Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 1)
Description
[page 1 of Haycook Civil War Letters]
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 1]
May the 12 1861
dear Sister now I take
my pen in hand to
let you now that I
am well At present
and I hope that
your are all the same
there is lots sick
here now thar is A least
one hundard in the
hospittal now and
more still going and
none dide only
yet don't no more
com till more is alost
did hand for we want
all is here our selves
we had meat and bread
for brekfast bread
and meat for dinner
and nothing for supper
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 1]
May the 12 1861
dear Sister now I take
my pen in hand to
let you now that I
am well At present
and I hope that
your are all the same
there is lots sick
here now thar is A least
one hundard in the
hospittal now and
more still going and
none dide only
yet don't no more
com till more is alost
did hand for we want
all is here our selves
we had meat and bread
for brekfast bread
and meat for dinner
and nothing for supper
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 2)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 1]
[left column]
two thirds of the times
we had two meals
to day breakfast and
dinner and Supper to geather
we had two see biskits
for supper only and
one Cup of Coffee twist
A day thare is Eight
thousand her now
and more still coming
in tell will
so write to us tell
Ellen Hubbell to write
me tell all the girls to writ
to tel Miss Jany Hubbell
that I have got that
testament yet I hav
it lolck up in Capt
Caping
I receiv your letter
yester day in the
after noon May the 11
[right column]
no more at present
good luck to all of
you in Center
this is not
working on the farm
tell Cary
life is on his lain
Death is sure we
are all cum ing
home whene the three
months is up
miss lib patoss I
want you to wri to
me if you pleas
write soon all of you
for we don't now
how soon we shal
go A way from here
[left column]
two thirds of the times
we had two meals
to day breakfast and
dinner and Supper to geather
we had two see biskits
for supper only and
one Cup of Coffee twist
A day thare is Eight
thousand her now
and more still coming
in tell will
so write to us tell
Ellen Hubbell to write
me tell all the girls to writ
to tel Miss Jany Hubbell
that I have got that
testament yet I hav
it lolck up in Capt
Caping
I receiv your letter
yester day in the
after noon May the 11
[right column]
no more at present
good luck to all of
you in Center
this is not
working on the farm
tell Cary
life is on his lain
Death is sure we
are all cum ing
home whene the three
months is up
miss lib patoss I
want you to wri to
me if you pleas
write soon all of you
for we don't now
how soon we shal
go A way from here
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 3)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 1]
tell ant nancy
that uncel is well
he is first Corpal he is on
gard now
george Haycook
to
mary Haycock
remaining my dear
Sister
tell ant nancy
that uncel is well
he is first Corpal he is on
gard now
george Haycook
to
mary Haycock
remaining my dear
Sister
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 4)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 2]
Camp Denison
June the 5 1861
dear brother
now I tak
my pen in
hand to let
you now that
I am well at presant
and I hope that your
the same I receive
your letter last mond noon
I am Cuming home when
mi time is out
will tell Hustrum that
iam glad that he
he rit to me tell
miss hunt to rite to
me
tell all of the
the Sundy school
scollars to rite
Camp Denison
June the 5 1861
dear brother
now I tak
my pen in
hand to let
you now that
I am well at presant
and I hope that your
the same I receive
your letter last mond noon
I am Cuming home when
mi time is out
will tell Hustrum that
iam glad that he
he rit to me tell
miss hunt to rite to
me
tell all of the
the Sundy school
scollars to rite
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 5)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 2]
I Cant wrte to
All I am scarse of
muney now I hav
A nuff to mall three
letters more
pleas hand this to
Nathaniel Haycook
I Cant wrte to
All I am scarse of
muney now I hav
A nuff to mall three
letters more
pleas hand this to
Nathaniel Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 6)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 3]
September the 5 1861
edar mother
now I take mi
pen in hand
to let you now
that we are all
well now eight
of us was down to
cincinnati yesterday
I and nathaniel got
two revolvers thay cost
us thirty dolars we have
not much to eat now
we are hoping fo beter
tims O. tell back Out
to Cum on withus
the girls cant no time save
the cuntry. now tell the
girls that
September the 5 1861
edar mother
now I take mi
pen in hand
to let you now
that we are all
well now eight
of us was down to
cincinnati yesterday
I and nathaniel got
two revolvers thay cost
us thirty dolars we have
not much to eat now
we are hoping fo beter
tims O. tell back Out
to Cum on withus
the girls cant no time save
the cuntry. now tell the
girls that
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 7)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 3]
[left column]
home in three years
tell the boys to Cum
on and gow with us
. now now is the time
to in list we are
still wating for
the boys from Delawar
to cum the boys is in
good hart thar was
14 Cannas went down to
cincinnati yesterday
there was Six cannons cum
here this morning.
nomore at presant
good luck to
you all
[right column]
tell ant pelia
that the boy is
well
tell the girls
to to write
to me
tel lib patton
to write me
tel elen Hubbell
that to write
to write me
George Haycook
[left column]
home in three years
tell the boys to Cum
on and gow with us
. now now is the time
to in list we are
still wating for
the boys from Delawar
to cum the boys is in
good hart thar was
14 Cannas went down to
cincinnati yesterday
there was Six cannons cum
here this morning.
nomore at presant
good luck to
you all
[right column]
tell ant pelia
that the boy is
well
tell the girls
to to write
to me
tel lib patton
to write me
tel elen Hubbell
that to write
to write me
George Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 8)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 4]
Camp Denison Ohio
September 9 1861
dear father and
friends now I take
mi pen in hand
to let you now
that I re ceive
your letters to
night I was glad
to hear that you
was well we are
all well tell ant
pelia that the boys
is well they receiv
the leters we got
the word that we
Camp Denison Ohio
September 9 1861
dear father and
friends now I take
mi pen in hand
to let you now
that I re ceive
your letters to
night I was glad
to hear that you
was well we are
all well tell ant
pelia that the boys
is well they receiv
the leters we got
the word that we
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 9)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 4]
[left column]
had to leave
the 13. Some
[illegible] are now pac
king up
you must
take care of my
things til I come
home I am Cume
ing home in A
month. dont wri
te til I
write A gain
good by old
Centar no more
at presant
[right column]
george Haycook
to to his
mother & father
[left column]
had to leave
the 13. Some
[illegible] are now pac
king up
you must
take care of my
things til I come
home I am Cume
ing home in A
month. dont wri
te til I
write A gain
good by old
Centar no more
at presant
[right column]
george Haycook
to to his
mother & father
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 10)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 5]
the 11-1861
Camp Denison Septem
Dearest Friend
it is with pleasure
that I take my
pen in hand to
inform you that
I am well and hope that
theas few lins will find
you injoying the same good
helth wee hav good times
heer you beter beleav
fun there is no end to it
but that is not what
wee aul want wee
would like to see our
friends once and a while
but still wee cannot
do evrything wee would
like to do
the 11-1861
Camp Denison Septem
Dearest Friend
it is with pleasure
that I take my
pen in hand to
inform you that
I am well and hope that
theas few lins will find
you injoying the same good
helth wee hav good times
heer you beter beleav
fun there is no end to it
but that is not what
wee aul want wee
would like to see our
friends once and a while
but still wee cannot
do evrything wee would
like to do
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 11)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 5]
it is raining to day
and I am getting very
lazy and I must quit
you must excuse my bad
speling stamering stutering
and scribling
Direct your leters
to mee in the care of
Capton Dyer Camp
denison Ohio
Forget me not
my dearest friend
Mary Hycook
Harmon Robbins
it is raining to day
and I am getting very
lazy and I must quit
you must excuse my bad
speling stamering stutering
and scribling
Direct your leters
to mee in the care of
Capton Dyer Camp
denison Ohio
Forget me not
my dearest friend
Mary Hycook
Harmon Robbins
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 12)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 6]
32d Regiment O.V.U.S.A.,
COL. T. H FORD,
Caheap Mountain
1861
[illegible] th 1861
Dear friend It is with
pleasure that I tak my
pen in hand to inform
you that I am well
and hope that theas
few lins will find you
injoying the same blessing
I received your leter
and was glad to heir
from you I was glad to
hear that your health
was good and hope it
will remain so I would
like to see you and talk
with you A bit if I
could but it is to
far son ive must
bee contented to
our lot
32d Regiment O.V.U.S.A.,
COL. T. H FORD,
Caheap Mountain
1861
[illegible] th 1861
Dear friend It is with
pleasure that I tak my
pen in hand to inform
you that I am well
and hope that theas
few lins will find you
injoying the same blessing
I received your leter
and was glad to heir
from you I was glad to
hear that your health
was good and hope it
will remain so I would
like to see you and talk
with you A bit if I
could but it is to
far son ive must
bee contented to
our lot
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 13)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 6]
[left column]
tel aul the Buoys
that they ought to
to bee soldiering
this is the worst place
in Virgina there is
nothing but stoans
heer and grave her
there mountains upon
mountains and mountains
upon mountains again
our beds are made
on pine brush on the
ground wee have pourk
beans and Crackers to
eat and Coffee to drink
Cheas is 65 sents A pound
as I am geting very tierd
I must bring my letter
to a close do not for
get to rite yours
truly from H Robbins
to M E Haycook
[right column]
I never shal forgt
the time when we eat
the Candy and
drank the the Bear
Round is the
Ring that has
no nd so if
my luv to you
my friends is
sure as the gras
grows on the ground
I will Cis you as
you do your round
[left column]
tel aul the Buoys
that they ought to
to bee soldiering
this is the worst place
in Virgina there is
nothing but stoans
heer and grave her
there mountains upon
mountains and mountains
upon mountains again
our beds are made
on pine brush on the
ground wee have pourk
beans and Crackers to
eat and Coffee to drink
Cheas is 65 sents A pound
as I am geting very tierd
I must bring my letter
to a close do not for
get to rite yours
truly from H Robbins
to M E Haycook
[right column]
I never shal forgt
the time when we eat
the Candy and
drank the the Bear
Round is the
Ring that has
no nd so if
my luv to you
my friends is
sure as the gras
grows on the ground
I will Cis you as
you do your round
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 14)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 6]
We have no
postage Stamp
and it is not
saf to pay
the postage
Direct your leter
to Harmon Robbins
32 Co in Regiment
in care of Capton
J Dyer
We have no
postage Stamp
and it is not
saf to pay
the postage
Direct your leter
to Harmon Robbins
32 Co in Regiment
in care of Capton
J Dyer
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 15)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 7]
[left column]
Honer to the
Oala Flag
Harmon Robbins
[right column]
Camp Cheap Mountain
Summit November the 11-1861
Dear friend it is with
pleasure that I take my
pen in hand to inform
you that I am well and
hope that theas few lnes
will fnd you injoying
the same blessing I reseived
your leter dated October
the 28 and was glad to hear
from you I have ben
sick but am geting
well again this is
the worst place in
virginia there has
ben two Snow Storms
heer this moonth
[left column]
Honer to the
Oala Flag
Harmon Robbins
[right column]
Camp Cheap Mountain
Summit November the 11-1861
Dear friend it is with
pleasure that I take my
pen in hand to inform
you that I am well and
hope that theas few lnes
will fnd you injoying
the same blessing I reseived
your leter dated October
the 28 and was glad to hear
from you I have ben
sick but am geting
well again this is
the worst place in
virginia there has
ben two Snow Storms
heer this moonth
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 16)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 7]
[left column]
it rains about
half the tine har
it is raining to day
wee dont now when
wee will get away from
heer wee got the
Close that was sent
to us from Senter and
about their the boys
aul have aul the
Close they want I
got too quilts too
blankets and too pair
of Socks sent to mee
wee are bilding winter
quarters her but
wee do not expect
to stay in them
yet wee may I cant
tel so far ahed
[right column]
I would like
to see you and
talk with you A
while if I could
but I Cant sow
wee must bee Contented
to our lot now I must
bring my letter to
A Close excuse my
bad riting and speling.
