{"id":2669,"date":"2014-04-12T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2014-04-12T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/culver\/?p=2669"},"modified":"2014-02-25T10:04:26","modified_gmt":"2014-02-25T15:04:26","slug":"04-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/culver\/1864\/04-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Your letter had been torn open by some one"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/culver\/?attachment_id=2670\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2670\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2670\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/culver\/files\/2012\/10\/Joseph-Culver-Letter-April-12-1864-Page-1-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Culver Letter, April 12, 1864, Page 1\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/culver\/files\/2012\/10\/Joseph-Culver-Letter-April-12-1864-Page-1-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/culver\/files\/2012\/10\/Joseph-Culver-Letter-April-12-1864-Page-1-801x1024.jpg 801w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/culver\/files\/2012\/10\/Joseph-Culver-Letter-April-12-1864-Page-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a>[google-map-v3 width=&#8221;400&#8243; height=&#8221;300&#8243; zoom=&#8221;12&#8243; maptype=&#8221;hybrid&#8221; mapalign=&#8221;right&#8221; directionhint=&#8221;false&#8221; language=&#8221;default&#8221; poweredby=&#8221;false&#8221; maptypecontrol=&#8221;false&#8221; pancontrol=&#8221;false&#8221; zoomcontrol=&#8221;true&#8221; scalecontrol=&#8221;false&#8221; streetviewcontrol=&#8221;false&#8221; scrollwheelcontrol=&#8221;false&#8221; \u00a0addmarkermashupbubble=&#8221;false&#8221; addmarkerlist=&#8221;35.83073; -85.978737{}1-default.png&#8221; bubbleautopan=&#8221;true&#8221; showbike=&#8221;false&#8221; showtraffic=&#8221;false&#8221; showpanoramio=&#8221;false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Head Qurs., 1st Brig., 1st Div., 11th A.C.<br \/>\nWauhatchie, Tenn., April 12th 1864<br \/>\nMy Dear Wife<\/p>\n<p>Yours of April 2nd came to hand yesterday, also one from Mother [Murphy]. ((The subject letters are missing from the Culver Collection.))\u00a0I am very happy to learn of your good health. Your letter had been torn open by some one. Tell Mother I will write to her very soon.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I expect an opportunity to visit Chattanooga and Point Lookout to-day, so that I can only write a line or two. I understand that some member of Co. &#8220;E&#8221; goes home on furlough to-day, &amp; I wish to send this with him.<\/p>\n<p>I will have a long letter to write soon, giving you a description of my visit. Do not allow yourself to feel uneasy for me when the wind blows for I am in a very comfortable house. We are all well and getting along well. I look for another letter from you this morning. Kiss Mother for me and Remember me kindly to all. May God bless you and make you happy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Your Affect. Husband<br \/>\nJ. F. Culver<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[google-map-v3 width=&#8221;400&#8243; height=&#8221;300&#8243; zoom=&#8221;12&#8243; maptype=&#8221;hybrid&#8221; mapalign=&#8221;right&#8221; directionhint=&#8221;false&#8221; language=&#8221;default&#8221; poweredby=&#8221;false&#8221; maptypecontrol=&#8221;false&#8221; pancontrol=&#8221;false&#8221; zoomcontrol=&#8221;true&#8221; scalecontrol=&#8221;false&#8221; streetviewcontrol=&#8221;false&#8221; scrollwheelcontrol=&#8221;false&#8221; \u00a0addmarkermashupbubble=&#8221;false&#8221; addmarkerlist=&#8221;35.83073; -85.978737{}1-default.png&#8221; bubbleautopan=&#8221;true&#8221; showbike=&#8221;false&#8221; showtraffic=&#8221;false&#8221; showpanoramio=&#8221;false&#8221;] Head Qurs., 1st Brig., 1st Div., 11th A.C. 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