Contributed by John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society
Description
Horatio, brother of Charles Cole Co K, 25th ME Infantry, sends news from home - how many bushels of potatoes they've dug, how many quarts of acorns the younger children have collected. Their mother has made a new shirt for Charles and wants very much for him to come home for a visit. He mentions that Mrs. Decker, their neighbor, has had news of her brother Edwin Witham, who was wounded in battle. News has come that another Sebago soldier, Daniel D Martin, was wounded in the leg and was taken prisoner. Charles' father Benjamin warns Charles not to sell his orders at a discount and to protect himself.
About This Item
- Title: Horatio Cole writes to Charles Cole, 1865
- Creator: Horatio Hill Cole
- Creation Date: 1862-10-05
- Subject Date: 1865-10-05
-
Locations:
- Sebago, Cumberland County, ME
- Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 13 cm
- Local Code: W.CC.4
- Collection: John Micavich: Charles Cole family letters
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Bounties, Military
- Cole family
- Cole, Charles H.--Correspondence
- Families--Maine--Sebago
- Farms--Maine--Sebago
- Letters
- Maine--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Soldiers--Maine
- United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States. Army--Recruiting and enlistment, etc.
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 25th (1862-1863)
People
- Brown, Silas
- Cole, Benjamin
- Cole, Benjamin (Frankie) Franklin
- Cole, Charles W.
- Cole, Hattie J.
- Cole, Horatio Hill
- Cole, Nancy
- Decker, Sabrina
- Martin, Daniel Durant
- Martin, John
- Witham, Edwin F.
Other Keywords
For more information about this item, contact:
Sebago Historical SocietyPO Box 59, Sebago, ME 04029
(207) 787-2489
Use of this Item is not restricted by copyright and/or related rights, but the holding organization is contractually obligated to limit use. For more information, please contact the contributing organization. However, watermarked Maine Memory Network images may be used for educational purposes.
Please post your comment below to share with others. If you'd like to privately share a comment or correction with MMN staff, please send us a message with this link.