yours truly
from
Harmon Robbins
to
mary Haycook
Rite soon
[left column]
it rains about
half the tine har
it is raining to day
wee dont now when
wee will get away from
heer wee got the
Close that was sent
to us from Senter and
about their the boys
aul have aul the
Close they want I
got too quilts too
blankets and too pair
of Socks sent to mee
wee are bilding winter
quarters her but
wee do not expect
to stay in them
yet wee may I cant
tel so far ahed
[right column]
I would like
to see you and
talk with you A
while if I could
but I Cant sow
wee must bee Contented
to our lot now I must
bring my letter to
A Close excuse my
bad riting and speling.
yours truly
from
Harmon Robbins
to
mary Haycook
Rite soon
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 17)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 8]
Noveber the 24 1861
My Der sister it is with
plesher to rite yu A few
lines to let yu Now how I
am geting beter at present
I Have. bin ver sick with
the tifod fever I rseved yur
leter and was glad to her
from yu I haveto rite A every few
lines than rst for I am so
wek that i cant hardly
rite much I have bin
ver sick but I am ganing
sloly It is sowing her
mostever day it is ver cold
her we exspect to leve her
som of the boys has gon A
skouting out grenbrier
Noveber the 24 1861
My Der sister it is with
plesher to rite yu A few
lines to let yu Now how I
am geting beter at present
I Have. bin ver sick with
the tifod fever I rseved yur
leter and was glad to her
from yu I haveto rite A every few
lines than rst for I am so
wek that i cant hardly
rite much I have bin
ver sick but I am ganing
sloly It is sowing her
mostever day it is ver cold
her we exspect to leve her
som of the boys has gon A
skouting out grenbrier
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 18)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 8]
I most bring my leter
to A Close so No more
at present Nathaniel
Haycook to
Mary Haycook
I most bring my leter
to A Close so No more
at present Nathaniel
Haycook to
Mary Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 19)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 9]
cheat mountain summit
miss Mary Haycook
I receive your letter to day
and [crossed out] I am well at presant
and I hope that you are well
Nathaniel is gitting well
Jake is well tell all of
the rest I an well I
am cook for the turm
Ira and gil is cook with
me tell pap that I
would like to see them.
stamps tell all of
the folks to rite to
me tell john willison
to rite to me john.
I have seen sum secess
I was out and A scout
friday weak I and
Enoch and bill piper and
hutch watrs
[copy of envelope at bottom of page 1]
MEMPHIS TENN AUG 17
Miss Mary E Haycook
Miss Mary Centerville
Mary Delaware Co
Ohio
cheat mountain summit
miss Mary Haycook
I receive your letter to day
and [crossed out] I am well at presant
and I hope that you are well
Nathaniel is gitting well
Jake is well tell all of
the rest I an well I
am cook for the turm
Ira and gil is cook with
me tell pap that I
would like to see them.
stamps tell all of
the folks to rite to
me tell john willison
to rite to me john.
I have seen sum secess
I was out and A scout
friday weak I and
Enoch and bill piper and
hutch watrs
[copy of envelope at bottom of page 1]
MEMPHIS TENN AUG 17
Miss Mary E Haycook
Miss Mary Centerville
Mary Delaware Co
Ohio
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 20)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 9]
[corresponds to envelope bottom of page]
MEMPHIS TENN AUG 17
Miss Mary E Haycook
Miss Mary Centerville
Mary Delaware Co
Ohio
[upside down]
well john ritte if you
pleas George Haycook
to Mary Haycook
[corresponds to envelope bottom of page]
MEMPHIS TENN AUG 17
Miss Mary E Haycook
Miss Mary Centerville
Mary Delaware Co
Ohio
[upside down]
well john ritte if you
pleas George Haycook
to Mary Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 21)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 10]
32d Regiment O.V.U.S.A.
COL. T. H FORD,
November the 30
1861
Cheat mountain summit
Dear father and mother and
sisters I thought I would
rite you A fiew lins to let
you now that I am well at
presant and hope that thay
will find you the same, it
is snoing her this day and
vary cold. it rain her yester
day. the sick left her yes ter
day. Nathaniel went with them
we are going to leav her in
the morning tell ant nancy
that unkel is well. tel ant
pela that the Bois is well
gard life is lite at this
time I am of of cook jake
took mi plase the sicess
has left her let them go on
32d Regiment O.V.U.S.A.
COL. T. H FORD,
November the 30
1861
Cheat mountain summit
Dear father and mother and
sisters I thought I would
rite you A fiew lins to let
you now that I am well at
presant and hope that thay
will find you the same, it
is snoing her this day and
vary cold. it rain her yester
day. the sick left her yes ter
day. Nathaniel went with them
we are going to leav her in
the morning tell ant nancy
that unkel is well. tel ant
pela that the Bois is well
gard life is lite at this
time I am of of cook jake
took mi plase the sicess
has left her let them go on
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 22)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 10]
I hav seven par of socks
of mi only and wone par of wolen
glovs and five blankits and
unkel has fore blankits, we
draw three dais rations, we
hav plenty to war and Eat
we are all bisey to Day
we are going A way in the
morning we dont no where
we are going to do
rite son as you can
Direct your letters in
Care of Captain Dyer
Co. I thirty second rigment
from George Haycook
to his father
god tims here
I hav seven par of socks
of mi only and wone par of wolen
glovs and five blankits and
unkel has fore blankits, we
draw three dais rations, we
hav plenty to war and Eat
we are all bisey to Day
we are going A way in the
morning we dont no where
we are going to do
rite son as you can
Direct your letters in
Care of Captain Dyer
Co. I thirty second rigment
from George Haycook
to his father
god tims here
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 23)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 10]
H
Good
By
for A
while
H
Good
By
for A
while
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 24)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 11]
December the 3 1861
Cheat mountain summit
Dear mother I receiv your
letter that was rote on the
19 of November I was glad to
hear that you all well [crossed out] well,
I am [hole in paper] at presant and
in good [illegible] th I hope that those
fiew lins ma find you all
well and in good helth, it is
snoin her to day and [crossed out]
her [crossed out] it has bin snoing
her of an on for wone month
and raining to, snow is A bout
twelv inches deape, it is vary
cold her, we got our pay yester
day I got twenty fore dolar and
fifteen sents all in gold to
Nathaniel is gon down in the
valley with the sick he is most
well the bois is giting fat
December the 3 1861
Cheat mountain summit
Dear mother I receiv your
letter that was rote on the
19 of November I was glad to
hear that you all well [crossed out] well,
I am [hole in paper] at presant and
in good [illegible] th I hope that those
fiew lins ma find you all
well and in good helth, it is
snoin her to day and [crossed out]
her [crossed out] it has bin snoing
her of an on for wone month
and raining to, snow is A bout
twelv inches deape, it is vary
cold her, we got our pay yester
day I got twenty fore dolar and
fifteen sents all in gold to
Nathaniel is gon down in the
valley with the sick he is most
well the bois is giting fat
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 25)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 11]
we hav plenty to ware and
Eat her, I rote A letter
for Jake yester day thay
are all well the bas is
not all is not drunk to
day but they cant not
git no red ie her. I cant
not send no munee from
her it is not safe I got
the letter stamps good by
[illegible] the union forver
George Haycook
to his mother
no bibls this time
I hav nun mad
we hav plenty to ware and
Eat her, I rote A letter
for Jake yester day thay
are all well the bas is
not all is not drunk to
day but they cant not
git no red ie her. I cant
not send no munee from
her it is not safe I got
the letter stamps good by
[illegible] the union forver
George Haycook
to his mother
no bibls this time
I hav nun mad
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 26)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 12]
32d Regiment O.V. U.S.A.,
COL. T. H FORD,
December 12th 1861
Camp Beverly
Dear friend it is with
great pleasure that I
take my pen in hand
to inform you that I
am well and hope theas
fiew lins may find you
injoying the same blessing
I reseived your leter and
was glad to har from you
but was sory to hear
that things was [crossed out]
sow dul and dry we
have good tines heer
I have ben sick for sum
time but I am geting
prety harty again
this is a beter place
than Cheap Mountain
32d Regiment O.V. U.S.A.,
COL. T. H FORD,
December 12th 1861
Camp Beverly
Dear friend it is with
great pleasure that I
take my pen in hand
to inform you that I
am well and hope theas
fiew lins may find you
injoying the same blessing
I reseived your leter and
was glad to har from you
but was sory to hear
that things was [crossed out]
sow dul and dry we
have good tines heer
I have ben sick for sum
time but I am geting
prety harty again
this is a beter place
than Cheap Mountain
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 27)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 12]
there is plenty of
mud heer you beter
beter beleav the boys
are aul very stif
on th march wee cum
from the 10 of this month
we are bilding winter
quarters her there is
nothing more to rite
that I can thinkof
you must exccuse
my bad speling
and scribling
yours truly
from
Harmon Robbins
to
Mary Haycook
Rite Soon
there is plenty of
mud heer you beter
beter beleav the boys
are aul very stif
on th march wee cum
from the 10 of this month
we are bilding winter
quarters her there is
nothing more to rite
that I can thinkof
you must exccuse
my bad speling
and scribling
yours truly
from
Harmon Robbins
to
Mary Haycook
Rite Soon
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 28)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 13]
ONE PEOPLE ONE GOVERNMENT
FROM THE CANADAS TO THE GULF OF MEXICO FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC
JAS. GATES PUB. CIN.
