Near Manassus Junction July 19th 1861 My dear Mollie Your good letter was recd before I left camp Rek, but press of business and our sudden departure prevented my ansring before now, and even how i am sheltered by a blanket from the [ ? ]tting sun in an open field. Sweating like a butcher, writing on my knee, so that I do not expect it will be done quite as well as you would do it
Everett, Robert A. – July 14, 1861
Sunday 14th of July 1861 Steamer Mississippi [ ? ] Fort Wayne Dear Parents As Sunday with its accustomed quiet comes around. I begin to think of home and friends and will devote the hour to writing to you. This has been in pleasant week in camp so far as the weather is concerned
Ball, George – July 12, 1861
the Camp blair July 12 1861 Dear mother I now sit down to rite you a few lines to let you know how I am a getting a long
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.
Chesterfield, Richard T. – July 7, 1861
Washington July the 7th, 1861 Dear father and mother i take my pen in hand to wright you those few lines hoping to find you in good helth as it leaves me at present I expect you have been thinking about me very often because i did not wright before
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.
Whiting, Eber K. – July 4, 1861
Camp Randel Arlington Hights Jul 4= 1861 I have not had time or opportunity to mail this letter we came to this place last as night about 10 oclock Slept on the ground without tents the teams not being able to reach here so we had to go without supper
Whiting, Eber K. – June 28, 1861
Camp Randal Wasshington DC june 28/61 Dear Brother Sisters + I cheerfully the opportunity affored me by f communicating with those I love. The old Second Regiment of W Volunteers evacuated camp Randal Wy on the morn of the 20 = and for the feat of War. found on halting at that the people had spread tables with earthly bounties
Baker, George W. – June 27, 1861
Camp Willcok June 29th 1861 Dearest Ellin I recieved your letter 27th and was glad to here from you and that you was well and the rest of them i am well and in good helth i am helther than i was when i left home the rest of the boyes is well bill Cole is well again there is no excitement here i exspect we will have a good time time the forth of july i whish that it was so that you could git your likness tackon with dwelly and send it in a letter it would do me good to see it if you have not got the money git some of mr trip and i will pa him when I com home
Clark, Gardner B. – June 19, 1861
Sparta Kent Co. Mich June 19th /61 Dear Friend Mary I was so glad to receive another little [ ? ] in your handwriting There has been a prolonged silence between us two. I have very often felt that I ought to write you, But do not know what I have not.
Wiser, Alphonso H. – June 16, 1861
Seventy Six Iowa June the 16th 1861 Dear cousin You know not how often I have wished to see you, many a time have I in my lonesome hours thought of any cousin who is far from me yet never forgotten, but when will I have the pleasure of being in your company again and with you whome I had such a good visit when I was up to see you and found you alone, and to, when you was to the party before we moved to the west, where we found a home among strangers
Jones – June 12, 1861
Byren June 12 1861 Dear brother and sister i take my pen in harnd to answer youre leter and you must excuse me for not writing before this leaves us all well and i hope it will finde you the same
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.
King, Rufus – June 5, 1861
Washington, Wednesday, June 5th. Hon. A. W. Randall Gov. of Wisconsin Dear Sir I wrote you a hasty note last evening announcing my arrival in this city and expressing the hop that I should be able, at an early hour this morning, to procure an interview with the Secretary of War and lay before hime the business with which you had charged me. I failed to see Gen. Cameron this morning as he was not at the War Department; but I was fortunate enough to find the Secretary of State disengaged and obtained from him a very urgent recommendation in favor of the acceptance of a full Brigade from our State.
Whiting, Eber K. – June 1, 1861
June 1, 1861 Dear Brothers & Sisters, After some delay I resume my pencil to answer your welcome letter which which was duly received since which time I have been to W found all well as usual. Mothers health is improving slowly
Baker, George W. – May 28, 1861
Canton May 28 1861 i recived your leter to day and was glad to here from you and here that you are well but was very sorey to here that george was sick your leter stated that he was giting beter i hope that by the time that you git this he will be up and a round i want you to be very carfrel with your self and tell george and Murey to due the same we are all in good helth at presant we think a bout you all ourbey
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.
Oliver, John M. – May 21, 1861
LETTER FROM HON. C. C. CLAY, JR. Washington, May 21, 1860. MY DEAR SIR: Severe illness, which has confined me to my room for ten days, has prevented my answering your letter sooner. And such is my prostration at this time that I feel I am not equal to the mental or physical effort necessary to reply fully to each of the questions you suggest. The action of our delegates in the Charleston Convention meets my cordial approval. It evinced a fidelity to principle and an unconquerable intrepidity in its maintenance that merits the admiration. and gratitude of every true Southern heart. I am happy to state that their course is approved by nearly all the Senators of the seceding States(I am not sure that I should except one) and a large majority of the Representatives of those States. I know it it is approved by four of my colleague-Messrs. Moore, Curry, Clopton, and Pugh.
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.
Clark, Egbert B. – May 7, 1861
Port Gibson Mi May 7th 1861 Dearest Nellie, Perhaps you can imagine but I cannot express how agreeably surpriseed I was last Saturday to receive another of your highly prized missives. From what I had heard I was lead to believe our correspondence could not longer be conducted
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.