2nd Michigan Infantry Muster, Company H, September 1, 1861 to October 31, 1861
Burge, Caroden S. – September 1, 1861
Arlington Heights, Sept. 1/61. Dear Sister: I am out on picket today at Bailies Cross roads with about half the regiment, about 4 miles from camp. I have came into camp to get some coffee for the boys. From the place where they are it is only about a miles to a hill where they are throwing up fortifications,
Burge, Caroden S. – August 25, 1861
1861 Arlington Heights, Aug. 25 Dear Mother: I rec’d your letter Thursday. I was sent to the War Department, & I thought I would see I could find out anything about Morris. I went to the Hospital at Columbia College. I found that he had been there but I was too late. Morris Wheelock is dead.
Burge, Caroden S. – August 23, 1861
To the U.S. War Department The bearer C. S. Burge is authorized to go to the War Department & if possible, copy the original Muster roll of Capt Charles S. May’s Company (K) of the Second Rgt Michigan Volunteers mustered May 25 1861
Winchell, Edward A. – August 15, 1861
Arlington Heights Aug 15th 61 Dear Bro Ad I received your letter to day and I did not know what to make of it. It had been such a short time since you wrote but it did not take long to find out and I was surprised when I found out what it was about.
Burge, Caroden S. – July 27, 1861
1861 Arlington Heights, July 27 Dear Mother: Pay day has finally come. We rec’d our U.S. pay last night, pay from the 25 of May to the 30 of June. I rec’d 23 dols. and ninety cents.
Burge, Caroden S. – July 26, 1861
Capitol, July 26/61 Dear Sister: I rec’d yours of the 18 yesterday. I rec’d the letter dated the 12 a few days ago, and the money which was very accept able, as we have not yet rec’d any pay though we expect it every day.
Burge, Caroden S. – July 19, 1861
Bull Run, July 19 Dear Mother: We are now three miles from Manassas Junction. The Secessionists have a battery here. We had a hard battle here yesterday which lasted three hours.
Burge, Caroden S. – July 9, 1861
Camp Scott, July 9, 1861 Dear Mother: I got a letter from Lucy yesterday. I was glad indeed to hear from home. But why don’t I get a letter from you? You inquired whether I wanted any money.
Winchell, Edward A. – July 8, 1861
Georgetown Heights, D.C. Monday July 8, 1861 Dear Mary, I received you letter last Friday but have not had courage to sit down and try to write one fourth as good letter as you. You said that all was well but Mother and that she was worrying herself about me. There is no use of her a doing that for I am a doing well here. It is very healthy here now but pretty warm.
Burge, Caroden S. – July 5, 1861
Camp Scott, July 5/61. Dear Mother: Another birth-day has passed & left your son of age. It makes me feel sad to think that the time has come which, according to law, makes me my own, – throws me upon my own resources.
Burge, Caroden S. – June 12, 1861
Georgetown Heights, D.C. 1861 Camp Mansfield, June 12 Dear College Mates: here we are right in the enimies country, U.S. soldiers! It is hardly possible for me to realize that I am one of Uncle Sam’s soldier who must go and come at his nod, no matter how perilous or disagreable the duty.
Burge, Caroden S. – June 12, 1861
George Town Heights, June 12, 1861 Dear Mother and Sisters: You will see that I wrote the forgoing as you will se just before we reached Baltimor. We got there about duck. They did not attack us while going through the city. We were too strong for them; they rather applauded us. We marched 1 ½ miles through the streets.
Burge, Caroden S. – June 5, 1861
Fort Wayne, June 5 1861, Dear Mother & Sisters: I rec’d Lucies letter yesterday. I rec’d your other two in due time, and the six dollars. I shall send my things home tomorrow. My watch I think I will send by express; the other things I presume by fraight.
Burge, Caroden S. – May 22, 1861
1861 On board the Mississippi May 22 Dear Sister: I wrote to mother last Thursday, but forgot that it would be too late to go to South Jackson that week & directed it there, so I fear you have not got it yet.
Burge, Caroden S. – May 8, 1861
Detroit, May 8, 1861. Dear Mother: In accordance with my promise I thought would write you a few lines, even though it was no more than to let you know my health. My health is very good; my spirits also.
Burge, Caroden S. – May 6, 1861
Detroit May 6, 1861. Dear Mother: I could not get time or material in time to write to you at south Jackson last week, so I did not write at all. We reached Detroit Tuesday about 6 P.M., marched about two miles to the Fair Ground and found that they were not ready for us. While we were waiting it began to rain, and were nearly wet through.
Burge, Caroden S. – 1861 Diary
Caroden S. Burge 1861 diary. Sunday April 20, 1861. Spent the day in considering whether it was my duty to enlist in the Army for the suport of the Union. Made known my intentions in the even’g prayer meeting.
Burge, Caroden S. – October 13, 1860
Caroden S. Burge. Kalamazoo Oct 13th 1860. Composition No. 11. Poem No. 4. For Philolexian Soc. Paper. The Devil’s Defeat. Honor and shame from no condition rise; Act well your part; there all the honor his. By the terms honor and shame we mean not the mere name which we often hear given to those around us, but the just deserts of men for the past I which they bear in life: