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Miss Jasper conty May 6 1861
Dear friend
I now take my pin to pin you that I am well at this time friend yours
came to hand May the 2 and I was sorprise to here that you was at Fort morgan you
may look for mea there or som where els I belon[g] to Capt ton [tom?] Shannon
croud [crowd] I stay at the sity of paulding I have bin ther[e t]wice or
more we are a looking [for] the word march now ever our I think that we will
Start this week if we do we will go to Washington I am ready to go there are one
hundred in the compiny at paulding you rote for al the nuse bob I have none worth
telling well this leaves the famely well at this time and all so all of my friends
you said rite to you what LS [TS?] Smith was doing he is yet at home tom is going
[hand written]
to school yet Pink to but by goley i am going
[typed]
to fit if the rest goes and I think there will go it like to killed mea ded to leave
home but I think that I [can] stand it now iam not took __rib[?] yet
nor went soon bob turn bill ___[?]___ says he will be damed if [go]es un-
tell he is draf ted Tim to bob the negros tried to wrise here last week there
did whip them shure the are talk ing of hanging some of them I think that the
will hang Sept will um [William] is march the give some of them one thosen
whipt them at the holder church you rote that there was abad plase to git it you
know what bob you had [better?] took one in your pock it __ bob if I can git on for
afair prise you never said whare to send my letter I will rite to Fort morgan
wright soon. R.T. if you git my letter our flag does look nise shore so give
all the boyes my best respeck but bea Shore to save adew potson [portion] for
yourself and I will the same by you bob excuse bad spelling and wrigh ting that
you must do R T
John E. Smith to Mr. R. T. Johnston
Good bey tell I sea or here from you tell all that I am
in the [army] shore and sertain.
Object Description
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| Title | 1861-05-06: Smith, John E., to Johnston, R. T., Letter |
| Creator | Smith, John E. |
| LC Subject Headings |
Confederate States of America. Army--Field service Confederate States of America. Army--Military life Confederate States of America. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc. Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 10th Confederate States of America. Army Alabama Infantry Regiment, 2nd Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 31st Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 51st New Prospect School (Calhoun County, Ala.) Atlanta Campaign, 1864 Education--Alabama Gettysburg Campaign, 1863 Schools--Alabama Alabama--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Alabama--Social life and customs Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Desertions Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| EOA Categories |
History – 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War and Reconstruction Peoples -- Military Life Government and Politics -- Military |
| Description | The Johnston family farmed in Calhoun County, Alabama. This collection contains letters (1861-65) to and from family members and friends serving in the Confederate army. |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
| Date | 1861-05-06 |
| Original Format | 1 letter, 1 page |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Original Item ID | RG 0050 |
| 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 | Johnston family letters_12.pdf |
| Collection | Family Letters |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. |
| Submitted by | Coates, Midge |
| Transcript | [page 1] Miss Jasper conty May 6 1861 Dear friend I now take my pin to pin you that I am well at this time friend yours came to hand May the 2 and I was sorprise to here that you was at Fort morgan you may look for mea there or som where els I belon[g] to Capt ton [tom?] Shannon croud [crowd] I stay at the sity of paulding I have bin ther[e t]wice or more we are a looking [for] the word march now ever our I think that we will Start this week if we do we will go to Washington I am ready to go there are one hundred in the compiny at paulding you rote for al the nuse bob I have none worth telling well this leaves the famely well at this time and all so all of my friends you said rite to you what LS [TS?] Smith was doing he is yet at home tom is going [hand written] to school yet Pink to but by goley i am going [typed] to fit if the rest goes and I think there will go it like to killed mea ded to leave home but I think that I [can] stand it now iam not took __rib[?] yet nor went soon bob turn bill ___[?]___ says he will be damed if [go]es un- tell he is draf ted Tim to bob the negros tried to wrise here last week there did whip them shure the are talk ing of hanging some of them I think that the will hang Sept will um [William] is march the give some of them one thosen whipt them at the holder church you rote that there was abad plase to git it you know what bob you had [better?] took one in your pock it __ bob if I can git on for afair prise you never said whare to send my letter I will rite to Fort morgan wright soon. R.T. if you git my letter our flag does look nise shore so give all the boyes my best respeck but bea Shore to save adew potson [portion] for yourself and I will the same by you bob excuse bad spelling and wrigh ting that you must do R T John E. Smith to Mr. R. T. Johnston Good bey tell I sea or here from you tell all that I am in the [army] shore and sertain. |
