Mortown Oct 9 1861 Absent Son we rec your letter Oct 1 we were very glad to hear from you again we are all well as usual I have spun ton knotts to night
Fisher, George W. – October 7, 1861
Dear Brother I was glad to hear that you were all well, but I am sorry to hear that you are not contented for a person that is not content is not happy
Fisher, George W. – October 7, 1861
2d W.R. Headquarters Reg’t Camp Tillinghast Co. B VA Oct 7th 1861. Dear Sister It is with pleasure that I seat myself to write those few lines to let you know that I am well and hope this will find you the same
Winchell, Edward A. – October 6, 1861
Camp Arlington Oct 6th/61 Dear Uncle I have no excuse to offer you for not writing to you before only that I have been too lazy. We drill all of the morning in skirmishing as our regiment will have the most of that to do being the first regiment in the brigade. We have awful hot weather now I guess we are having our Indian Summer. Our New Colonel is very strict
Foreman, James A. – October 6, 1861
Munsons Hill Sunday Eve Oct 6th My Dear I believe I promised you a letter each week but really I have nothing to write about this evening I wrote you
last week you will doubtless get the letter tomorrow
Chesterfield, Richard T. – October 6, 1861
October the six 1861 Dear father and mother i take my pen in hand to write you those few lines hopeing to find you in good helth as it levas me at present i have not got a letter from you for three weeks and i dont know how it is
Bates, Henry – October 1861
Camp Benton (St. Louis) 10 1861 Dear Brother I arrived at St Louis on Sonday last with Celie Regerment Cavelry Celie Regiment Past threw adrian last week and I got a chanch to go with them and I thoughit would be beter to go then to fool around with the lancers thar was another felow went with me and when whe got to Laport thay sent a dispatch for him and why thay ditent send for me is more then I know
Foreman, James A. – October 1, 1861
Munsons Hill Oct 1st 1861 My Dear I am now seated under a pretty shade tree in front of a mans house we are here guarding the premises the New York 37 regiment are emcamped a short distance from here and they are bound to destroy the premises
Frost, William I. – October 1, 1861
M.D. Oct 1 st, 1861 Dear cousin I am sorry that our folks are all dead but I hope there is still one left to answer this letter. I have not heard from any of you since I left Home. I have written about five letters to you and Joe Morris and our folks, but I have received no answer. I have used up all my postage stamps and the secesh don’t keep any for the boys borrow of them to much.
Clark, Reuben & Parker, Thomas Hugh – September 30, 1861
Fort Baker Virginia Sept 30th 1861 To Our Dear Sister Elizabeth we take this opportunity of writing to you to let you know that we are only tolleable well Still we are able to go around & feel better than for some days past
Burge, Caroden S. – September 30, 1861
Arlington, Sept 30 1861. Dear Mother & Sister: I will write a few lines hope to set your minds at rest. before I am away to battle. We are just waiting to get aday’s rations cooked, & then I suppose we shall be off to fight. The Rebels have fallen back from Munson’s Hill.
Clark, Gardner B. – September 29, 1861
U.S. Capitol. Washington D.C. Sept. 29th 1861 Dear Mary: “I am well.” Before this reaches you, you will get all kinds of reports about last nights proceedings but you will not get the truth. unless by accident so I will give you a history of the last twenty four hours
Fisher, George W. – September 28, 1861
Head Quarters General Smith’s Division Camp Advance, VA. September 28, 1861 Dear Sister, I received your letter of the 22 last night & was glad to hear that you were all well. I have got so that I can do duty again. I was out on picket yesterday and returned to camp this morning.
Clark, Gardner B. – September 27, 1861
Washington D.C. Sept. 27th/61 Dear Mary; U.S. Capitol. I should rather have dated this some where in Virginia if I only knew where I only know that we are near the chain Bridge. we crossed the river last Saturday laid out in the rain that night. got wet clean through and back again.
Potter, Charles H. – September 27, 1861
27th Grand Rapids Sept Dear Father 1861 I take this opportunity to answer your letters. which I recieved last night they both came together the one dated the 25th was opened by mistake but it came all right, Frank has been telling an awfull story down there it seems, the boys dont like it much.
Burge, Caroden S. – September 25, 1861
Arlington, September 25th, 1861 Dear Mother & Sister. I should have sent this letter Monday, but on that day we had Brigade drill, & was reviewed by Gen. McClellan, and then after all we had to go on picket at the Cross Roads; we did not get back from picket till late last eve, so this is my first opportunity to write.
Chesterfield, Richard T. – September 25, 1861
September the 25 Dear father and mother i sit me down with my high top hat to wrigt you a few lines hopeing to find you in good helth as it leaves me at present We have recived a plenty of new close and we are in pretty good sprits
Potter, Charles H. – September 24, 1861
Camp Anderson Sept 24th Friend Billy How do I like be a horseman, weill I like it well as far as I have been why, because that why. I like this kind of fun Ed, we sleep in our beds nights of course we stayd in the City 3 days & 2 nights when we first came but now we are staying up here you know where don’t you.
Byrns, William – September 24, 1861
Kalanama Heights 3 miles west of Washington Dear Florence Sept 24th 1861 After a long tiresome ride, we reached W. on Saturday. I immediately moved into camp at this place. I am familiar with this region as It is near a fame of ours on Meridian Hill
Clark, Gardner B. – September 17, 1861
Washington D.C. Sept 17th 1861 Dear Mary: “Across the Potomac” Hurrah! that is the order for tomorrow we go over for a few days the Col. and then come back but when we get over we dont come back very soon you may depend that we will have a big fight before this month is out.
Potter, Charles H. – September 17, 1861
Grand Rappids Sept 17th 1861 Dear Mother I now sit down to write you a few lines to let you know how we are getting along in leading this kind of a life, we left Marshall Tuesday morning between 2 & 3 O’clock AM, and arrived at Detroit 7 OClock PM, we could not get any dinner there more than a lunch
Clark, Gardner B. – September 16, 1861
Monday morning Sept 16th 1861 I have been out foraging this morning and found found some roses in the garden of a man who is a captain in the Confederate army three roses and a morning glory. Pleas accept them with much love Gardner B. Clark
Winchell, Edward A. – September 15, 1861
Do you have to pay for the letters when you get them out of the office Tell me in your next please Hunter’s Chapel Sept. 15th /61 Dear Bro Ad You must excuse me for not writing to you before but it is not my fault as you will find out before this letter is finished About two weeks ago our company took up its quarters at Hunters house, the owner of which is an officer in secesh army
Winchell, Edward A. – September 12, 1861
Camp near Arlington Sept 12 Dear Uncle I hope you will excuse me for not writing to you before but as I told Frank and Emma I have not had time we are kept busy from morning till night all of the time you say that it seems that somebody was writing to me every day I did not receive but one letter for three weeks and that was from Emma but never mind that.