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| − | Sunday Sept. 14 1862 | + | <html>[1]<br /><br /> |
| − | Chaffin's Bluff | + | <div>Sunday Sept. 14 1862 </div> |
| − | + | <div>Chaffin's Bluff </div> | |
| − | My dear wife | + | <div>My dear wife </div> |
| − | Yesterday evening we (our company) | + | <div>Yesterday evening we (our company) moved our tents down the river about a half mile to take charge of a heavy Battery which though some distance below Chaffin's Bluff is connected with it and under command of the same officer we have not been entirely separated from Col. [Goode's?] Regt. but detailed still we are under a different officer (Col. Page)of the navy who had charge of the Heavy Arty. Companies at Glost. Pt. and only make our reports through Col. Good to the war department. In my letter to Sis. Martha Friday I spoke of the contemplated change & of the situation of our battery. our tents are in a beautiful place on a bluff above the river with a thick growth of underwood be-</div> |
| − | moved our tents down the river about a | + | <br />[2]<br /><br />tween us and the river to keep of the malaria & fogs and entirely retired and shut out from any other troops with a fine spout spring of cold water nearby There was almost a shout of joy as we went up yesterday to give up our rifles we are now under the immediate command only of Capt. [Buzby?] who has already made some very sensible & comfortable changes in our camp police for instance roll call now at sun rise instead of day break & sun set instead of 9 oc. P.M. I think this is more [healthy?] on the river He has made & will soon make a good many others of the same sort. We have succeeded in getting more tents too & are much more [snugly?] [paid?] than we have been since we left Glost. Pt. will begin in a few days to build our houses - though were it not for winter I now much prefer a tent to any <br /><br />[3]<br /><br />house ever built for soldiers. Most of our boys went off again today to see the exchange of prisoners at Varina but every thing in camp is more [quiet?] & looks nicer & more like Sunday than I have ever seen it. There is no preaching near enough for us to attend this morning but Mr. Wyatt (my favorite preacher here) will preach for our company this evening. I was fortunate enough to get hold of a NC Presbyterian & Wm. Hoge's Sketch of Dabney Harrison (first rate) which I have read this morning also a Chris. Obs. I have not been able to get the obs. since I left Glost. Pt. except occasionally Mr. Ryland (engaged in distributing good reading among the soldiers) brings me a copy of it - he brought me the N.C. Pres. & Dabney Harrison I don't know darling if we are not much better situated<br /><br />[4]<br /><br />in every respect than we have ever been since we joined the army. I feel much better satisfied more than I did at Glost. and there are many more advantages from being near Richmond. our compy will now have a wagon of its own which will go to Rmnd two & three times a week for commisary stores [etc?] & we can get anything we want at almost any time we have been living high too for several days a two horse wagon came from E&Q loaded with water melons, peaches, apples, cider, peas, chickens (etc.)too numerous to mention for our mess. Dr. Flannery says he has never seen in the army a company as well fed & as well provided with tents as ours. Dr.F. Abe & [?] Booker tent together, Sam & I and a pleasant fellow named Philip are now together & four other of our mess <br /><br />[5]<br /><br />(5)<br />in another tent. All three of the tents are in a group & we are as one family in three rooms. I tell you all of these little things [?] because I know you will be better satisfied to know exactly how I am [paid?] & how I am [?] The court has not yet adjourned & will continue at least one week more. I will certainly be engaged that long in copying up some of the proceedings. I have become so accustomed to writing that I prefer it to anything I can do here - have generally from four to six hours writing and can choose my time for it without being confined to any particular hour of the day & with no other duty not even answer to roll call Doc. F. & I have made plans to get us a complete set of fishing tackle & have cat fish chowder for dinner every day. The season for rock <br /><br />[6]<br /><br />fish has just commenced & we anticipate more sport fishing. There are a great many birds around & the boys are all writing home for their guns & dogs for bird hunting. I sometimes feel that we are having a too easy & pleasant time here when our men are suffering & undergoing so much elsewhere. I am very much obliged to you for the nice shirt you sent by Danil it was the only thing in the clothing line I wanted I have just drawn a first rate over coat from the Quarter Master it cost $10 1/2 - such a one costs in Rmnd $30 Pattie sent me by Abe a nice pair of socks & a large silk handkerchief - just the articles I needed as a few days before I had lost one of the pairs of socks you sent me. Always put my name on everything you send or I will be sure to lose it. I ĥave re-<br /><br />[7]<br /><br />ceived no letter from you of later