The Civil War Letters
Southeast Virginia
September 18 to November 25, 1863
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The Civil War LettersSoutheast VirginiaSeptember 18 to November 25, 1863 |
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September 18th, 1863. Getty's Station, VA
He has been out of camp for the past 4 weeks having a pretty rough time. He looks forward to seeing her and being a free man in 11 months.
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September 22nd, 1863. Getty's Station, VA
They look forward to the end of his enlistment. She is lonesome sometimes but he is not for he has a great deal of traveling and scouting to do and every now and then he has a sharp skirmish with the enemy which always tends to keep up the excitement and make time pass quickly.
Brother William has not gotten a furlough yet.
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October 13th, 1863. Getty's Station, VA
He has been home to see her at Baltimore and could scarcely speak for an hour after their parting - the words choked in his throat.
He has sent two pictures of himself and one of a friend, Joseph B. West. One of the pictures of him is for his sister Margaret.
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October 17th, 1863. Getty's Station, VA
He has been on scout to North Carolina and is enjoying the best of health. He sends $25.00 as he has been paid and asks that she write to let him know that she has received the money.
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November 10th, 1863. Getty's Station, VA
There has been frost the last two nights and it looks like winter. If this winter was over it would not be long until August and he would be home no more to leave it.
Maggie wants to hire and old woman to care for her house and child while she works at the Mill.
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November 18th, 1863. Getty's Station, VA
Maggie is please with her house and arrangement with the old woman. She works until 8:00pm which worries him as it is winter.
Men in camp are re-enlisting for 3 years more or "for the War" - they receive 30 days furlough and $175.00 bounty but there is no danger of he or Brother William trying it again.
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November 25th, 1863. Getty's Station, VA
She wants to send him a Christmas Box but he says it is too much trouble for her and he does not like the inspectors who will maul over his things. He can get along without anything extra as this is his last Christmas in Uncle Sam's service.
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