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1861 December 8 Small Collections Box 126, Folder 1

from Romney Headquarters, Hampshire County VA [today part of WV]. To Father, "...met preacher from home, discuss who of their acquaintances were Union or Secess...I get 20 dollars a month...working in hospital...General Banks took Winchester last night; the government has called out 500,000 men for two months; I don't think the rebels is going to hold out very long now."

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1861 May Small Collections Box 126, Folder 1

Camp near Paw Paw Tunnel [near Oldtown, Maryland]. Reports "North Branch Bridge in Maryland was burnt last night. ...John has the mumps; there is a great many sick in Cumberland [MD] and a great many that has the mumps."

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1861 October Small Collections Box 126, Folder 1

at Grafton,WM, to Mother. "Had fine time in Boothsville [WV]; took 70 prisoners and swore them all but two and then we sent them to Columbus Ohio and shot one man the ring leader in that country; there was five rebels there to one union man....Colonel talks of taking us in Preston County [WV] on a scout and if he does maybe we will come through that part of the county and in Tucker County [WV] also to hunt out the rebels."

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1862 February 21 Small Collections Box 126, Folder 1

Cumberland, Maryland to Father, "…I came to Cumberland [Maryland] yesterday evening to the hospital; I have got the mumps and the doctor said I best come to Cumberland as our force are expecting to leave Paw Paw Tunnel [Maryland]."

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1862 July 10 Small Collections Box 126, Folder 1

from Harrison's Landing, Virginia to Mother and Father..."came to Fortress Monroe [Virginia] and from there we came up James River to Harrison's Landing [Virginia]; got off and came 5 miles toward Richmond [Virginia]. You need not be wear about me diserting but there is one thing I am afraid the salve question has too much to do with the cause but when ever they want us Union soldiers to free the negroes we will just quietly lay down our arms and give up the ghost. I hear cussing and swearing every day but nevertheless it don't induce me to swear in the least."

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1862 October 24 Small Collections Box 126, Folder 1

Harewood Hospital, Washington, D.C. To Father and Mother. "My health is improving rite smart; everything is quiet here about Washington except there is a great deal of growling about the President's Proclamation in regard to freeing all slaves after the first of January."

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