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Title
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GLC03523.30.05: Horace Ticknor to an unknown cousin, 8 September 1862.
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Subject
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Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
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Description
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Ticknor writes to an unknown cousin from sixteen miles outside Cincinnati, Ohio. Expresses relief his cousin was not accepted when he tried to enlist "...for i think if we are ever whipped it will be before the new recruits and volunteers get into the field and get drilled..." Comments "...this soldiering is hard harsh business." Complains about sleeping in water three to four inches deep and eating hard crackers and raw meat. Expresses deep belief the Union must be preserved at all costs. Mentions the reports from Virginia are not good and things "...look rather dark...." Reports learning the rebels are marching on Cincinnati and forty-thousand strong. Letter is very fragile, torn on some crease lines and bottom right corner is missing.
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Creator
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Ticknor, Horace (1836-1864)
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Source
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (Collection)
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Date
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8 September 1862
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Relation
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GLC03523
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Extent
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4 p. ; 16.3 x 20.9 cm.
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Language
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English
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Type
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Autograph letter signed