Fort Smith Smithsland KY Dec 13th 61
Dear Mary it is rather under an em
baresment that i take this opportunity of
adressing you these few and imperfect
lines when i come to think how long it
is since i received your letter and not
answerd it untill this time i am allmost
ashamed to answer it now all the execus
i have to offer is that of Negligence or neglec
wich is rather a poor excuse but it is all
i have to offer and i hope you wil
accept it for the present and i will
try to do better in the future i have
nothing very important to comunicate at
present thear is only one company of our regim
ent at this place the rest are at Padacuch
and we are anxiously awating orders for to
ONE PEOPLE ONE GOVERNMENT
FROM THE CANADAS TO THE GULF OF MEXICO FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC
JAS. GATES PUB. CIN.
Fort Smith Smithsland KY Dec 13th 61
Dear Mary it is rather under an em
baresment that i take this opportunity of
adressing you these few and imperfect
lines when i come to think how long it
is since i received your letter and not
answerd it untill this time i am allmost
ashamed to answer it now all the execus
i have to offer is that of Negligence or neglec
wich is rather a poor excuse but it is all
i have to offer and i hope you wil
accept it for the present and i will
try to do better in the future i have
nothing very important to comunicate at
present thear is only one company of our regim
ent at this place the rest are at Padacuch
and we are anxiously awating orders for to
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 29)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 13]
[left column]
go down thear we want to have a hand
in the taking of Columbus it will be pretty
hard to take the bank from the river is seven
hundred feet high and very near perpendicular
but if it was as high again it must be
taken on monday evening the gun boat
Conestaga came up the cumberland River and
Brought along 54 Union men from Christian
County wich is about 100 hundred Miles down
the Cumberland River and last evening,
she Brought 50 more men down to this place.
the sesesh are compelling men to enlist betwen
the ages of 15 years and sixty and these
men sooner than they would stand and be
Compelied to fight against their liberty
and their consience the fled from their
homes leaving their Wives and their family
their sons and their daughters the Widdow
and the orphan to the mercies of the sesesh
who shows their Manhood and Manlinys
By taking their sustenance and that
[right column]
which they must have to sustain life this
leaving them to perish and in many instances
driving them from their homes and burning
the Houses of their [illegible] thus depriving
them of their Shelter when you and your eyes on
the group that is assembled their after getting
of the boat and sees the Gray Haired old man
perhaps a Grandfather who has ben forced to leave
his home or else join the Ranks of the Rebel army,
it will naturaly bring to your mind the
pasage of sacred writ wich says i will watch
over the orphan and the fatherless children and
the old man who is totering on the verge of the
Grave, then you will think what an awfull [illegible]
a Just God will have on these sesesh and i knew
he will for we are the instruments by wich he is a
going to bring about this Retribution on the
heads of these evil doers i believe i have nothing
more to say at present Brother George sends his best
Respects to you in the kindness manner you will
please give my best Respects to father and mother
[left column]
go down thear we want to have a hand
in the taking of Columbus it will be pretty
hard to take the bank from the river is seven
hundred feet high and very near perpendicular
but if it was as high again it must be
taken on monday evening the gun boat
Conestaga came up the cumberland River and
Brought along 54 Union men from Christian
County wich is about 100 hundred Miles down
the Cumberland River and last evening,
she Brought 50 more men down to this place.
the sesesh are compelling men to enlist betwen
the ages of 15 years and sixty and these
men sooner than they would stand and be
Compelied to fight against their liberty
and their consience the fled from their
homes leaving their Wives and their family
their sons and their daughters the Widdow
and the orphan to the mercies of the sesesh
who shows their Manhood and Manlinys
By taking their sustenance and that
[right column]
which they must have to sustain life this
leaving them to perish and in many instances
driving them from their homes and burning
the Houses of their [illegible] thus depriving
them of their Shelter when you and your eyes on
the group that is assembled their after getting
of the boat and sees the Gray Haired old man
perhaps a Grandfather who has ben forced to leave
his home or else join the Ranks of the Rebel army,
it will naturaly bring to your mind the
pasage of sacred writ wich says i will watch
over the orphan and the fatherless children and
the old man who is totering on the verge of the
Grave, then you will think what an awfull [illegible]
a Just God will have on these sesesh and i knew
he will for we are the instruments by wich he is a
going to bring about this Retribution on the
heads of these evil doers i believe i have nothing
more to say at present Brother George sends his best
Respects to you in the kindness manner you will
please give my best Respects to father and mother
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 30)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 13]
Mary Haycook
in the kindest manor Dear Cousin i believe
i will say no more at present but remain
your affectionate Cousin Peter Carr
When you write direct your letter in care of
Capt Ferris 12th Reigment - Illinois Vol Padauy
Kentucky for your affectionate cousin Pete Carr
Last night as i lay on my bed,
The thoughts of love came in my head.
I thought of her that is far away,
And awoke with pleasant dreams [illegible] day,
That I my love should see
But oh how Charming is the grace,
And lovely smilles that bedeck her face.
Like the blooming rose in may,
But as my thoughts does run astray,
For her alass i can not see.
But ah the life that i now lead,
Does hasten me on with quickening speed
Unto that everlasting name
That many a one has tarnished with shame
For I fight in the war for my Country
[illegible] Beecher
Mary Haycook
in the kindest manor Dear Cousin i believe
i will say no more at present but remain
your affectionate Cousin Peter Carr
When you write direct your letter in care of
Capt Ferris 12th Reigment - Illinois Vol Padauy
Kentucky for your affectionate cousin Pete Carr
Last night as i lay on my bed,
The thoughts of love came in my head.
I thought of her that is far away,
And awoke with pleasant dreams [illegible] day,
That I my love should see
But oh how Charming is the grace,
And lovely smilles that bedeck her face.
Like the blooming rose in may,
But as my thoughts does run astray,
For her alass i can not see.
But ah the life that i now lead,
Does hasten me on with quickening speed
Unto that everlasting name
That many a one has tarnished with shame
For I fight in the war for my Country
[illegible] Beecher
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 31)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 14]
Bevrly, Virgina
Decembe the 25 1861
Chrismas eve Dear father
and mother I receive your
letter I was glad to hear
from you, and that
you was well at home
it is crismas her to
day and A nise day
it is to, it is crismas
thare to I suppose, we
all from our cumpany
just cum from A
supper, we had turkey
and chicking and oystrs
to and bear plenty to
Eat and lots of fun to
we got our suppr to
Mr. russels to the
bevrly ho tel it cost
us fifty sents A
Bevrly, Virgina
Decembe the 25 1861
Chrismas eve Dear father
and mother I receive your
letter I was glad to hear
from you, and that
you was well at home
it is crismas her to
day and A nise day
it is to, it is crismas
thare to I suppose, we
all from our cumpany
just cum from A
supper, we had turkey
and chicking and oystrs
to and bear plenty to
Eat and lots of fun to
we got our suppr to
Mr. russels to the
bevrly ho tel it cost
us fifty sents A
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 32)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 14]
pease I had to borow the
muney to pa for mi
diner [crossed out] supper I havent
got A sent of muney
but I hav got plenty
of paper and letter stamps
at this time to rite
to all we are
all well her A dis
pack just came in
to nite I will rite
sum more in the
morning, we all was
callout to role call
with aminition on and
our guns. I was detail to
Stand on pickit gard
we had to picket round
our company I stood
on the mountain I stood
fore ours only and vary
cold her. that is all A
but that
[second column]
the secess did not
Eat diner her yester
day, we Et her our self,
Mary I haven't got no
muney now tell thaniel
to fech my boots with
him and git them made them
as I rote for them
so no more at this
time so good by ~ ~ ~ ~
Mary Haycook from
George Haycook
Mary whar is lib patton
at the presant good times
her. Does john Milleson
liv in center at this
time
the union foreve
or Death
rite soon rite it littel
planer next time
pease I had to borow the
muney to pa for mi
diner [crossed out] supper I havent
got A sent of muney
but I hav got plenty
of paper and letter stamps
at this time to rite
to all we are
all well her A dis
pack just came in
to nite I will rite
sum more in the
morning, we all was
callout to role call
with aminition on and
our guns. I was detail to
Stand on pickit gard
we had to picket round
our company I stood
on the mountain I stood
fore ours only and vary
cold her. that is all A
but that
[second column]
the secess did not
Eat diner her yester
day, we Et her our self,
Mary I haven't got no
muney now tell thaniel
to fech my boots with
him and git them made them
as I rote for them
so no more at this
time so good by ~ ~ ~ ~
Mary Haycook from
George Haycook
Mary whar is lib patton
at the presant good times
her. Does john Milleson
liv in center at this
time
the union foreve
or Death
rite soon rite it littel
planer next time
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 33)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 14]
till all of the girls
that I would like to
hear from them livs in center
till all of the girls
that I would like to
hear from them livs in center
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 34)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 15]
Fort Smith Smithsland KY
Jany 4th 1862
Dear Cousin i take up my pen to
inform you that i am well at present
and i hope these few lines may find
you enjoying good health as this
leaves me at present i received your
kind and interesting letters a few days
