Maitland, Joseph M. (1839-1918) to Bell Wharton
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.10.127 Author/Creator: Maitland, Joseph M. (1839-1918) Place Written: La Grange, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 July 1864 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.1 x 25 cm. Order a Copy
Maitland writes to Bell from camp outside La Grange. Complains of very dry, hot weather and dusty roads. Writes, "I dont think I ever suffered as much in my life with the heat as I have within the past week." Expresses concern over her lack of letters to him and asks if she has forgotten him. Mentions its been a year since the surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi, but still no end to the war in sight. Writes "If General [Ulysses] Grant could only succeed in taking Richmond...." Reminds her his service will de done in little over a year and imagines what it will be like to come home. Reports on the cost of food; butter is sixty cents a pound, cheese is fifty cents a pound and potatoes are three dollars a bushel.
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.
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