Letter from Harriet Dame to Anna Berry, 1862 January 12

Collection Name:

Anna D. Berry Scrapbook of Harriet Dame

Title:

Letter from Harriet Dame to Anna Berry, 1862 January 12

Creator:

Dame, Harriet Patience, 1815-1900

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2019.030

Object ID:

2019.030.11

Date:

1862/01/12

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Harriet Dame at Camp Beaufort to Anna Berry in Concord, NH, dated January 12, 1862. In the letter, Dame writes that they had not received mail since Monday night. She discusses a letter to their steward saying his little boy had scarlet fever and was very sick and how they had to wait a week for the mail to arrive with news he is now better. Dame goes on to describe the attacks on their camp by the rebels, the work she has been doing, the weather, and the amount of mud in Maryland. She ends the letter by wondering if she should accept Dr. Hubbard's offer for her to work at the U.S. General Hospital or if she should stay with her friends in the regiment.

Subjects:

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

Locations:

Beaufort, SC
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