Letter No. 2 Hd. Qrs., Co. A, 129th Ills. Vols. Inft. Buck Lodge, Tenn. Dec. 25th 1862 Dear Wife I commenced [a] letter hastily this afternoon & closed it this evening, & as I have still a few leisure moments … Continue reading →

Bucks Lodge, Tenn., Dec. 25th 62 My dear Wife Sixteen days have elapsed since the date of your last letter,1 & with the news of the prevalence of the Small-Pox all around you, I feel unusually anxious to hear. I … Continue reading →

Bucks Lodge, Dec. 22nd 1862 Dear Wife We left Mitchellsville on Saturday [the 20th] about 3 P.M. & arrived on the ground about 1/4 mile from here after dark & camped.1 Yesterday (Sunday) we moved to where we now are … Continue reading →

Mitchellsville, Tenn., Dec. 18th 1862 Dear Wife I received yours of the 7th & 8th this morning, rather unexpectedly, as I scarcely expected a letter before the arrival of Maples. I am happy & thankful that you all enjoy such … Continue reading →

Mitchellsville Tenn Dec 17th 1862 William T Russell Esq Dear Friend I wrote to you and Henry sometime ago which Henry promptly answered and I should have written to you much sooner but for want of postage stamps a commodity … Continue reading →

Head Quarters, Co. A, 129th Ills. Vols. Mitchellsville, Tenn., Dec. 16th 1862 Dear Mary I anticipated the arrival of E. R. Maples with several letters from you before this, but notice by the “Pontiac News” that he will leave Pontiac … Continue reading →

Mitchellsville, Tenn., Dec. 16th 1862 Dear Wife I have consulted Dr. Johnson with regard to the School Orders in question. He acknowledges the receipt of them & says that their amount is properly credited as interest on a note or … Continue reading →

Head Quarters, 129th Illinois Volunteers Mitchellsville, Tenn., Dec. 12th 1862 My Dear Wife: May the richest of Heaven’s blessings rest upon you today. On this the first Anniversary of our marriage, let me present my compliments first to you, my … Continue reading →

Mitchellsville, Tenn. – Dec. 11th 1862 Dear Wife As a leisure moment offers opportunity, I cannot better reconcile myself to wait for your letters than by writing. I recollect in Abbott’s life of Josephine, he gives many sketches from Napoleon’s … Continue reading →

East Villa Dec 10 /62 Dear Bro, I have been purposing to write to you for a great while but have never got it accomplished until the present time. How do you like soldering by this time? Pretty well I … Continue reading →