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Camp Scott
York, Pa May 6/61
Friend Mattie,
I suppose you have
come to the conclusion that I had
forgotten my promise to write to you
but the truth is I have been sick
part of the time & the other on
duty. The boys are all well and
enjoy themselves first take We get
plenty of bread beef coffee sugar & juce
every day we are all messed in
messes of 6. Will Stevenson is
in my mess he is well and looks hearty. The weather is very unpleasant
raining all the time on Friday
night one of the Regiments was
flooded out and had to leave the
camp. The Rules are very strict
we can not leave the camp
without an order from our
[page 2]
our General. Roll is called every
morning at 5 oclock & at 8 oclock
Reveille is sounded & Roll called we
go to bed. This camp is the fair
Ground of this town we are drilling
six times a day we go on
watch in alphabetical order I
have yet only been on one
night. Several of our boys are
sick Tim Christy is one he
fainted in the ranks with
cold the other morning.
Give my love to your Uncle and tell
him to write also my love to
your mother hoping if I ever
get back I will have the pleasure of shaking hands with
you. We are expected to leave here
soon write direct Yours Ever
W J. Shields
Direct W J Shields
Laurence Guards
Care Capt Leasure
12th Regiment York Pa
Object Description
| Title | Shields, William J. Letters (1861) |
| Creator | Shields, William J. |
| LC Subject Headings |
Shields, William J. United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry, 12th Lawrence County (Pa.) White Hall (Md.) United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| EOA Categories |
History – 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War and Reconstruction Peoples -- Military Life Government and Politics -- Military |
| Description | These are letters (5) written by William J. Shields during 1861. Shields served with the 12th Pennsylvania Infantry during the Civil War. |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
| Date | 1861 |
| Original Format | 5 letters, various sizes |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Original Item ID | RG 0318 |
| Rights | This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732. |
| Relation With | www.american-south.org |
| Language | eng |
| Collection | William J. Shields Papers |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. |
| Submitted by | Thornton, Linda; Coates, Midge |
Description
| Title | 1861-05-06: Shields, William J., to Mattie, Letter |
| Creator | Shields, William J. |
| LC Subject Headings |
Shields, William J. United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry, 12th Lawrence County (Pa.) White Hall (Md.) United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| EOA Categories |
History – 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War and Reconstruction Peoples -- Military Life Government and Politics -- Military |
| Description | These are letters (5) written by William J. Shields during 1861. Shields served with the 12th Pennsylvania Infantry during the Civil War. |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
| Date | 1861-05-06 |
| Original Format | 1 letter |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Original Item ID | RG 0318 |
| Rights | This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732. |
| Relation With | www.american-south.org |
| Language | eng |
| File Name | Shields WJ letters_1.pdf |
| Collection | William J. Shields Papers |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. |
| Submitted by | Thornton, Linda; Coates, Midge |
| Transcript | [page 1] Camp Scott York, Pa May 6/61 Friend Mattie, I suppose you have come to the conclusion that I had forgotten my promise to write to you but the truth is I have been sick part of the time & the other on duty. The boys are all well and enjoy themselves first take We get plenty of bread beef coffee sugar & juce every day we are all messed in messes of 6. Will Stevenson is in my mess he is well and looks hearty. The weather is very unpleasant raining all the time on Friday night one of the Regiments was flooded out and had to leave the camp. The Rules are very strict we can not leave the camp without an order from our [page 2] our General. Roll is called every morning at 5 oclock & at 8 oclock Reveille is sounded & Roll called we go to bed. This camp is the fair Ground of this town we are drilling six times a day we go on watch in alphabetical order I have yet only been on one night. Several of our boys are sick Tim Christy is one he fainted in the ranks with cold the other morning. Give my love to your Uncle and tell him to write also my love to your mother hoping if I ever get back I will have the pleasure of shaking hands with you. We are expected to leave here soon write direct Yours Ever W J. Shields Direct W J Shields Laurence Guards Care Capt Leasure 12th Regiment York Pa |
