James McFarland, Correspondence during His Imprisonment in Fort Delaware May-June, 1864
- Containers:
- Box 7, Folder 219
- Scope and content:
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A letter from James McFarland to his father Francis McFarland dated May 9, 1864. In the letter James McFarland writes that he has written to his father several times before and that he is safe. A letter to Francis McFarland dated May 15, 1864 from his son James McFarland while he was a prisoner at Fort Monroe. In the letter he mentions that he is to be transferred to Fort Delaware and gives a list of other Confederated soldiers imprisoned at Fort Monroe. A letter to James McFarland from a Union soldier, S. S. Hodge, dated May 27, 1864. The Union soldier states he does not know if he can obtain clothes for James McFarland and that James McFarland's relative, Gen. Robert Patterson, would be unable to help him. A letter to James McFarland from his uncle William Bent dated June 6, 1864. The letter references Robert McFarland's death and expresses relief that James is safe. A letter from James McFarland to Francis McFarland dated June 7, 1864. In the letter James McFarland writes his father that Gen. Robert Patterson refuses to communicate with him and he attends eight religious services a day. He mentions a few other men who are also imprisoned at Fort Delaware. A letter from H. G. Wright to James McFarland dated June 11, 1864 expressing his grief for his country torn apart by Civil War.
- Language:
- English
Access and use
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