Fifty Years Tomorrow Since Lincoln Delivered Famous Gettysburg Address The following is the correct version of address delivered by President Lincoln at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg, Nov 19, 1863, the fiftieth anniversary of which is to be observed throughout the land tomorrow:
Clark, Gardner B. – Donation
Garnder B. Clark Co. (C) 1st Regiment Berdans U.S.S.S. “Donation for Michigan Soldiers” care of The Michigan Soldiers Relief Association. Washington D.C.
Clark, Gardner B. – October 7, 1866
Detroit Mich. October 7″ 1866 Dear Mary and the Little One If I could not be with you I’ll do the next best thing =write. We could not get the 31 Boxes shipped Thursday. yesterday. And I thought I would stay until they were closed out.
Clark, Gardner B. – July 31, 1866
St Johns Mich July 31”, 1866. Friend Clark. I went to town Saturday in the afternoon (last) did not go to the P.O. until after the eastern train came in so of course did not get Your letter till some 15 or 20 minutes after You had passed through, when I took Your letter out & read it. I was mad & out of all manner of patience with my-self. I came home & told my folks & they also gave me a real scolding for being so careless.
Clark, Gardner B. – May 3, 1866
Philandelphia Pa. May 3rd 1866. My Dear Adjutant. Before leaving Alex. I had intended to ask you to be kind enough to forward any letters that may come for me to my Address at Freeport [ ? ] but neglected to do so. Will you please attend to it. Barney Fields, clerk at the Marshall House owes me $5.00. which I forgot to collect before coming away will you please send it to me at Freeport.
Clark, Gardner B. – April 2, 1866
Marcellns Cass Co M Apr 2 1866 Lieut G B Clark Respected Friend & Comrad You need not think because I did not answer your letter at an earlier date that it was on account of a want of friendship and besides respect for a long tried and brave old Comrad would make me answer your request if nothing more I wish you had given me some form to work
Clark, Gardner B. – January 21, 1866
Grand Rapids, Mich, Jan 21st 66 My dear Mary, I will try to write a little to you this evening. I have not been very well the last week. have had some kind of swelling in my face. we thought it was the erysepelas but it is geting better.
Clark, Gardner B. – November 28, 1865
Mrs. Mary B. Clark Grand Rapids Box 215 Michigan
Clark, Gardner B. – August 4, 1865
Camp Return Harrisburg Pa August 4th 1865 My Darling Wife Dear Mary. Yours of the 30th ult. I received yesterday. The reason why I had not written was on account of that telegram at the Office in Harrisburg. I was told the message had been received. and that they could not find you.
Clark, Gardner B. – August 1, 1865
I Love Mary Head Quarters 6th Regt 1st A.C. Camp Return P.a. August 1st 1865 My Mary Darling Wife. I wrote you last night and have no news to tell you now. Whether I can get away or not is uncertain. Three officers have been granted “leaves”and three more are expecting them soon. The major says we are so short of officers that he cant get any one to take my place.
Clark, Gardner B. – August 1, 1865
I love you Grand Rapids, August 1st 1865 My Dear Husband, Darling Gardie: Why do I not get a letter? if I could have my choice tonight between any amount of riches, and a letter from my Darling Husband. how quick I would take the letter, it would be worth thousands of dollars to me.
Blakeslee, Eliakim R. – July 28, 1865
$62.50 Jackson July 28th 1865 N.S. Paymaster Please retain from my a/c Sixty two 50/100 dollars in form of W.R + S.C.Reynolds Co J 13th Mich Witness A.M. Tinker Andrew J. Myers Private
Clark, Gardner B. – July 27, 1865
Grand Rapids July 27th 1865. My Dear Husband. Darling Gardie. Yours of the 20th mailed in Harrisburg I received this noon. thank you very much. also for the check. You want me to hold myself in readiness to come to you. I am ready or nearly so all of the time. but Mother received a letter from Vt. a few days ago and Grand Mother is sick.
Clark, Gardner B. – July 25, 1865
Grand Rapids, July 25th 1865. My Dear Husband. Darling Gardie. Wify is a little bit disappointed to night because she did not get one word from her soldier boy. but I guess she had better not say much for I presume she has disappointed him many a time when she had not as good a reason for it as he has.
Clark, Gardner B. – July 20, 1865
I Love You Camp Stoneman July 20th 1865 Darling Wife. My Mary. I am writing my last letter from Camp Stoneman. I hope forever. It is now midnight and we are to be at the depot at seven in the morning. I was in town to day and drew my pay four hundred and fifty eight dollars seventy five cents for three months.
Clark, Gardner B. – July 13, 1865
Love Grand Rapids. July 13th 1865. My Own Dear Gardie. Loved Husband. I am thinking of my boy this evening and wonder if he is thinking of his little wify and would give anything to see her to night. would I not be happy if he could take me in his arms and love me. ‘twould be all heart could wish for. Nearly two years we have been married.
Clark, Gardner B. – July 11, 1865
Kisses Grand Rapids July 11th 1865 My Dear Darling Husband Yours of the 7th I received to night. I did not look for it to night and you cannot tell how glad I was to get it. I send you lots of kisses for it you darling boy. Cinda is here she has been all this week, this afternoon a young lady by the name of Joslyn came to see her
Clark, Gardner B. – July 9, 1865
Adjutants Office 6th Regt. 1st A.C. Washington D.C. July 9th 1865 My Dearly Beloved Wife My Mary. Yours of the 4th I have just received thank you for that present. it is real pretty I wear stand up collars now think I shall change again soon I am glad that you were not badly bored the fourth. You think my broken head ought to be good for
Clark, Gardner B. – July 5, 1865
A Kiss Head Quarters 6th Rgt 1st A.C. Washington D.C. July 5 1865 My Mary My Dear Wife; I have to most respectfully beg my Wify’s pardon for neglecting her so many days. I intended to write her night before last and again last night but Monday was the day before the Fourth of July and yesterday was the Fourth all day.
Clark, Gardner B. – June 28, 1865
Grand Rapids. June 28th 1865 My Darling Husband. Loved Gardie. There is nothing to write this afternoon that I think of but I thought I must write a little so to send another five by the next mail. for I fear you will need it badly before you get there. I thought of sending some when you first wrote of losing that.
Clark, Gardner B. – June 26, 1865
G. B. Clark 1st Lieut Hancocks Corps.
Clark, Gardner B. – June 17, 1865
Grand Rapids Evening 10 oclock. June 17th 1865. Dear Gardie. Darling Husband. It is so very warm that I do not like to go to bed yet and I do not know of any better way to improve my time than in writing to my boy. yours of the 11th and the 13th came to night with a number of papers. for all of which please accept many thanks and at least one kisses.
Clark, Gardner B. – June 17, 1865
Adjutants Office 6th Regt 1st A.C. Camp Stoneman D.C. June 17th 1865 My Own Darling Mary. My Wife. Yours of the 12th came to day. Every thing is lovely as yet though I have began to think that my head would come off soon. and I believe it would be a blessing if it should for if I was out of the service now in the course of eight or ten years I might stand a chance of becoming an honest upright citizen of this Great Republic
Clark, Gardner B. – June 14, 1865
Grand Rapids June 14th 1865. My Dear Husband. I received two papers from you last night for which please accept thanks, but that letter does not come yet. I guess it will this noon. To day is the day of Dan Rice big show but it is a bad day for it. it has rained hard all the morning and I see no signs of its stopping yet.