Painter, Heber (1841-1900) to his sister
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02016.009 Author/Creator: Painter, Heber (1841-1900) Place Written: Camp Hamilton, Fortress Monroe, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 March 1862 Pagination: 3 p. ; 18 x 22.5 cm. Order a Copy
Has just learned of a general order to stop outgoing mail but assures his sister that her mail to him will still be received. Advises her to be alert of any news from Big Bethel, Yorktown, Sewel's Point, Norfolk and Richmond. Reports that General Wool had a grand review of the troops.
Before joining the service, Painter was a trained printer from Danville, Pennsylvania. He was mustered as a private into F Company of the 58th Pennsylvania infantry on 8 October 1861 and transferred to I Company on 1 March 1862. While in I Company, he was promoted to Sergeant and eventually mustered out on 21 January 1866 as First Lieutenant. Painter also held a post as Quartermaster's clerk, and performed freedman duties shortly after the war ended.
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