Archive Record
Metadata
Accession number |
2001.298 |
Catalog Number |
2001.298 |
Collection |
Pearce Civil War Collection |
Object Name |
Letter |
Title |
Fonda (Ten Eyck) Papers, 1863 |
Creator |
Fonda (Ten Eyck) |
Date |
July 4, 1863 |
Dates of Creation |
July 4, 1863 |
Scope & Content |
Letter dated July 4, 1863 and signed by Ten Eyck Fonda, U.S. Army telegrapher. At midnight June 30, 1863 , Fonda personally delivered the telegram transcription from Secretary of War Edwin Stanton to General George Meade of the Union Army warning him of the advancing Confederate Army, under Robert E. Lee, toward Gettysburg and commanding Meade to assume the offensive. Fonda writes, "I had orders to spare nothing, horseflesh and money was of no account if I would only deliver the message. . . . I reached [General Meade's headquarters] delivering the message to him in person taking a receipt time at 5:15." Fonda is credited with delivering this warning, which allowed the Union armies to prepare for the approaching Confederates. |
Finding Aids |
Available in the archives or online at www.pearcecollections.us |
People |
Fonda, Ten Eyck Stanton, Edwin M. Meade, George Gordon |
Search Terms |
Battle of Gettysburg |
Credit line |
Pearce Civil War Collection |
Copyrights |
The copyright of these materials is managed by the Navarro College Archives on behalf of the Navarro College Foundation, 3100 W. Collin St., Corsicana, Texas 75110 Phone: 903-875-7438. Internet: archives@navarrocollege.edu. Reproductions of original materials and transcriptions may be available. Please contact the archivist for further information. |
Physical characteristics |
1 item |