Box 1
Contains 42 Results:
Letter 31, March 19, 1865
March 19, 1865, Washington D.C. The subject of this letter is the status of the farm land at home, the deed, and monetary matters.
Letter 32, March 26, 1865
March 26, 1865, Washington D.C. Fogel asks more questions on the farm and deed situation along with money problems.
Letter 33, April 1, 1865
April 1, 1865, Alexandria VA. His wife has not received any money yet from the land sale and what can be done.
Letter 34, April 23, 1865
April 23, 1865, Camp Hough. He has been on guard duty and rumors are that they will be discharged soon. He is still concerned about uncertainties in the home situation.
Letter 35, May 7, 1865
May 7, 1865, West Branch, Potomac River. He still has not been paid for 14 months. He is still not understanding why the land deed situation is not completed.
Letter 36, May 12, 1865
May 12, 1865, Washington D.C. All the armies are coming to Washington for a grand review on May 15. He hopes that he and lots of others will be discharged.
Letter 37, May 18, 1865
May 18, 1865, Washington D.C. He saw the grand review. The land sale is still not settled. He does not know if he will get home soon. He might sign up to go to Mexico for good pay and bounty money.
Letter 38- poem (undated)
This is a three-stanza poem about the punishment of sucession.
Transcripts of Letters 1-4
This accession consist primarily of letters and their transcripts from Fogel to his wife from the time of his enlistment through his hospitalization after being wounded at Petersburg, Virginia.
Transcripts of Letters 5-24
This accession consist primarily of letters and their transcripts from Fogel to his wife from the time of his enlistment through his hospitalization after being wounded at Petersburg, Virginia.
