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Fort Lyons Feb 6th 1862
My Dear Mother
I received your letter
yesterday while I was on guard which
is the first time I have been on for
two months and the reason why I went on
yesterday was because our sergeant was
unwell and the others went on only the day
before and there was a Sergeant detailed
from our company and the Captain put
me on acting Sergeant so you see I have
been sergeant one day if I have not any
more. You spoke in one of your other letters
that you should think I might get promoted
to a sergeant in the place of the one that
[page 2]
was discharged; there has been one appointed
which is Coporal Underwood. I guess that
you will remember him; it is the one that
was so noisy and full of the "Old Harry"
all of the time at Camp Wool. I think
it is rather strange but it seems as though
the roughest and most noisy and (speaking
out the word) the meanest fellows are the
first ones to get promoted but perhaps it
is not so, but I can not help think so by
what I have seen, for I must say in this
case he is the toughest one among the non
commissioned officers; but then it is all right.
I did not expect it, but I think Henry
Borman ought to have had it though.
That is not so about Mr. Giffins getting
his discharge for he is well now as ever he
was and is at work in the sutlers except
when he practices with the band. Henry Sibley
has been a little unwell for a day or two
but he is all well now again; he had a touch
of his old complaint. I shall write to Father
[page 3]
tomorrow. I shall try and write as interesting
a letter as I can and I guess it will be
a long one and I think that I shall write
a few words and ask him if he cannot come
home and try his luck at making money
there. I had a picture taken the other day
at a saloon there is near our camp as I
thought he took very good pictures I would
have one taken and send to you. One of the
boys gave me a paper collar and I put that
on as I wanted to look as much like
[rest of letter is missing]
Object Description
| Title | Stone, Arthur M., Letters (1861-1865) |
| Creator | Stone, Arthur M. |
| LC Subject Headings |
Stone, Arthur M., b. 1844 United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry, 34th (1862-1865) 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 (41) from Stone from various places in Virginia to his family in Spencer, Massachusetts. Unless otherwise specified, the letters are addressed to "My Dear Mother." Stone served with Company E, 34th Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War. The 34th was organized in July and August 1862, and spent most of its first year encamped in the Washington, D. C. area. From October 1963 through the end of the war, the 34th saw combat in Virginia. Companies E and K each had a Medal of Honor winner for action in the Battle of Petersburg, April 2, 1865. |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
| Date | 1861-02-06/1865-03-22 |
| Original Format | 41 letters, various sizes |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Original Item ID | RG 299 |
| 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,238 |
| Language | eng |
| Collection | Arthur M. Stone Letters |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. |
| Submitted by | Thornton, Linda; Galati, Leslie Ann; Coates, Midge |
Description
| Title | 1862-02-06: Stone, Arthur M., to Mother, Letter Fragment |
| Creator | Stone, Arthur M. |
| LC Subject Headings |
Stone, Arthur M., b. 1844 United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry, 34th (1862-1865) 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 (41) from Stone from various places in Virginia to his family in Spencer, Massachusetts. Unless otherwise specified, the letters are addressed to "My Dear Mother." Stone served with Company E, 34th Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War. The 34th was organized in July and August 1862, and spent most of its first year encamped in the Washington, D. C. area. From October 1963 through the end of the war, the 34th saw combat in Virginia. Companies E and K each had a Medal of Honor winner for action in the Battle of Petersburg, April 2, 1865. |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
| Date | 1862-02-06 |
| Original Format | 1 letter fragment, 3 pages |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Original Item ID | RG 299 |
| 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,238 |
| Language | eng |
| File Name | Stone_A_M_01.pdf |
| Collection | Arthur M. Stone Letters |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. |
| Submitted by | Thornton, Linda; Galati, Leslie Ann; Coates, Midge |
| Transcript | [page 1] Fort Lyons Feb 6th 1862 My Dear Mother I received your letter yesterday while I was on guard which is the first time I have been on for two months and the reason why I went on yesterday was because our sergeant was unwell and the others went on only the day before and there was a Sergeant detailed from our company and the Captain put me on acting Sergeant so you see I have been sergeant one day if I have not any more. You spoke in one of your other letters that you should think I might get promoted to a sergeant in the place of the one that [page 2] was discharged; there has been one appointed which is Coporal Underwood. I guess that you will remember him; it is the one that was so noisy and full of the "Old Harry" all of the time at Camp Wool. I think it is rather strange but it seems as though the roughest and most noisy and (speaking out the word) the meanest fellows are the first ones to get promoted but perhaps it is not so, but I can not help think so by what I have seen, for I must say in this case he is the toughest one among the non commissioned officers; but then it is all right. I did not expect it, but I think Henry Borman ought to have had it though. That is not so about Mr. Giffins getting his discharge for he is well now as ever he was and is at work in the sutlers except when he practices with the band. Henry Sibley has been a little unwell for a day or two but he is all well now again; he had a touch of his old complaint. I shall write to Father [page 3] tomorrow. I shall try and write as interesting a letter as I can and I guess it will be a long one and I think that I shall write a few words and ask him if he cannot come home and try his luck at making money there. I had a picture taken the other day at a saloon there is near our camp as I thought he took very good pictures I would have one taken and send to you. One of the boys gave me a paper collar and I put that on as I wanted to look as much like [rest of letter is missing] |
