Joseph F. Culver Civil War Letters

Monday Morning, 19th Jan./63

Dear Mary

As an opportunity may possibly offer to-day to send letters North, I haste to add some matters of business. There are some laths standing in the corner of our hen house. Please get some one to put them in the wood shed, else they will all be destroyed. See that all the doors are securely fastened of the house, &, if Foote did not put in those window glass, close up the place so that the snow & rain will not get in or it will destroy all the ceilings & paper. I have some fear of the kitchen sinking when the frost comes out of the ground. The foundation is very insecure. If some of our friends will give it a little attention in time, that part of the building can be saved. I had hoped to be able to have made it secure before this. ((On Jan. 31 Mary Culver informed her husband that “every thing is right over at the house.” Her brother Sammy had attended to the laths and reported the kitchen secure, while Mr. Foote had put in the window glass before he moved to Wisconsin. Mary Culver to J.F.C., Jan. 31, 1863, Culver Collection.)) Continue reading →

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Mitchellsville, Tenn., Jan. 14th 63

Dear Wife

All well this morning. Loomis goes North by 10 o’clock train. It is raining but quite warm. I have not had opportunity to write more since my last.

Was at the Regt. yesterday & found all well. Lieut. Smith is better.

In haste,

Your affect. Husband
J. F. Culver