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Letter from William Gustin Lowry to Rhoda Stone Lowry, May 18, 1862

MLA citation style
Lowry, W. G. “Letter From William Gustin Lowry To Rhoda Stone Lowry, May 18, 1862”. no date. Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Special Collections And University Archives; Moorhead Collection, 1862May .
APA citation style
Lowry, W. G. (1862). Letter from William Gustin Lowry to Rhoda Stone Lowry, May 18, 1862. Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Special Collections And University Archives; Moorhead Collection. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Aaiupa-cw_23
Chicago citation style
Lowry, William Gustin. “Letter From William Gustin Lowry To Rhoda Stone Lowry, May 18, 1862”. Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Special Collections And University Archives; Moorhead Collection, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Indiana, Pennsylvania in the Civil War, May 18, 1862. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Aaiupa-cw_23.
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Title

Letter from William Gustin Lowry to Rhoda Stone Lowry, May 18, 1862

Subject

Peninsular Campaign, 1862--Personal narratives. Lowry, William Gustin, 1836-1863--Correspondence. Lowry, William Gustin, 1836-1863--Military service. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives. United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 62nd (1861-1865)--Biography. United States. Army. Pennsylvania Regiment, 62nd (1861-1865)--Health aspects. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans--Virginia. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction and pillage--Union--Virginia. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military facilities--Union--Virginia--ArlingtonUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources. Maclay, William Plunkett, b. 1814--Military service.

Description

Letter sent from William Gustin Lowry (Gus) to his mother Rhoda Stone Lowry from White House, Va. May 8, 1862. Gus reports on the health and welfare of many of his acquaintances who are also serving in the Army. He also discusses the slaves who are on the plantation where he is currently making camp. The plantation owners have convinced the slaves that the northern army will do terrible things to them. This plantation belongs to Robert E. Lee and was once owned by George Washington's wife. The Union army is grazing its horses and cattle on wheat fields there. Gus comments on the damage armies do to farms. Gus notes that he has not seen any sign of the Confederates since Yorktown. He reports that Captain Maclay has resigned due to poor health.

Creator

Lowry, William Gustin

Date

May 18, 1862

Time Period Covered

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Digital Format

application/pdf

Identifier

MG130 Box 2 1862 May 18

Source

Indiana University of Pennsylvania Special Collections and University Archives; Moorhead Collection

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/

Contact

For additional information contact: The Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County, PA, 621 Wayne Avenue, Indiana, Pa 15701, 724-463-9606. Email ichistoricalsociety@gmail.com.

Contributing Institution

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.