ago and you can not tell the Joy i
felt when i received your letter you
can not no it is imposible for you
to even imagine the Joy that i felt
as i gased at your letter so full of love and
all that tender feeling wich only the nobler
of you sex is capable of accomplishing that
is committing the hollier more lofty and
purer thoughts of your mind to
paper and therby benifiting and at the
same time treating a love a burning
as it were in the thoughts or i should
Fort Smith Smithsland KY
Jany 4th 1862
Dear Cousin i take up my pen to
inform you that i am well at present
and i hope these few lines may find
you enjoying good health as this
leaves me at present i received your
kind and interesting letters a few days
ago and you can not tell the Joy i
felt when i received your letter you
can not no it is imposible for you
to even imagine the Joy that i felt
as i gased at your letter so full of love and
all that tender feeling wich only the nobler
of you sex is capable of accomplishing that
is committing the hollier more lofty and
purer thoughts of your mind to
paper and therby benifiting and at the
same time treating a love a burning
as it were in the thoughts or i should
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 35)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 15]
[left column]
the heart of him who nows at this
time address you thear is not any very
thrillng events transpiring here at
this time day before yestarday there
was some sesesh Cavalry attacketed
our pickets some shots were fired on both
sides but no body was hurt thear is
three companies of Cavalry at this
Place now thear was tow companies
of Cavalry came from Padauck yesterday
and thear is an enginer corps a
coming up tomorow so from all
of this things i think that thear
will be some movement somewher
before long and i think it will
be up the up cumberland river
i believe i have nothing more to say
at present But remains yours
forever Peter Carr to
Miss Mary E Haycook
[right column]
Kind Father i take up my pen to
inform you that i and brother
George and well at present George has
sent you three letters and along with
one i sent my likeness and you did
not think worth your while to answer
my letters so i wont trouble you
with any more untill you write
to me father we have not received
any pay yet father Nor do i think
we will untill the first of March
but whenever i get it you will
be shure for to get some of it
i dont know as i have more to say
at present i wrote a letter to Asa
and as yet i have not received any
answer from him i beleive i have
nothing more to say at present but
remains your dutiful and obedeint
sons Peter and George Carr when
you write direct your letters as
[left column]
the heart of him who nows at this
time address you thear is not any very
thrillng events transpiring here at
this time day before yestarday there
was some sesesh Cavalry attacketed
our pickets some shots were fired on both
sides but no body was hurt thear is
three companies of Cavalry at this
Place now thear was tow companies
of Cavalry came from Padauck yesterday
and thear is an enginer corps a
coming up tomorow so from all
of this things i think that thear
will be some movement somewher
before long and i think it will
be up the up cumberland river
i believe i have nothing more to say
at present But remains yours
forever Peter Carr to
Miss Mary E Haycook
[right column]
Kind Father i take up my pen to
inform you that i and brother
George and well at present George has
sent you three letters and along with
one i sent my likeness and you did
not think worth your while to answer
my letters so i wont trouble you
with any more untill you write
to me father we have not received
any pay yet father Nor do i think
we will untill the first of March
but whenever i get it you will
be shure for to get some of it
i dont know as i have more to say
at present i wrote a letter to Asa
and as yet i have not received any
answer from him i beleive i have
nothing more to say at present but
remains your dutiful and obedeint
sons Peter and George Carr when
you write direct your letters as
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 36)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 15]
as before the end
Amen
Please write as soon as
this come to hand
farewell till we
meet again
as before the end
Amen
Please write as soon as
this come to hand
farewell till we
meet again
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 37)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 16]
Jan 15th 1862
Camp Bevarly
Dear friend
it is with great
pleas ure that I
take my pen in hand
to inform you
that I am well and
hope tha theas few lins
may find you injoying
the same blessing I received
your [crossed out] your leter that
Nathaniel brought to
mee I was very glad to
hear of your turkey Roast
and oister supper and I would
like to have ben their and
shaired with you I expect
you had A good time
I would like to have
ben their to help
to eat them and
shared in the fun
Jan 15th 1862
Camp Bevarly
Dear friend
it is with great
pleas ure that I
take my pen in hand
to inform you
that I am well and
hope tha theas few lins
may find you injoying
the same blessing I received
your [crossed out] your leter that
Nathaniel brought to
mee I was very glad to
hear of your turkey Roast
and oister supper and I would
like to have ben their and
shaired with you I expect
you had A good time
I would like to have
ben their to help
to eat them and
shared in the fun
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 38)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 16]
[left column]
the boys are aul in
good helth except
gillbert fravel hee is
under the wether but
hee is geting beter I am
geting harty as A bair
I way 195 pounds 20
pounds more than
did when I enlisted
her is A ring for A cristhmas
gift [crossed out] I expect youl
think it is A great one
to but it is the best
I have given my best
respects to aul inquiring
friends no more at
presant sow good
by rite soon
from
Harmon Robbins
to Mary E Haycok
[right column]
Three chears for the
flag of our union
thre Chears for our
Cuntry to thre
Chears for the
girls of Ohio thre
Chars for the red
white and blue
[left column]
the boys are aul in
good helth except
gillbert fravel hee is
under the wether but
hee is geting beter I am
geting harty as A bair
I way 195 pounds 20
pounds more than
did when I enlisted
her is A ring for A cristhmas
gift [crossed out] I expect youl
think it is A great one
to but it is the best
I have given my best
respects to aul inquiring
friends no more at
presant sow good
by rite soon
from
Harmon Robbins
to Mary E Haycok
[right column]
Three chears for the
flag of our union
thre Chears for our
Cuntry to thre
Chears for the
girls of Ohio thre
Chars for the red
white and blue
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 39)
Description
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 17]
soldiers letter
John Warner May 41st
Ill vol
Due 3 cts
Miss Mary E Haycook
Centervile Harlntown
ship Deleware Co
Ohio
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 17]
The Tree of Liberty,
TRAITOR, spare that tree!
Touch not a single bough!
In youth it sheltered me,
And I'll protect it now.
Padaucha KY
January 27th /62
Dear Mary i take this
opportunity of informing
you that i am well at
present and i hope when these few
lines comes to hand it may find you
enjoying good Health we have left
Smithsland and we are now at Padac
a Kentucky under marching orders
we may leave in a day or so and we
may not leave for one week this we can
not tell but leave we will and that
very soon and when you next here from
me i think we will either have whiped
the Rebels in battle or they will Have
whipped us one of the tow i did not
like the idea very well of leaving smith
soldiers letter
John Warner May 41st
Ill vol
Due 3 cts
Miss Mary E Haycook
Centervile Harlntown
ship Deleware Co
Ohio
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 17]
The Tree of Liberty,
TRAITOR, spare that tree!
Touch not a single bough!
In youth it sheltered me,
And I'll protect it now.
Padaucha KY
January 27th /62
Dear Mary i take this
opportunity of informing
you that i am well at
present and i hope when these few
lines comes to hand it may find you
enjoying good Health we have left
Smithsland and we are now at Padac
a Kentucky under marching orders
we may leave in a day or so and we
may not leave for one week this we can
not tell but leave we will and that
very soon and when you next here from
me i think we will either have whiped
the Rebels in battle or they will Have
whipped us one of the tow i did not
like the idea very well of leaving smith
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 40)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 17]
[left column]
sland for other troops to come in
and take our place after we had
it fortified but then i want to
be with the ballance of the regimen
and now whatever they be into we
will have a share if it is only mud
and watter and we have a pretty good
share of that just at present the river has
raised so that it is within three feet of
our tent and the mud in our tent
is a little less than knee deep but
when it comes dry weather it will
all be dry so you see we are not so bad
off off after all we have got our pay
and now i send you my likeness and
as soon as you receive it i want you
to send me yours for i am very anxious
for to see it i dont Know as i have
anything more to say at present George
is well and doing well no more at
present but remains yours until Death
[right column]
Petter Carr when you write Direct
in care of Capt Ferris 12th Regiment
Illinois volunteres Padaucka KY
for Peter Carr
I got my likeness taken
with a scotch cap on
All off our Regiment
is a going to have them on.
[left column]
sland for other troops to come in
and take our place after we had
it fortified but then i want to
be with the ballance of the regimen
and now whatever they be into we
will have a share if it is only mud
and watter and we have a pretty good
share of that just at present the river has
raised so that it is within three feet of
our tent and the mud in our tent
is a little less than knee deep but
when it comes dry weather it will
all be dry so you see we are not so bad
off off after all we have got our pay
and now i send you my likeness and
as soon as you receive it i want you
to send me yours for i am very anxious
for to see it i dont Know as i have
anything more to say at present George
is well and doing well no more at
present but remains yours until Death
[right column]
Petter Carr when you write Direct
in care of Capt Ferris 12th Regiment
Illinois volunteres Padaucka KY
for Peter Carr
I got my likeness taken
with a scotch cap on
All off our Regiment
is a going to have them on.
