 September 16

Creator:

Dame, Harriet Patience, 1815-1900

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2019.030

Object ID:

2019.030.07

Date:

1861/09/16

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Harriet Dame in Bladensburg, MD, to Anna Berry in Concord, NH, dated September 16, 1861. In the letter, Dame writes that she "got poisened at the brook" and that Company B was very sick in their tents. She goes on to discuss who is ill and her own health, noting that she was well enough to help care for the sick, but that Mr. Keyes was moved to the hospital. Dame goes on to write that she does not fear sleeping in a tent alone and has not felt fear since leaving Concord as "this is the last place for fear." The rest of the letter discusses who has come and gone from camp, troop movement, and recent events.

Subjects:

Correspondence , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , Health , Military camps , Nurses

Locations:

Bladensburg, MD
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