date than 6th Daniel brought one of the 3d I am right anxious for another & will be much disappointed if it doesn't come this evening or tomorrow morning. I feel that three of my hastily written letters a week are poor pay for two of your good long ones - am frequently ashamed to send mine - but know you always prize them & think of them in the same extravagant manner that you do of other things I send you sometimes Abe's & Daniel's account of you & the children makes me much more anxious than ever to see you & be with you - I do see you often Darling in my dreams awake & asleep - but I cant make our precious little Minnie's face & Charley has changed - and you - you only are unchanged & will ever be unchanged to me. (Evening) Mr. Wyatt has just come to preach for us, but will have a small <br /><br />[8]<br /><br />congregation as most of our boys have gone off. I have never yet been able to make up my mind to take a Sunday trip - it is so seldom we can observe the sabbath in camp. I feel that the obligations to keep it holy is more [?] here than at home. [?] am sorry a good many of our men - Good men & [?] even - seem to think that there is nothing wrong in making Sunday a day of pleasure & sight seeing. But I must close. Direct your letters N.V. Watkins Chaffins Bluff Batteries, Care Captain Q.R. Bagby K&Q Artillery. But direct any box or bundle as before as one wagon will be constantly in [Richmond?] & we have only a mail bag & no boat from Chaffins B. landing. Much love to all. Kiss Charley & Minnie for me. If I had Charley here I would keep him with me in Camp. I had forgotten the loose tobacco I had in the new barn ask your Pa if it would be a good time to sell it - it will [?] in the way of saving my new crop Your devoted husband N.V.W.</html> |
| − | half mile to take charge of a heavy | ||
| − | Battery which though some distance below | ||
| − | Chaffin's Bluff is connected with | ||
| − | it and under command of the same | ||
| − | officer we have not been entirely separated | ||
| − | from Col. [Goode's?] Regt. but detailed | ||
| − | still we are under a different officer | ||
| − | (Col. Page)of the navy who had charge | ||
| − | of the Heavy Arty. Companies at Glost. | ||
| − | Pt. and only make our reports through | ||
| − | Col. Good to the war department. In my | ||
| − | letter to | ||
| − | contemplated change & of the situation | ||
| − | of our battery. our tents are in a beautiful | ||
| − | place on a bluff above the river | ||
| − | with a thick growth of underwood | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | malaria & fogs and entirely retired and | ||
| − | shut out from any other troops with | ||
| − | a fine spout spring of cold water nearby | ||
| − | There was almost a shout of joy as | ||
| − | we went up yesterday to give up our | ||
| − | rifles we are now under the immediate | ||
| − | command only of Capt. [Buzby?] who has | ||
| − | already made some very sensible & comfortable | ||
| − | changes in our camp police | ||
| − | for instance roll call now at sun rise | ||
| − | instead of day break & sun set instead | ||
| − | of 9 oc. P.M. I think this is more [healthy?] | ||
| − | on the river He has made & will soon | ||
| − | make a good many others of the same | ||
| − | sort. We have succeeded in getting more | ||
| − | tents too & are much more [?] | ||
| − | than we have been since we left Glost. Pt. | ||
| − | will begin in a few days to build our | ||
| − | houses - though were it not for winter | ||
| − | I now much prefer a tent to any | ||
| − | |||
| − | house ever built for soldiers. Most of | ||
| − | our boys went off again today to see | ||
| − | the exchange of prisoners at Varina but | ||
| − | every thing in camp is more | ||
| − | looks nicer & more like Sunday than | ||
| − | I have ever seen it. There is no preaching | ||
| − | near enough for us to attend this | ||
| − | morning but Mr. Wyatt (my favorite | ||
| − | preacher here) will preach for our company | ||
| − | this evening. I was fortunate enough | ||
| − | to get hold of a NC Presbyterian | ||
| − | & Wm. Hoge's Sketch of Dabney Harrison | ||
| − | (first rate) which I have read this | ||
| − | morning also a Chris. Obs. I have not | ||
| − | been able to get the obs. since I left | ||
| − | Glost. Pt. except occasionally Mr. Ryland | ||
| − | (engaged in distributing good reading | ||
| − | among the soldiers) brings me a copy | ||
| − | of it - he brought me the N.C. Pres. & | ||
| − | Dabney Harrison I don't know darling | ||
| − | if we are not much better situated | ||
| − | |||
| − | in every respect than we have ever been | ||
| − | since we joined the army. I feel much | ||
| − | better satisfied more than I did at Glost. | ||
| − | and there are many more advantages | ||
| − | from being near Richmond. our compy | ||
| − | will now have a wagon of its own | ||
| − | which will go to | ||
| − | times a week for commisary stores [etc?] | ||
| − | & we can get anything we want at | ||
| − | almost any time we have been living | ||
| − | high too for several days a two | ||
| − | wagon came from E&Q loaded with | ||
| − | water melons, peaches, apples, cider, | ||