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 41)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 18]
[left column]
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 18]
32d Miss Mary Hayc
REGIMENT Center Village
O.V.U.S.A Deleware Co
Col. T. H. Ford Ohio
BEVERLY
DEC
23
VA
[middle column]
[illegible]
[right column]
Feb 1th 1862
Bevarly VA
Dear friend
it is with great pleasure
that I take my pen in hand
to in form you that I am
well at presant and hope
theas few lins may find
you injoying the same
blessing I reseived your leter
dated the 25 and was glad to
hear from you but was
sory to hear fron [crossed out] that
maters was sow dul and
dry bu there is A beter
day A Cuming I hope
Mary I am very lasy
this morning and sow
you must excuse my
bad riting my hand
trimbels very mutch
[left column]
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 18]
32d Miss Mary Hayc
REGIMENT Center Village
O.V.U.S.A Deleware Co
Col. T. H. Ford Ohio
BEVERLY
DEC
23
VA
[middle column]
[illegible]
[right column]
Feb 1th 1862
Bevarly VA
Dear friend
it is with great pleasure
that I take my pen in hand
to in form you that I am
well at presant and hope
theas few lins may find
you injoying the same
blessing I reseived your leter
dated the 25 and was glad to
hear from you but was
sory to hear fron [crossed out] that
maters was sow dul and
dry bu there is A beter
day A Cuming I hope
Mary I am very lasy
this morning and sow
you must excuse my
bad riting my hand
trimbels very mutch
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 42)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 18]
[left column]
the boys air aul well
now it is raining and
there is nothing to do
sow I thought I would
scratch A few lins
to see how you geting
along through the world
I like your way of
talking about the boys
that stayed to home
now Mary I must
bring my leter to A
Close give my lyv to
aul inquiring friends
from Harmon Robbins
to Mary E Haycook
[middle column]
[illegible]
[right column]
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 18]
32d Miss Mary Hayc
REGIMENT Center village
O.V.U.S.A. Deleware Co
Col. T. H. Ford Ohio
BEVERLY
DEC
23
VA
[left column]
the boys air aul well
now it is raining and
there is nothing to do
sow I thought I would
scratch A few lins
to see how you geting
along through the world
I like your way of
talking about the boys
that stayed to home
now Mary I must
bring my leter to A
Close give my lyv to
aul inquiring friends
from Harmon Robbins
to Mary E Haycook
[middle column]
[illegible]
[right column]
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 18]
32d Miss Mary Hayc
REGIMENT Center village
O.V.U.S.A. Deleware Co
Col. T. H. Ford Ohio
BEVERLY
DEC
23
VA
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 43)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 19]
Camp Franklin Va
May 22th /62
Dear Friend
Mary, I
take my pen in
hand to inform you
that I am well and hope theas
few lins may fin you enjoying
the same great earthly blessing
I have not [crossed out] rote you too leters
and have not reseived any
from you I thought perhaps
you had not got them
sow I thought I would
rite you a few and tel you
that I hav not forgot
you entirely I am in Tolerab
good health at presant
Camp Franklin Va
May 22th /62
Dear Friend
Mary, I
take my pen in
hand to inform you
that I am well and hope theas
few lins may fin you enjoying
the same great earthly blessing
I have not [crossed out] rote you too leters
and have not reseived any
from you I thought perhaps
you had not got them
sow I thought I would
rite you a few and tel you
that I hav not forgot
you entirely I am in Tolerab
good health at presant
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 44)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 19]
[left column]
the boys air aul well and
harty I beleav I suppose
you hurd of the battle
that wee was in wee aul
got through safe there was
one ciled in [illegible] Co
but not from hour part
of the Cuntry Selah
Stark was the one that
was ciled hee is from
burk Shear I have roat aul
the news I beleav I will
not give you the details
of the battle becaus I
expect you hav hurd
aul about it any how
no more at presant rite soon
and often from Harmon Robbins
to Mary E Haycook as a friend
[right column]
Use 2 Powders a day
use the Pills once a week
make [illegible] a ]illegible]
tea use half a table spoon
first 4 times a day tele
[illegible] then wait 2 days
then make moer use tha
same way
Harmon Robbins
[left column]
the boys air aul well and
harty I beleav I suppose
you hurd of the battle
that wee was in wee aul
got through safe there was
one ciled in [illegible] Co
but not from hour part
of the Cuntry Selah
Stark was the one that
was ciled hee is from
burk Shear I have roat aul
the news I beleav I will
not give you the details
of the battle becaus I
expect you hav hurd
aul about it any how
no more at presant rite soon
and often from Harmon Robbins
to Mary E Haycook as a friend
[right column]
Use 2 Powders a day
use the Pills once a week
make [illegible] a ]illegible]
tea use half a table spoon
first 4 times a day tele
[illegible] then wait 2 days
then make moer use tha
same way
Harmon Robbins
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 45)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 19]
Direct your leter
to mee in care of Capton
Gladdon Co. J 32 reg
Va Camp Franklin
Direct your leter
to mee in care of Capton
Gladdon Co. J 32 reg
Va Camp Franklin
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 46)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 20]
Camp near Winchester
July the 23 /62
Dear Friend
Mary I take
my pen in hand to enform
you that I am well and
hope theas few lines may
find you injoying the
same great earthly
blessing I reseived your leter
last eavening and was glad
to hear from you and to
hear that things looked sow
well and prosperous I would
like to bee thair and
help you to eat cherries
Camp near Winchester
July the 23 /62
Dear Friend
Mary I take
my pen in hand to enform
you that I am well and
hope theas few lines may
find you injoying the
same great earthly
blessing I reseived your leter
last eavening and was glad
to hear from you and to
hear that things looked sow
well and prosperous I would
like to bee thair and
help you to eat cherries
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 47)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 20]
[left column]
and blackberries
but the distanc
is sow far that wee
can not sow wee must
bee contented to hour
lot wee can get berries hear
but wee have to pay well
for them ther is nothing
gowing on hear now but
work wee have to work
very hard on these
fortafycations and thu
wee have heavy gard duty
to and bowth poot to
gether maks it prety
hard duty Mary I would
like to bee thair and spend
A week or to in meeting
and riding around I woul
enjoy my self well I now
[right column]
I think probably that
Could make my self at
home if I have ben away
sum time you sayed they
was talking of drafting
I hope they will and get
sum of them home cowards
and Cil of sum of them
secesh ther is plenty of them
about their I now
Now I must bring my
porly scratched leter to
A close you must excuse
bad writing and speling
write som as you get this
From your friend
Harmon Robbins
To Mary E Haycook
[left column]
and blackberries
but the distanc
is sow far that wee
can not sow wee must
bee contented to hour
lot wee can get berries hear
but wee have to pay well
for them ther is nothing
gowing on hear now but
work wee have to work
very hard on these
fortafycations and thu
wee have heavy gard duty
to and bowth poot to
gether maks it prety
hard duty Mary I would
like to bee thair and spend
A week or to in meeting
and riding around I woul
enjoy my self well I now
[right column]
I think probably that
Could make my self at
home if I have ben away
sum time you sayed they
was talking of drafting
I hope they will and get
sum of them home cowards
and Cil of sum of them
secesh ther is plenty of them
about their I now
Now I must bring my
porly scratched leter to
A close you must excuse
bad writing and speling
write som as you get this
From your friend
Harmon Robbins
To Mary E Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 48)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 20]
my dear est friend in
bonds of luv who now
in sweetest union prove
who stil Love but cannot
see
round is the ring that has no end
sow is my luv to you my friend
sure as te
gras grows on the
ground I will cis
you when I cum
around
my dear est friend in
bonds of luv who now
in sweetest union prove
who stil Love but cannot
see
round is the ring that has no end
sow is my luv to you my friend
sure as te
gras grows on the
ground I will cis
you when I cum
around
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 49)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 21]
1862
JULY 25
DEAR
FRIEND
IT IS WITH
PLEASURE THAT
I TAKE MY PEN
IN HAND TO LET
YO KNOW THAT
I AM WELL AT
PREASENT AND
HOPE THAT TH
OSE FEW LINS
MA FIND YOU
THE SAME I
RESIEVED YOUR
LETER BUT NEG
LECTED TO ANSW
1862
JULY 25
DEAR
FRIEND
IT IS WITH
PLEASURE THAT
I TAKE MY PEN
IN HAND TO LET
YO KNOW THAT
I AM WELL AT
PREASENT AND
HOPE THAT TH
OSE FEW LINS
MA FIND YOU
THE SAME I
RESIEVED YOUR
LETER BUT NEG
LECTED TO ANSW
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 50)
Description
ER IT [illegible]
[illegible]
ANSWER THIS
FOM YOUR
FRIEND
MR JOHN
BEECHER
MS MARY
HAYCOOK
[column two]
DIRECT YPR LE
TO CAMP TER
IUKA
MISS
[illegible]
ANSWER THIS
FOM YOUR
FRIEND
MR JOHN
BEECHER
MS MARY
HAYCOOK
[column two]
DIRECT YPR LE
TO CAMP TER
IUKA
MISS
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 51)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 22]
Camp Douglas Chicago Ill
October the 19 1862
Dear Friend Mary, I take my pen
in hand to inform
you that I am well and hope theas
few lins may find you injoying the
same great blessing I reseived your
letter that the Chaplon brought through
and was glad to hear from you and
to hear that your helth was sow good
I think that I will get A chans to
Cum and see you and aul the rest of
the boys girls I think I can enjoy A
few days[illegible] very well I dont now
how long before I will get to cum
I think it will not bee over three
or four weeks any how and may bee
sooner and I intend to cum as soon
as I can but dont make no calcultion
about it becaus there is often
great disapointment in the army
there is A chanc for A furlow of 10 days
but I dont like to start on sow short
A time aulthough if I cant get any
longer I will try it for that length
of time and then I will cum
and see you and then gow rite
[crossed out] on I must bring my letter
to a close becaus I have rote aUL that
I can think of [illegible] Harmon Robbins To Mary Haycook
Camp Douglas Chicago Ill
October the 19 1862
Dear Friend Mary, I take my pen
in hand to inform
you that I am well and hope theas
few lins may find you injoying the
same great blessing I reseived your
letter that the Chaplon brought through
and was glad to hear from you and
to hear that your helth was sow good
I think that I will get A chans to
