Letter from Harriet Dame to Anna Berry, 1862 April 1

Collection Name:

Anna D. Berry Scrapbook of Harriet Dame

Title:

Letter from Harriet Dame to Anna Berry, 1862 April 1

Creator:

Dame, Harriet Patience, 1815-1900

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2019.030

Object ID:

2019.030.15

Date:

1862/04/01

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 April 1, 1862. In the letter, Dame writes of her health, noting a severe sore throat and cold has been going through the regiment. She goes on to tell that they have been in the camp for five months now and that the tents are "dirty + condemned," that there are no roads anymore, and that what started as a forest has maybe 50 trees left. Dame continues by talking about the African Americans (contraband) in the camp, of which there are quite a few, including a story of how one man came to the camp. She also talks about her "first real fright" being harassed by a drunk man, but that the regiment was keeping an eye on her. Dame ends the letter by discussing daily activities and noting that the rumor is they will be moving soon.

Subjects:

Correspondence , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , Health , Weather , Military camps , Trees , African Americans , Slaves , Nurses

Locations:

Beaufort, SC
Concord, NH

People:

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

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