| − | peas, chickens (etc.)too numerous to | ||
| − | mention for our mess. Dr. Flannery says | ||
| − | he has never seen in the army a company | ||
| − | as well fed & as well provided | ||
| − | with tents as ours. Dr.F. Abe & [?] | ||
| − | Booker tent together, Sam & I and | ||
| − | a pleasant fellow named Philip are | ||
| − | now together & four other of our | ||
| − | |||
| − | in another tent. All three of the tents | ||
| − | are in a group & we are as one | ||
| − | family in three rooms. I tell you all | ||
| − | of these little things [?] because | ||
| − | I know you will be better satisfied to | ||
| − | know exactly how I am [paid?] & how | ||
| − | I am [?] The court has not yet | ||
| − | adjourned & will continue at least | ||
| − | one week more. I will certainly be | ||
| − | engaged that long in copying up some | ||
| − | of the proceedings. I have become so | ||
| − | accustomed to writing that I prefer it | ||
| − | to anything I can do here - have generally | ||
| − | from four to six hours writing and can | ||
| − | choose my time for it without being confined | ||
| − | to any particular hour of the day & | ||
| − | with no other duty not even answer to | ||
| − | roll call Doc. F. & I have made plans | ||
| − | to get us a complete set of fishing | ||
| − | tackle & have cat fish chowder for | ||
| − | dinner every day. The season for [ | ||
| − | |||
| − | fish has just commenced & we anticipate | ||
| − | more sport fishing. There are a great | ||
| − | many birds around & the boys are all | ||
| − | writing home for their guns & dogs for | ||
| − | bird hunting. I sometimes feel that we | ||
| − | are having a too easy & pleasant time | ||
| − | here when our men are suffering & | ||
| − | undergoing so much elsewhere. I am | ||
| − | very much obliged to you for the nice | ||
| − | shirt you sent by Danil it was the | ||
| − | only thing in the clothing line I wanted | ||
| − | I have just drawn a first rate over | ||
| − | coat from the Quarter Master it cost | ||
| − | $10 1/2 - such a one costs in | ||
| − | |||
| − | of socks & a large silk handkerchief | ||
| − | - just the articles I needed as a few | ||
| − | days before I had lost one of the pairs | ||
| − | of socks you sent me. Always put my | ||
| − | name on everything you send or | ||
| − | I will be sure to lose it. I ĥave | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | than 6th | ||
| − | anxious for another & will be much | ||
| − | disappointed if it doesn't come this evening | ||
| − | or tomorrow morning. I feel that three of | ||
| − | my hastily written letters a week are poor pay | ||
| − | for two of your good long ones - am | ||
| − | frequently ashamed to send mine - but | ||
| − | know you always prize them & think of them | ||
| − | in the same extravagant manner that you | ||
| − | do of other things I send you sometimes | ||
| − | Abe's & Daniel's account of you & the | ||
| − | children makes me much more anxious | ||
| − | than ever to see you & be with you - I | ||
| − | do see you often Darling in my dreams | ||
| − | awake & asleep - but I cant make | ||
| − | our precious little Minnie's face & | ||
| − | Charley has changed - and you - you only are | ||
| − | unchanged & will ever be unchanged | ||
| − | to me. (Evening) Mr. Wyatt has just come | ||
| − | to preach for us, but will have a small | ||
| − | |||
| − | congregation as most of our boys have gone | ||
| − | off. I have never yet been able to make up my | ||
| − | mind to take a Sunday trip - it is so seldom | ||
| − | we can observe the sabbath in camp. I | ||
| − | feel that the obligations to keep it holy is more | ||
| − | [?] here than at home. [?] am sorry | ||
| − | a good many of our men - Good men & | ||
| − | [?] even - seem to think that | ||
| − | there is nothing wrong in making Sunday a | ||
| − | day of pleasure & sight seeing. But I must | ||
| − | close. Direct your letters N.V. Watkins | ||
| − | Chaffins Bluff Batteries, Care Captain Q.R. | ||
| − | Bagby K&Q Artillery. But direct any | ||
| − | box or bundle as before as one wagon | ||
| − | will be constantly in [Richmond?] & we have only | ||
| − | a mail bag & no boat from Chaffins B. | ||
| − | landing. Much love to all. Kiss Charley & Minnie | ||
| − | for me. If I had Charley here I would keep | ||
| − | him with me in Camp. I had forgotten the | ||
| − | loose tobacco I had in the new barn ask your | ||
| − | Pa if it would be a good time to sell it - it | ||
| − | will [?] in the way of saving my new crop | ||
| − | Your devoted husband | ||
| − | N.V.W. | ||
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tween us and the river to keep of the malaria & fogs and entirely retired and shut out from any other troops with a fine spout spring of cold water nearby There was almost a shout of joy as we went up yesterday to give up our rifles we are now under the immediate command only of Capt. [Buzby?] who has already made some very sensible & comfortable changes in our camp police for instance roll call now at sun rise instead of day break & sun set instead of 9 oc. P.M. I think this is more [healthy?] on the river He has made & will soon make a good many others of the same sort. We have succeeded in getting more tents too & are much more [snugly?] [paid?] than we have been since we left Glost. Pt. will begin in a few days to build our houses - though were it not for winter I now much prefer a tent to any
