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Keene, Feb. 28, 1864
Absent Schoolmate:
Your letter of
Jan. was duly received, although I
was not in Unity. I am in Keene,
where I have been for the last 16
months.
I was glad to receive a
letter from an old friend, is your
health good? and can you speak
a loud yet?
Do you ever feel lonely
or homesick in you new home? I
often do, and wish my self at home,
and it sometimes seems as though I
did not care to live, and as though earth
[page 2]
had no charms for me. My time
is mostly occupied, and thus my
time for thoughts is limited, else
I sometimes think I should go crasy.
I was pleased to hear from
you, as I am from all of the sol-
diers, brave boys who have gone
forth to brave the stern realities
of war. What do you think about
the war’s closing? I don’t believe
the war will close as long as there
are so many copperheads at the
North, oh, how I despise them, if
there is any thing on earth that I
detest it is a copperhead, I can
never look at one but what I think
that they helped kill, father and
the best friend I had on earth,
and that they have helped to
make my life a sad and
lonely one and have made me
an orphan. Can you blame me
for despising them?
[page 3]
I am at work in the
Printing Office, at Keene, N.H.,
but don’t know as I shall stay
many months longer, as my
eyes are not very strong and it
hurts them to look as steady as
I have to in order to work there.
I have other letters to write
to-day, or would write more.
If at any time a letter from
me poor though it may be,
would help drive away the
“blues” (if you ever indulge in
such a luxury) I shall be hap-
py to write you. Should be
happy to hear from you again
if convienent.
your friend
M. Meda Welch.
Object Description
Description
| Title | 1864-02-28: Welch, M. Meda, to Absent Schoolmate, Letter |
| Creator | Welch, M. Meda |
| LC Subject Headings |
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Webster, John P. Welch, M. Meda Sanborn, Peter Bean, Mary A. Wiswesser, George Knighton, Winkfield C. Wood, E. L. Wise, J. H. Jacquot, Joseph, 1830-1914 United States. Army. Veteran Reserve Corps. Battalion, 2nd Northeastern States--Social life and customs |
| EOA Categories |
History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War and Reconstruction Peoples -- Military Life Government & Politics -- Military Peoples -- Domestic Life |
| Description | This collection consists of ten letters sent to Union soldier John P. Webster during the Civil War. Webster, a native of Unity, New Hampshire, was originally a private in the 9th New Hampshire Infantry regiment, but was later transferred to the 94th Company, 2nd Battalion of the Veteran Reserve Corps (formerly the Invalid Corps), a United States Army unit to which disabled soldiers were assigned to perform light duty. The letters date from 1864 and 1865, when Webster was in the Veteran Reserve Corps, stationed at the Soldiers’ Home in Indianapolis, Indiana. The letter writers include Mary A. Bean, Webster’s sister, Peter Sanborn, state treasurer of New Hampshire, and various friends of Webster’s, including some fellow members of the Veteran Reserve Corps. Topics addressed include news of family and friends (in the army and out), news of the war, post-war plans for visiting friends and family, and where Webster’s money should be deposited. |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
| Date | 1864-02-28 |
| Original Format | 1 letter |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Original Item ID | RG 1124, Box 1, Folder 56 |
| Rights | These images are the property of the Auburn University Libraries and are intended for non-commercial use. Users of the images are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of these and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732. |
| Language | eng |
| File Name | Webster letters_1.pdf |
| Collection | John and Faye Vick Collection |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. |
| Submitted by | McRae, David R.; Coates, Midge |
| Transcript | [page 1] Keene, Feb. 28, 1864 Absent Schoolmate: Your letter of Jan. was duly received, although I was not in Unity. I am in Keene, where I have been for the last 16 months. I was glad to receive a letter from an old friend, is your health good? and can you speak a loud yet? Do you ever feel lonely or homesick in you new home? I often do, and wish my self at home, and it sometimes seems as though I did not care to live, and as though earth [page 2] had no charms for me. My time is mostly occupied, and thus my time for thoughts is limited, else I sometimes think I should go crasy. I was pleased to hear from you, as I am from all of the sol- diers, brave boys who have gone forth to brave the stern realities of war. What do you think about the war’s closing? I don’t believe the war will close as long as there are so many copperheads at the North, oh, how I despise them, if there is any thing on earth that I detest it is a copperhead, I can never look at one but what I think that they helped kill, father and the best friend I had on earth, and that they have helped to make my life a sad and lonely one and have made me an orphan. Can you blame me for despising them? [page 3] I am at work in the Printing Office, at Keene, N.H., but don’t know as I shall stay many months longer, as my eyes are not very strong and it hurts them to look as steady as I have to in order to work there. I have other letters to write to-day, or would write more. If at any time a letter from me poor though it may be, would help drive away the “blues” (if you ever indulge in such a luxury) I shall be hap- py to write you. Should be happy to hear from you again if convienent. your friend M. Meda Welch. |
