Letter from Harriet Dame to Anna Berry, 1861 October 7
- Collection Name:
- Anna D. Berry Scrapbook of Harriet Dame
- Title:
- Letter from Harriet Dame to Anna Berry, 1861 October 7
- Creator:
- Dame, Harriet Patience, 1815-1900
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2019.030
- Object ID:
- 2019.030.08
- Date:
- 1861/10/07
- 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 October 7, 1861. In the letter, Dame writes about the stormy weather and that she has two kittens. She goes on to discuss the men in the hospital, 32 are sick, and the death of a man in the Pennsylvania regiment due to the accidental discharge of a fellow soldier's gun. Dame discusses the location of the regiments and the rumor that a brigade of New Hampshire regiments are to be put together to go to Annapolis. She notes she did not get to go to the city, but heard Gen. McClellan received the cavalry and that the president and family were present.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , Weather , Health , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals , Cats , Death , Nurses
- Locations:
- Bladensburg, MD
Concord, NH - Organizations:
- United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865)
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- For permission to reproduce or publish this item, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Users are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Component
- Box Number:
- 1
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