[3]
house ever built for soldiers. Most of our boys went off again today to see the exchange of prisoners at Varina but every thing in camp is more [quiet?] & looks nicer & more like Sunday than I have ever seen it. There is no preaching near enough for us to attend this morning but Mr. Wyatt (my favorite preacher here) will preach for our company this evening. I was fortunate enough to get hold of a NC Presbyterian & Wm. Hoge's Sketch of Dabney Harrison (first rate) which I have read this morning also a Chris. Obs. I have not been able to get the obs. since I left Glost. Pt. except occasionally Mr. Ryland (engaged in distributing good reading among the soldiers) brings me a copy of it - he brought me the N.C. Pres. & Dabney Harrison I don't know darling if we are not much better situated
[4]
in every respect than we have ever been since we joined the army. I feel much better satisfied more than I did at Glost. and there are many more advantages from being near Richmond. our compy will now have a wagon of its own which will go to Rmnd two & three times a week for commisary stores [etc?] & we can get anything we want at almost any time we have been living high too for several days a two horse wagon came from E&Q loaded with water melons, peaches, apples, cider, peas, chickens (etc.)too numerous to mention for our mess. Dr. Flannery says he has never seen in the army a company as well fed & as well provided with tents as ours. Dr.F. Abe & [?] Booker tent together, Sam & I and a pleasant fellow named Philip are now together & four other of our mess
[5]
(5)
in another tent. All three of the tents are in a group & we are as one family in three rooms. I tell you all of these little things [?] because I know you will be better satisfied to know exactly how I am [paid?] & how I am [?] The court has not yet adjourned & will continue at least one week more. I will certainly be engaged that long in copying up some of the proceedings. I have become so accustomed to writing that I prefer it to anything I can do here - have generally from four to six hours writing and can choose my time for it without being confined to any particular hour of the day & with no other duty not even answer to roll call Doc. F. & I have made plans to get us a complete set of fishing tackle & have cat fish chowder for dinner every day. The season for rock
[6]
fish has just commenced & we anticipate more sport fishing. There are a great many birds around & the boys are all writing home for their guns & dogs for bird hunting. I sometimes feel that we are having a too easy & pleasant time here when our men are suffering & undergoing so much elsewhere. I am very much obliged to you for the nice shirt you sent by Danil it was the only thing in the clothing line I wanted I have just drawn a first rate over coat from the Quarter Master it cost $10 1/2 - such a one costs in Rmnd $30 Pattie sent me by Abe a nice pair of socks & a large silk handkerchief - just the articles I needed as a few days before I had lost one of the pairs of socks you sent me. Always put my name on everything you send or I will be sure to lose it. I ĥave re-
[7]
ceived no letter from you of later date than 6th Daniel brought one of the 3d I am right anxious for another & will be much disappointed if it doesn't come this evening or tomorrow morning. I feel that three of my hastily written letters a week are poor pay for two of your good long ones - am frequently ashamed to send mine - but know you always prize them & think of them in the same extravagant manner that you do of other things I send you sometimes Abe's & Daniel's account of you & the children makes me much more anxious than ever to see you & be with you - I do see you often Darling in my dreams awake & asleep - but I cant make our precious little Minnie's face & Charley has changed - and you - you only are unchanged & will ever be unchanged to me. (Evening) Mr. Wyatt has just come to preach for us, but will have a small
[8]
congregation as most of our boys have gone off. I have never yet been able to make up my mind to take a Sunday trip - it is so seldom we can observe the sabbath in camp. I feel that the obligations to keep it holy is more [?] here than at home. [?] am sorry a good many of our men - Good men & [?] even - seem to think that there is nothing wrong in making Sunday a day of pleasure & sight seeing. But I must close. Direct your letters N.V. Watkins Chaffins Bluff Batteries, Care Captain Q.R. Bagby K&Q Artillery. But direct any box or bundle as before as one wagon will be constantly in [Richmond?] & we have only a mail bag & no boat from Chaffins B. landing. Much love to all. Kiss Charley & Minnie for me. If I had Charley here I would keep him with me in Camp. I had forgotten the loose tobacco I had in the new barn ask your Pa if it would be a good time to sell it - it will [?] in the way of saving my new crop Your devoted husband N.V.W.</html>
