Maitland, James M. (1815-1864) to Joseph M. Maitland
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.10.082 Author/Creator: Maitland, James M. (1815-1864) Place Written: Kingston, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 July 1863 Pagination: 2 p. ; 31 x 19 cm. Order a Copy
Reports that the draft will begin in Kingston the following week. Discusses Morgan's Raid, noting "At last accounts Morgan and his men were still pursuing his course without much interruption." Complains that [Lieutenant Colonel] Benjamin P. Runkle was appointed by the Ohio Governor, David Tod, to stop Morgan with a militia force of three or four thousand, but so far Runkle has failed. Writes, "I cannot understand it why some men are permitted to enjoy ease and emolument while others have to suffer and endure so much hardship." Mentions the "3 days fighting at Gettysburg." Continues on about the soldier's life, "I am sorry to hear that you will have to pay for those clothes burnt by the orders of your Superior Officers. On what grounds will you have to pay... I think it a great outrage that the soldier is in obedience to his Superior Officers Commands have to perform duties and then have to pay for it; but the soldiers have many hardships to endure for his country..."
Joseph Maitland enlisted on 8 August 1862 as a private. He was mustered into "G" Co. OH 95th Infantry. He was mustered out 31 May 1865 at Memphis, Tennessee.
During his July 1863 raid through Ohio and Indiana, Confederate General John H. Morgan captured supplies and soldiers, disrupted railroads, and destroyed bridges. Symbolically, Morgan's Raid was terrifying to many who feared Southern invasion of Union soil.
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