Cum and see you and aul the rest of
the boys girls I think I can enjoy A
few days[illegible] very well I dont now
how long before I will get to cum
I think it will not bee over three
or four weeks any how and may bee
sooner and I intend to cum as soon
as I can but dont make no calcultion
about it becaus there is often
great disapointment in the army
there is A chanc for A furlow of 10 days
but I dont like to start on sow short
A time aulthough if I cant get any
longer I will try it for that length
of time and then I will cum
and see you and then gow rite
[crossed out] on I must bring my letter
to a close becaus I have rote aUL that
I can think of [illegible] Harmon Robbins To Mary Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 52)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 22]
Cook Mary E Hay
delaware Centervil
Cook Mary E Hay
delaware Centervil
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 53)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 23]
Camp Douglas Chicago Ill
October the 21 1862
Dear Friend Mary I thake my
Pen in hand to
inform you that I am well and
hope theas few lins may find you
injoying the same great blessing
I reseived your letter that you
rote the 15 of September and was
sorry [crossed out] glad to hear from you and
was glad to hear that your
helth was sow good I was very glad
to hear that you enjoyed the
Selabration sow well I would
like to have ben their and
injoyed it with you I think
wee could enjoyed hour selvs
together very well
Camp Douglas Chicago Ill
October the 21 1862
Dear Friend Mary I thake my
Pen in hand to
inform you that I am well and
hope theas few lins may find you
injoying the same great blessing
I reseived your letter that you
rote the 15 of September and was
sorry [crossed out] glad to hear from you and
was glad to hear that your
helth was sow good I was very glad
to hear that you enjoyed the
Selabration sow well I would
like to have ben their and
injoyed it with you I think
wee could enjoyed hour selvs
together very well
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 54)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 23]
[left column]
you rote that John Dewalt
said hee got A letter from mee
Stating such and such things
John Devalt is A lyer I
have never rote him A letter
Since I have ben in the army
and I dont now what got
him in the notion of teling
such A pack of lys unless
hee wanted to make you
mad at mee becaus as onest
as I live I never have rote to
him since I enlisted
hee does not hurt my fealings
I doant Cair what hee sais
about mee but if hee doant
look out what hee sais
I will hurt his hed when
I get home I never layed A
straw in his way to hurt
his fealings and I would
thank him to keep his
[illegible]
[right column]
there is nothing gowing on
hear of any importance hear
wee have plenty of grub and that
is more than wee use to get in
old Virgina wee had pretty
hard times their when wee
was on A march sum times
wee got enough to eat and
sum times wee did not I have
went aul day on one cracker
and traveled hard to boot
anlthow wee get plenty to
eat I am very lone som sum
way there is sum prospect of
us getting A furlow and I
intend to cum home if there
is any chans what ever and
I think there will bee one
before long at least I have
the promise for one any how
and I beleave wee will
get one before long
[left column]
you rote that John Dewalt
said hee got A letter from mee
Stating such and such things
John Devalt is A lyer I
have never rote him A letter
Since I have ben in the army
and I dont now what got
him in the notion of teling
such A pack of lys unless
hee wanted to make you
mad at mee becaus as onest
as I live I never have rote to
him since I enlisted
hee does not hurt my fealings
I doant Cair what hee sais
about mee but if hee doant
look out what hee sais
I will hurt his hed when
I get home I never layed A
straw in his way to hurt
his fealings and I would
thank him to keep his
[illegible]
[right column]
there is nothing gowing on
hear of any importance hear
wee have plenty of grub and that
is more than wee use to get in
old Virgina wee had pretty
hard times their when wee
was on A march sum times
wee got enough to eat and
sum times wee did not I have
went aul day on one cracker
and traveled hard to boot
anlthow wee get plenty to
eat I am very lone som sum
way there is sum prospect of
us getting A furlow and I
intend to cum home if there
is any chans what ever and
I think there will bee one
before long at least I have
the promise for one any how
and I beleave wee will
get one before long
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 55)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 23]
Mary if I get A chas to cum hom
I think youll [crossed out] wee will take another walk
down the road the we walked down that
night wee left center I have had sum
good times since then and hard time to
now I must close becaus I expect you will
get tierd of reading it any how [crossed out]
Mary you must not think hard of me
for writing sow plain becaus I doant
think any body for teling such stuf
about mee pleas write as soon as you
get this and I will return the [crossed out]
compliment
From Harmon Robbins
To Mary Haycook
[upside down]
Round is the ring that has
no end sow is my luv to
you my friend sure as the
gras grows on the ground
I will cis you when I cum
around
Mary if I get A chas to cum hom
I think youll [crossed out] wee will take another walk
down the road the we walked down that
night wee left center I have had sum
good times since then and hard time to
now I must close becaus I expect you will
get tierd of reading it any how [crossed out]
Mary you must not think hard of me
for writing sow plain becaus I doant
think any body for teling such stuf
about mee pleas write as soon as you
get this and I will return the [crossed out]
compliment
From Harmon Robbins
To Mary Haycook
[upside down]
Round is the ring that has
no end sow is my luv to
you my friend sure as the
gras grows on the ground
I will cis you when I cum
around
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 56)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 24]
Camp Duglas Chicago, Ill
November the 9, 62
Dear Friend Mary,
I take my pen
in hand to inform you that
I am well and hope theas
few lins may find you
injoying the same great
blessing I reseived your letter
sum three days ago and was
glad to hear from you and
to hear that you was in such
good health my helth has ben
very good for sum time
and I hope it will remain
sow and [crossed out] the boys air sum of
them gowing to start for home
without leav and I dont
Camp Duglas Chicago, Ill
November the 9, 62
Dear Friend Mary,
I take my pen
in hand to inform you that
I am well and hope theas
few lins may find you
injoying the same great
blessing I reseived your letter
sum three days ago and was
glad to hear from you and
to hear that you was in such
good health my helth has ben
very good for sum time
and I hope it will remain
sow and [crossed out] the boys air sum of
them gowing to start for home
without leav and I dont
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 57)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 24]
think much of the plan
for my par I will stay my
time out before I will
Run off and cum home
I dont think it will bee any
credit to them any how
but evry one to his own
notion and I an for my own
but if I cant cum home
honerable I will stay sum
time yet I would like to
cum now [crossed out] home as well as any
body. I think I hope there will
a chans for A furlow before long
and if there is any body to
get one I will try and get
one now I must close hoping
to hear from you soon yours
truly from
Harmon Robbins
To Mary E Haycook
Write soon and often
think much of the plan
for my par I will stay my
time out before I will
Run off and cum home
I dont think it will bee any
credit to them any how
but evry one to his own
notion and I an for my own
but if I cant cum home
honerable I will stay sum
time yet I would like to
cum now [crossed out] home as well as any
body. I think I hope there will
a chans for A furlow before long
and if there is any body to
get one I will try and get
one now I must close hoping
to hear from you soon yours
truly from
Harmon Robbins
To Mary E Haycook
Write soon and often
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 58)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 25]
Corinth M.C.
Dec. 9th 1862
Dear Cousin
Your welcom letter is
recd [illegible] pleasure to
hear from you, and ought to make
some appology but I will do better
hear after. It is fine weather
here now we just come come
home from along march to LaGrange
Tenn we guarded a train of 40
wagons there came home by rail
you spoke of Jacob Hasson he was
wounded very bad, lived for a
short time but has gone to a
Soldiers rest. he was a brave fellow
a [illegible] solder too.
All quiet here now. we dont
look for any fighting here this winter
This will be our winter quarters
I believe
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 59)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 25]
[left column]
I wish you would tell me
wither Mary Smith or Margret
Haycook is dead for I nevry hear
from them. write how Uncle
Amos & Aunt Pheby are
getting [crossed out] along.
I want you to tell me who
the young fellow was [illegible]
home with you that John spoke
of in your letter. What soldier
come home tell me all of there
names I want you to go
to Granfather and tell me
how they are getting along.
You wrot in your letter of going
Sunday Jacob was going to send
me your pictures I wish [illegible] you
to do it soon if you are going
to do it. I am in a hurry so
I will close hoping to hear from
you soon Give my love to all
from your Cousin Peter Carr
[right column]
Address Corinth
Miss Co 12 Ill vol.
Care of Capt W Mills
[left column]
I wish you would tell me
wither Mary Smith or Margret
Haycook is dead for I nevry hear
from them. write how Uncle
Amos & Aunt Pheby are
getting [crossed out] along.
I want you to tell me who
the young fellow was [illegible]
home with you that John spoke
of in your letter. What soldier
come home tell me all of there
names I want you to go
to Granfather and tell me
how they are getting along.
You wrot in your letter of going
Sunday Jacob was going to send
me your pictures I wish [illegible] you
to do it soon if you are going
to do it. I am in a hurry so
I will close hoping to hear from
you soon Give my love to all
from your Cousin Peter Carr
[right column]
Address Corinth
Miss Co 12 Ill vol.
Care of Capt W Mills
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 60)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 26]
Corinth Miss Dec 19th 1862
Dear Cousin:
I recd your letter
and was very much pleased with the strain
of the same. I am quite surprised to think
that you suppose that it is my intention to slight
you, or in any way make the [crossed out] light of your friendship
by writing to other ladies. The press of military
duty it is true has caused me to be somewhat
delinqent in writing but still I have
faithfully answered all your letters as soon
as possible after the recpt of them.
