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Camp Ferry New Haven Oct 9, 1862
Dear Wife I received your letter
and the dollar you sent me
and I thank you for it I sho-
uld like to sit down to the
table with you and ch-
ildren and eat some of tha-
t quince sauce that is so nice
but can not and perhaps ne-
ver shall Wee have received m-
arching orders but don’t know
how soon wee shall start I hope
not right away the coat
you spoke about I get along
very well without because I ha-
ve got all my rig and I shou-
ld like to have you seem
ewith it on would you thi-
nk I looked like your
husband but enough of this
I have not bin off the ground
since I was home so I have not
sen Ad line but i am going the
[page 2]
first plessent day I hope you
are well and enjoying oying
your self and when you are
i am in good spirits I spose
you think of me some ti-
mes in my Camp home I d-
ow of you allmost evry hour
I hope you will come and see
me before I leeve the ground
if you can conveneiantly
when I got the stove I told
Mrs. Osborn to send you those
papers she sed I must see
Mr Osborn about it but he was
not in the store so you must [illegible]
right him about them and
come and see me next week
if you can give my love
to youe mother and take
the largest share yourself
this from your Loveing Hus-
band Joseph E. Evarts.
Object Description
| Title | Evarts, Joseph E. Letters (1862) |
| Creator | Evarts, Joseph E. |
| LC Subject Headings |
Evarts, Joseph E. United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry, 23rd United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Connecticut--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 (9) Evarts wrote between October and December 1862 from Camp Terry in New Haven, Conn., New York City, and aboard ship. Evarts served in Company K, 23rd Connecticut Infantry, during the Civil War |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
| Date | 1862-10-09/1862-12-19 |
| Original Format | 9 letters, various sizes |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Original Item ID | RG 0490 |
| 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 |
| Finding Aid | http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/findingaids,31 |
| Language | eng |
| Collection | Joseph E. Evarts Letters |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. |
| Submitted by | Thornton, Linda (transcript is edited for clarity); Galati Leslie Ann; Coates, Midge |
Description
| Title | 1862-10-09: Evarts, Joseph E., to Wife, Letter |
| Creator | Evarts, Joseph E. |
| LC Subject Headings |
Evarts, Joseph E. United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry, 23rd United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Connecticut--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 (9) Evarts wrote between October and December 1862 from Camp Terry in New Haven, Conn., New York City, and aboard ship. Evarts served in Company K, 23rd Connecticut Infantry, during the Civil War |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
| Date | 1862-10-09 |
| Original Format | 1 letter |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Original Item ID | RG 0490 |
| 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 |
| Finding Aid | http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/findingaids,31 |
| Language | eng |
| File Name | Evarts JE Letters_1.pdf |
| Collection | Joseph E. Evarts Letters |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. |
| Submitted by | Thornton, Linda (transcript is edited for clarity); Galati Leslie Ann; Coates, Midge |
| Transcript | [page 1] Camp Ferry New Haven Oct 9, 1862 Dear Wife I received your letter and the dollar you sent me and I thank you for it I sho- uld like to sit down to the table with you and ch- ildren and eat some of tha- t quince sauce that is so nice but can not and perhaps ne- ver shall Wee have received m- arching orders but don’t know how soon wee shall start I hope not right away the coat you spoke about I get along very well without because I ha- ve got all my rig and I shou- ld like to have you seem ewith it on would you thi- nk I looked like your husband but enough of this I have not bin off the ground since I was home so I have not sen Ad line but i am going the [page 2] first plessent day I hope you are well and enjoying oying your self and when you are i am in good spirits I spose you think of me some ti- mes in my Camp home I d- ow of you allmost evry hour I hope you will come and see me before I leeve the ground if you can conveneiantly when I got the stove I told Mrs. Osborn to send you those papers she sed I must see Mr Osborn about it but he was not in the store so you must [illegible] right him about them and come and see me next week if you can give my love to youe mother and take the largest share yourself this from your Loveing Hus- band Joseph E. Evarts. |
