Letter from Samuel Brackney to his uncle Wilson Brackney
| Title | Letter from Samuel Brackney to his uncle Wilson Brackney |
|---|---|
| Subject | Brackney, Samuel |
| Brackney, Wilson | |
| Brackney family | |
| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 57th (1861-1865) | |
| United States. -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives | |
| Description | Letter from Samuel Brackney to his uncle Wilson Brackney about his life and experiences in camp. |
| Creator | Brackney, Samuel |
| Source | Brackney family papers; MMS-0891; Center for Archival Collections; University Libraries; Bowling Green State University |
| Date | 1862-11-02 |
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| Format | Correspondence |
| application/pdf | |
| Language | eng |
| Identifier | mms00891_i00008 |
| https://digitalgallery.bgsu.edu/items/show/32724 | |
| Type | Text |
November the 2 AD 1862 Dear uncle I take my pen in hand to let you know that I am well at present and hoping these few lines ma find you enjoying the same the rest of the boys is well at present we have had a threw of bad Coleds but we are getting over that hancy had the quick step for a while but is well of them now I have bin to meeting three times since I came here it is well enough that we can go to meeting for we have a hard place I have herd more swearing since I came here than I did in three years before there is but thre in camp but what swears and that is me and henry tilery (?) is tow of tehm we do not no when we will leave here but I don not expect that we wil leave next week we have got our uniforms but we have not got our money yet we expect to get it before we leav her I have not stood gard yet but all the rest of the boys have stood gard but Jeseph Bauer we have to drill twice a day one our each time we have been on dress parade twice So no more at present Samuel Brackney to Wilson Brackney Direct your letter in |
