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Title |
letter |
Dates of Creation |
1861 9/22/1859 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed Friday Morning [probably August 16 or 23 from the data in the letter she is quoting her husband Gilmer's letter dated August 13 which was a Tuesday] to Eliza Breckinridge from her sister in law Julia Anthony Breckinridge telling of news from Gilmer in camp near Richmond, of the sick soldier Lt. Robinson who Gilmer has sent home to Amsterdam to recover from his illness, other information is repeated from this same letter (1969.51.610), the doctors say the men do not want to leave the hospitals because the local people have been so kind to them while sick, of forming a new regiment soon, about Billy Pegram fleeing Baltimore and passing through the Federal lines where a picket was sound asleep, Gilmer has a new uniform and is going to send the dischargeable (picture) home and she will show it to Emma, about Dr. Tom Bowyer wants to leave his company and join the artillery, but will be required to get another company to take the place of his, news about Wilson (slave) taking care of the Gilmer's washing and preventing it from being stolen while drying in the sun, news about the family and some visitors, her plans to send to Gilmer:butter, cakes, bread and pickles soon, of leaving her "old Boy" fan at Grove hill on her last visit and would like to have it returned, her baby has four upper teeth. |
Year Range from |
1861 |
Creator |
Julia Breckinridge |
Year Range to |
1861 |
Subjects |
"old Boy" fan artillery Asleep baby teeth Barrel of flour Baskets Bread Butter Cakes Cash Clothes Commissary Commissioned Officer Company Daguerreotypes Doctors Hospitals Old age Packet boat Pickets (Guards) Pickle Provisions Rations Regiments Shirts Sick surge (type of clothe) Uniforms |
Search Terms |
Alleghany County, Virginia Amsterdam, Botetourt County, Virginia Baltimore, Maryland Bedford County, Virginia Breckinridge family Civil War letters Dispatch [Richmond Dispatch - newspaper] Franklin County, Virginia Grove Hill (residence) Richmond |
People |
Bowyer, Tom Boyd, Wm. Breckinridge, Cary Breckinridge, Cary, Jr. Breckinridge, Eliza Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, Gilmer Breckinridge, John Breckinridge, Julia Anthony Cabell, Caroline Gratten, Mrs. Gwathmey, Mr. Martin, Mr. Pegram, William Robinson, Mr. Saunders, Mrs. Wilson, house servant (slave) of Mary Gilmer Woodville, Mary Ann Breckinridge |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
053\196951612.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.612 |
Extent of Description |
7 3/4" x 12 1/2" single sheet |