As for your parties & Oyster suppers I
hope you may enjoy them as as for
taking Co bail for security. I do not apprehend
that it would be valid in law: nor do I desire
any bail whatever. Your love to me is return
ed as ardently as it is given, and until I
transfer my sweetheart to another personage
than yourself and inform you definitely
of the same you may consider me bound
as a man of honor to redeem all pledges
I have ever given notwithstanding you
may use your own pleasure as regards
my fidelity. Yours truly,
Peter Carr Esqr
Miss Mary Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 61)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 27]
Camp Cleveland
January, the, 6, 1863
Dear sisters
& father & mother
& all of the inquiring
friends I take my
pen in hand to let
you know that I am
and hope that these
fiew lins may find you
all well in Centervill
Sister we are all in
good hart at the present
time, Mary I suppose
Jake is home now tell
him he must not
Camp Cleveland
January, the, 6, 1863
Dear sisters
& father & mother
& all of the inquiring
friends I take my
pen in hand to let
you know that I am
and hope that these
fiew lins may find you
all well in Centervill
Sister we are all in
good hart at the present
time, Mary I suppose
Jake is home now tell
him he must not
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 62)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 27]
fall of of the handel
be fore he coms back
to these A gain to
Camp. Mary I want you
to take Jake to tell [illegible]
that I forgot to [crossed out] send
him that money that I
borrowed of him, an tell
him that I will send
it home A bout A
month from now not
then I will pay him then
Mary tell Lib Hubbell
that her sholders straps
is her now and that the
is it going to Cansas to
see his folks there
So good nite
rite As soon as
this cums at hand
an tell me who Jake
is A going with ~~
[right column]
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 27]
Miss Mary Haycook CLEVELAND
Center Village JAN
Delaware Co 9
Ohio O
fall of of the handel
be fore he coms back
to these A gain to
Camp. Mary I want you
to take Jake to tell [illegible]
that I forgot to [crossed out] send
him that money that I
borrowed of him, an tell
him that I will send
it home A bout A
month from now not
then I will pay him then
Mary tell Lib Hubbell
that her sholders straps
is her now and that the
is it going to Cansas to
see his folks there
So good nite
rite As soon as
this cums at hand
an tell me who Jake
is A going with ~~
[right column]
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 27]
Miss Mary Haycook CLEVELAND
Center Village JAN
Delaware Co 9
Ohio O
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 63)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 28]
Lexington Ky
January the 15 1863
Dear friend I
thake my pen
in hand to let
you no that I
am well and
I hope that these
few lines will
find you in the
same state of
health it very
hard times. hear
now for it
snowing and raining
hear to day I
have not much
time to rite
to you this
time so I hope
Lexington Ky
January the 15 1863
Dear friend I
thake my pen
in hand to let
you no that I
am well and
I hope that these
few lines will
find you in the
same state of
health it very
hard times. hear
now for it
snowing and raining
hear to day I
have not much
time to rite
to you this
time so I hope
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 64)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 28]
you will
excuse me
this time
So rite son
as you get
this
S T
Ro Linnabary
to Mary Haycook
you will
excuse me
this time
So rite son
as you get
this
S T
Ro Linnabary
to Mary Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 65)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 29]
Camp Tod, Feb the 4th
Memfas tennissee
Dear sister I
take my pen in hand to
answer your kind letter that
you sent by Jake your letter
found us all well an hoping
to hav better dais A cuming
sister I was sary to hear that
you had bin sick an glad
to hear that you was A giting
well A gain I hope that
those fiew lins may find
you all well at home
Father & Mother I was
glad to hear that you was
well an the rest of the famly
Camp Tod, Feb the 4th
Memfas tennissee
Dear sister I
take my pen in hand to
answer your kind letter that
you sent by Jake your letter
found us all well an hoping
to hav better dais A cuming
sister I was sary to hear that
you had bin sick an glad
to hear that you was A giting
well A gain I hope that
those fiew lins may find
you all well at home
Father & Mother I was
glad to hear that you was
well an the rest of the famly
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 66)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 29]
[left column]
Father tell Pres that
I send my best respects
to hin Tess I am sary to hear
that you was sick.
well Tess you youst to
tell us bois that the black
ease ought to be free Tress you
ought to be her an see them
her in this place how thay
are starving an freesing. last
tuesday nite thare was
seven frose to deth an starved
to geather, the negrows Dug A
hole the next day an poot
them all in it to geather
Pres I think that our men
better left them whare thay
was an let them hav thare
one way, Father I think
we are A fitiny to free the
black that is all I think, but
that is not what I am A
fighting for if I dy I
[right column]
want you to under stand
I am A fighting for the
union not for those blacks.
Father the Center bis
is all well an harty as
ever Mother tell ant Tela
that all is well
well sisters I
will hav to bring my letter
to A close for this time
for it is time for dresper an
so good by Father & Mother
an family an all Center folks
Dear sister Mary Haycook
from George Haycook
Direct to Camp
Tod 32 R. Co 1 in care of
Cap Joseph Gladden
Memfas Tennissee
A Home Again I wish
I could be there wonese
more in old Center
[left column]
Father tell Pres that
I send my best respects
to hin Tess I am sary to hear
that you was sick.
well Tess you youst to
tell us bois that the black
ease ought to be free Tress you
ought to be her an see them
her in this place how thay
are starving an freesing. last
tuesday nite thare was
seven frose to deth an starved
to geather, the negrows Dug A
hole the next day an poot
them all in it to geather
Pres I think that our men
better left them whare thay
was an let them hav thare
one way, Father I think
we are A fitiny to free the
black that is all I think, but
that is not what I am A
fighting for if I dy I
[right column]
want you to under stand
I am A fighting for the
union not for those blacks.
Father the Center bis
is all well an harty as
ever Mother tell ant Tela
that all is well
well sisters I
will hav to bring my letter
to A close for this time
for it is time for dresper an
so good by Father & Mother
an family an all Center folks
Dear sister Mary Haycook
from George Haycook
Direct to Camp
Tod 32 R. Co 1 in care of
Cap Joseph Gladden
Memfas Tennissee
A Home Again I wish
I could be there wonese
more in old Center
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 67)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 29]
the bois seen the 121
when they came down
the river the Center
bois was all well
J G
the bois seen the 121
when they came down
the river the Center
bois was all well
J G
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 68)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 30]
Camp Tod
Memphes Tenn
Febuary 12th 1863
Mr. Joseph McEwee
I now take
my pen in hand to rit
you A few lines too let you
now how we ar geting A long
we ar geting A long fine
I am well at present I hop
when thes few lines comes too
hand tha will find you injoying
the same blessing & I will
have to sop till after role call
Camp Tod
Memphes Tenn
Febuary 12th 1863
Mr. Joseph McEwee
I now take
my pen in hand to rit
you A few lines too let you
now how we ar geting A long
we ar geting A long fine
I am well at present I hop
when thes few lines comes too
hand tha will find you injoying
the same blessing & I will
have to sop till after role call
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 69)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 30]
[left column]
now I set my self too finesh
my leter too you & I wont you too
right me A leter son as you get
this leter u right me all the noes
& thar hant eny ones too right
you her for I cant her eny thing
that is going on.. you her mor than
we Do A bout this war for you
can get the papers as we cant
get eny thing & we ar going to leave
her in a few daes for tha have got
five botes loded with caones too
Day to start dowen the river
& I think that we will go for
them in A few daes & that too
for or sarrow to ma be
but I hop not & the resen that
I think so is becos the boies
ar discorage & tha can se what
tha ar fiting for
[right column]
I Darcent rit what for we
hunt land too & we darcent
tawk on politickes of eny cind
nor the niger queston if we do
we ar brot op & ponshet for it
if we ar fiting for this gover
& for its rites and fre spech ~~
& when it comes to that A man
durcent tell his A pinion A bout
this war I think it is hi time
too rebell & thar is A bout 9,000 negroes
in won camp & thar is A bout 7 of
them dies A Day, and tha dig A hole
& pile them in to it kiver them op
I most rit it if we ar going too
beter their condishion then it woud
be werth wile fiting too free the
por cases bot we hant A going
too beter thar condishon A bit
it is geting lat & I will have too
cloes my leter right sone as you get this
[left column]
now I set my self too finesh
my leter too you & I wont you too
right me A leter son as you get
this leter u right me all the noes
& thar hant eny ones too right
you her for I cant her eny thing
that is going on.. you her mor than
we Do A bout this war for you
can get the papers as we cant
get eny thing & we ar going to leave
her in a few daes for tha have got
five botes loded with caones too
Day to start dowen the river
& I think that we will go for
them in A few daes & that too
for or sarrow to ma be
but I hop not & the resen that
I think so is becos the boies
ar discorage & tha can se what
tha ar fiting for
[right column]
I Darcent rit what for we
hunt land too & we darcent
tawk on politickes of eny cind
nor the niger queston if we do
we ar brot op & ponshet for it
if we ar fiting for this gover
& for its rites and fre spech ~~
& when it comes to that A man
durcent tell his A pinion A bout
this war I think it is hi time
too rebell & thar is A bout 9,000 negroes
in won camp & thar is A bout 7 of
them dies A Day, and tha dig A hole
& pile them in to it kiver them op
I most rit it if we ar going too
beter their condishion then it woud
be werth wile fiting too free the
por cases bot we hant A going
too beter thar condishon A bit
it is geting lat & I will have too
cloes my leter right sone as you get this
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 70)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 30]
I send my best respects to your
father and mother all inquring
friends [illegible]
right son so good by
for this time from your true
friend Nathaniel Haycook
I send my best respects to your
father and mother all inquring
friends [illegible]
right son so good by
for this time from your true
friend Nathaniel Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 71)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 31]
Campt Tod
Memph Tenn Feburry 16, 1863
Dea Cossen I now
seat my self to ancer your
kind leter that com to hand
the [illegible] of Febuury, and I
was glad to her from you and
I [illegible] tak for won from you
I thot that yo had for gotten
a bot after all I have got
won at last & I dont now
When I will get A nother won
from Center & yo rot that
thar was good slaing thar I wish
that I was thar to go A way
riding with the girles bot that
hant the way her thar bean
any snow her in the [illegible] of
snow thar is rane the gras is
Campt Tod
Memph Tenn Feburry 16, 1863
Dea Cossen I now
seat my self to ancer your
kind leter that com to hand
the [illegible] of Febuury, and I
was glad to her from you and
I [illegible] tak for won from you
I thot that yo had for gotten
a bot after all I have got
won at last & I dont now
When I will get A nother won
from Center & yo rot that
thar was good slaing thar I wish
that I was thar to go A way
riding with the girles bot that
hant the way her thar bean
any snow her in the [illegible] of
snow thar is rane the gras is
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 72)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 31]
