Letter

Name/Title

Letter

Entry/Object ID

2007.011.454

Scope and Content

To: F. Wilkes, Madison, Wisconsin.; From: Robert Cobb Mathews, Camp Randal, Comp. F., Madison, Wis. - Enlisted 16th June as drummer boy 38# Comp. Wis. Vol. Going south in a few weeks. To receive $130 bounty; $17 a month. Rations/day-fresh beef, salt pork, bread, pint of coffee, "shuggar" (sugar), potatoes. Coffee 3 times a day. Owned by Frank Goldsmith Johnson Dimensions: Height 7 1/2" Width 4 1/2"

Collection

Documentary Artifacts

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

Jul 9, 1864

Archive Notes

Early Create Date: 1864

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent