to Joseph M. Maitland

Maitland, James M., 1815-1864 to Joseph M. Maitland

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GLC#
GLC03523.10.098-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
29 August 1863
Author/Creator
Maitland, James M., 1815-1864
Title
to Joseph M. Maitland
Place Written
Kingston, Ohio
Pagination
4 p. : envelope Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 37.7 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Criticizes Clement Vallandigham. Predicts that there will not be a draft in Ohio, as the quota of troops Ohio has to meet can be filled with volunteers. Reports that his old chaplain died. Recently heard news of "unnecessary destruction of Property by soldiers as they passed through Louisiana and Mississippi," calling such actions a "relic of Barbarism." Notes that when Confederate generals went into Pennsylvania, they forbade the destruction of civilian property. Relates that John Martin, possibly a family member, has been appointed Brigade Quartermaster and that Elhanan Mast, his brother-in-law, has declined pursuing a candidacy as Ohio Representative during the upcoming fall. The last three pages of the letter are dated 30 August 1863.

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