Partial letter from Harriet Dame to Anna Berry, undated

Collection Name:

Anna D. Berry Scrapbook of Harriet Dame

Title:

Partial letter from Harriet Dame to Anna Berry, undated

Creator:

Dame, Harriet Patience, 1815-1900

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2019.030

Object ID:

2019.030.21

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Undated page of a letter from Harriet Dame to Anna Berry in Concord, NH. In the letter, Dame writes that she went to find the hospital tent as several of her "NH boys" are sick and one dangerously so. She goes on to discuss places they have visited, including Washington's home, and that the soldiers had to be told not to destroy anything. She states she wishes they would stop destroying any more property. Dame goes on to say a week ago she traveled with Miss Dix and how sad it was to see the ruins of houses. She ends the letter talking about some of their prisoners, what a beautiful place it is, and how she wishes they had brought the tents there instead of moving the sick to Yorktown.

Subjects:

Correspondence , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , Health , Death , Prisoners of war , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals , Nurses

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Berry, Anna D., 1845-1917 , Dame, Harriet Patience, 1815-1900 , Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887

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