Thompson, Joseph (fl. 1863-1864) to Sarah Ogden
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06559.089 Author/Creator: Thompson, Joseph (fl. 1863-1864) Place Written: Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 April 1862 Pagination: 2 p. ; 21 x 26 cm. Order a Copy
Writes from camp near Potomac Creek. Mentions he does not plan on reenlisting. Says that the men feel misused, and therefore will not come back. The men of his regiment have only eight more days remaining in their term of duty. Assures Ogden that he will round up some buttons and bring them to the hospital on his way home.
Sarah Perot Ogden was a Quaker from Philadelphia who took part in variety of philanthropic works such as assisting the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. She was a member of the Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames of America, the Philadelphia Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, and President of the Philadelphia Home for Incurables. Both Ogden and her husband, Edward H. Ogden, were strong supporters of the Union cause. During the Civil War Ogden volunteered in a military hospital where she made daily visits. Her husband served as a Union soldier.
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