Letter from Harriet Dame to Anna Berry, 1861 November 10

Collection Name:

Anna D. Berry Scrapbook on Harriet Dame

Title:

Letter from Harriet Dame to Anna Berry, 1861 November 10

Creator:

Dame, Harriet Patience, 1815-1900

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2019.030

Object ID:

2019.030.10

Date:

1861/11/10

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 November 10, 1861. In the letter, Dame notes she is writing at 3 in the morning because her duties have kept her very busy. She states they are in Magills Mansion after the drunken men were put out and have since been cooking and caring for the sick. Dame goes on to talk about a little black dog that was stolen from Jersey City by a soldier in the 5th Regiment, but which stays with her, as well as of the events over the past two weeks. She notes how many soldiers were sick with fever and measles, how many sick were transferred to her unit from other regiments, and notes a few of the soldiers that died. She states in the letter that she will not stay as she would prefer to follow the 2nd New Hampshire.

Subjects:

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

Locations:

Bladensburg, MD
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