perty and grean their is gro
larg gr leaves her on the treas
you can send me your liknes when
you can get it taken for i wod
lik to have it ... i can her the
firing of canones to day it
sounds natural as ever i tell
you it is nice muzick it will
make us dance if eny thing will
i Dont car eny thing A bout
Thaner. H and i Dont nor eny
thing a bout Masey Linibary
ether & we have preaching every
sabeth & prar meating every
sondy evning the Chaplin
had prar meating last sondy
eving out sid of the gard line
on A log A this is all that
I have to rit at present
right often & I will do the same
so good by for this time Acy Carr
too Mary Haycook
perty and grean their is gro
larg gr leaves her on the treas
you can send me your liknes when
you can get it taken for i wod
lik to have it ... i can her the
firing of canones to day it
sounds natural as ever i tell
you it is nice muzick it will
make us dance if eny thing will
i Dont car eny thing A bout
Thaner. H and i Dont nor eny
thing a bout Masey Linibary
ether & we have preaching every
sabeth & prar meating every
sondy evning the Chaplin
had prar meating last sondy
eving out sid of the gard line
on A log A this is all that
I have to rit at present
right often & I will do the same
so good by for this time Acy Carr
too Mary Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 73)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 31]
Margret Haycook Acy wantes
you to go to get His liknes that
Elen Hubbell Has got of
his kep it & dont let
any won se it if you get
it rit & let me [crossed out] him
now it
Margret Haycook Acy wantes
you to go to get His liknes that
Elen Hubbell Has got of
his kep it & dont let
any won se it if you get
it rit & let me [crossed out] him
now it
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 74)
Description
[corresponds to unnumbered letter]
Camp Tod
Mempis Tenn
Febuary 16 in 1863
Der sisters & bothers I now tak
my pen in hand to rit you
Just A few lines to let you now
how I am geting A long I am geting
A long fine her in this suny south
I am well & harty stout & rugid
Gorge has bin litel onder the wether
but he is on the mend at presen
Jak is well at present
On kell is well at presen
a kernel [illegible] has retten A
rankes & then [illegible] this
his cakmish he is [illegible]
in the rer rank, so
right son [illegible]
tell you aout
he is seting & loking an wotes
you to rit him A
Camp Tod
Mempis Tenn
Febuary 16 in 1863
Der sisters & bothers I now tak
my pen in hand to rit you
Just A few lines to let you now
how I am geting A long I am geting
A long fine her in this suny south
I am well & harty stout & rugid
Gorge has bin litel onder the wether
but he is on the mend at presen
Jak is well at present
On kell is well at presen
a kernel [illegible] has retten A
rankes & then [illegible] this
his cakmish he is [illegible]
in the rer rank, so
right son [illegible]
tell you aout
he is seting & loking an wotes
you to rit him A
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 75)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 32]
Febuary the 17 1863
Camp Tod
Memphis Tennessee
Dear sister I take my
pen in hand to answer
your letter that Came to
hand to day when I was down
to town to drau rashions
it was riten the 11 an received
the 17 ~ your letter found
me well an doing well
sister I hope that thare fiew
lins may find you all well
as this letter leavs me, all
of the Center bois is well
at the presant time I beleave
Febuary the 17 1863
Camp Tod
Memphis Tennessee
Dear sister I take my
pen in hand to answer
your letter that Came to
hand to day when I was down
to town to drau rashions
it was riten the 11 an received
the 17 ~ your letter found
me well an doing well
sister I hope that thare fiew
lins may find you all well
as this letter leavs me, all
of the Center bois is well
at the presant time I beleave
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 76)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 32]
[left column]
Dear sister we hav
quite good tims her for
to be in A such country
Oh yes I must tell you
what I saw in town this
morning I saw A bot of sick
soldiers that is not all
I saw the men that
was a taking the sick
men I saw them take A
man of the boat that
was all broke out with
the small pocks thay
took him up in [illegible] to
the hospital, the bois told
me I better go and be
[illegible] rite A way I
tole them not eye
Sister you tole me
that thar had A sing
ever be press [illegible]
I wish I could bin theare
to the sing sister I
[right column]
dont now whare the new
folks cam from to hav A
sing I think [illegible]
the Canter bois is A
bout plaid out at home
an in the army I think
even the Chaplin
Ah Well I gess
I hav no new more to
rite this time...
Pleas answer this letter
as soon as this cumes at
hand from George
Haycook to Sister
Mary Haycook
Pleas dont rite
any thing A bout the
negro question for we
see plenty of them her
[left column]
Dear sister we hav
quite good tims her for
to be in A such country
Oh yes I must tell you
what I saw in town this
morning I saw A bot of sick
soldiers that is not all
I saw the men that
was a taking the sick
men I saw them take A
man of the boat that
was all broke out with
the small pocks thay
took him up in [illegible] to
the hospital, the bois told
me I better go and be
[illegible] rite A way I
tole them not eye
Sister you tole me
that thar had A sing
ever be press [illegible]
I wish I could bin theare
to the sing sister I
[right column]
dont now whare the new
folks cam from to hav A
sing I think [illegible]
the Canter bois is A
bout plaid out at home
an in the army I think
even the Chaplin
Ah Well I gess
I hav no new more to
rite this time...
Pleas answer this letter
as soon as this cumes at
hand from George
Haycook to Sister
Mary Haycook
Pleas dont rite
any thing A bout the
negro question for we
see plenty of them her
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 77)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 33]
Corinth Miss
March 11th 1863
Dear Cousin
For the first
time I will try to write you
a few lines. I have been think
I would write you about Wm
Peeten wrote home about my
being married it shows his good
sence though we must allow
for him as he wanted to lie to
get his name up but in my
estimation it is much farther
down. I hope I have good
sense enough to [crossed out] not to marr
y any of these foolish secesh
I am free of any such foolish-
ness as this. I am surprised
to think Pets Girl would
Corinth Miss
March 11th 1863
Dear Cousin
For the first
time I will try to write you
a few lines. I have been think
I would write you about Wm
Peeten wrote home about my
being married it shows his good
sence though we must allow
for him as he wanted to lie to
get his name up but in my
estimation it is much farther
down. I hope I have good
sense enough to [crossed out] not to marr
y any of these foolish secesh
I am free of any such foolish-
ness as this. I am surprised
to think Pets Girl would
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 78)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 33]
write
As she does to him about
his being capable of being
an officer any boy who
is not man enough about
him to mind his own
business is no man for
an office well when he gets
an office the war will close
in my opinion. well, I will
close speaking of Peter for my
time is to presious to fool
away talking of him
I am well. fine weather
here now. All quiet here
as this is the first time
I will not write much.
Hoping to hear from you
soon. I am your
Cousin George Carr
Direct Corinth Miss.
care of Capt. WD Miller
write
As she does to him about
his being capable of being
an officer any boy who
is not man enough about
him to mind his own
business is no man for
an office well when he gets
an office the war will close
in my opinion. well, I will
close speaking of Peter for my
time is to presious to fool
away talking of him
I am well. fine weather
here now. All quiet here
as this is the first time
I will not write much.
Hoping to hear from you
soon. I am your
Cousin George Carr
Direct Corinth Miss.
care of Capt. WD Miller
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 79)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 34]
[left column]
Corinth Miss
March the 25 1863
dear cousin I recieved
your kind and affectionate
letter this evening and
was pleased to hear from
you and that you ware
enjoying good health
I am now enjoying very
good health at the
presant time and hope
when this letter comes
to hand it wil find you
enjoying the same
blessing dear cousin. I
beg your pardon for
writing you such an angry
letter as I did I am
sorry for it now
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 34]
Mis Mary Haycook
Centervillage
Delaware Co
Ohio
Soldiers Letter
GW Mason adjt
MEMPHIS TEN
MAR 30
[left column]
Corinth Miss
March the 25 1863
dear cousin I recieved
your kind and affectionate
letter this evening and
was pleased to hear from
you and that you ware
enjoying good health
I am now enjoying very
good health at the
presant time and hope
when this letter comes
to hand it wil find you
enjoying the same
blessing dear cousin. I
beg your pardon for
writing you such an angry
letter as I did I am
sorry for it now
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 34]
Mis Mary Haycook
Centervillage
Delaware Co
Ohio
Soldiers Letter
GW Mason adjt
MEMPHIS TEN
MAR 30
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 80)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 34]
[left column]
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 34]
Mis Mary Haycook
Centervillage
Delaware Co
Ohio
Soldiers Letter
GW Mason adjt
MEMPHIS TEN
MAR 30
[middle column]
your letter put me in
mind of the old saying
kind words can never die
I wrote hard words to
you and you wrote kind
words to me dear cousin
I hope you wil forget
the past and I wil try
to doe beter for the
future I wish I had done
as my old friend wanted
me to I call him old
friend for he has been
my friend ever since
I enlisted he told me
to write you a kind letter
and would not write it
for me I was mad
then and wrote it my
self but hear after
I wll hear to him
[right column]
for he allways give me
good advice he is but
a young man not as old
as I am but I think
a great deal of him
I shal get my miniture
taken before long to
send to you. and I wil
hav his taken with
mine and sent it to you
dear cousin. I hope you
wil excuse for this time
and I wil love you
as long as I live and
never greve you again
no more at
presant write soon
and pleas write
often.
from your affectionat
cosin Peter Carr
[left column]
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 34]
Mis Mary Haycook
Centervillage
Delaware Co
Ohio
Soldiers Letter
GW Mason adjt
MEMPHIS TEN
MAR 30
[middle column]
your letter put me in
mind of the old saying
kind words can never die
I wrote hard words to
you and you wrote kind
words to me dear cousin
I hope you wil forget
the past and I wil try
to doe beter for the
future I wish I had done
as my old friend wanted
me to I call him old
friend for he has been
my friend ever since
I enlisted he told me
to write you a kind letter
and would not write it
for me I was mad
then and wrote it my
self but hear after
I wll hear to him
[right column]
for he allways give me
good advice he is but
a young man not as old
as I am but I think
a great deal of him
I shal get my miniture
taken before long to
send to you. and I wil
hav his taken with
mine and sent it to you
dear cousin. I hope you
wil excuse for this time
and I wil love you
as long as I live and
never greve you again
no more at
presant write soon
and pleas write
often.
from your affectionat
cosin Peter Carr
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 81)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 34]
to his loveing
Cousin
Mary E Haycook
remember me
for I shal never
forget you
Mary I Beg your
pardon a thousand times
and would bee glad
to embrace you
and ask your forgiveness
to his loveing
Cousin
Mary E Haycook
remember me
for I shal never
forget you
Mary I Beg your
pardon a thousand times
and would bee glad
to embrace you
and ask your forgiveness
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 82)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 35]
[left column]
Corinth Miss
March the 30th AD 1863
dear cousin your kind
letter came to hand
knight before last
and I was glad to hear
from you and that you
was well and I hope
when this letter comes
to hand it wil find
you enjoying the same
blesing of good health
as it leavs me for the
presant Mary you said
that you was most
affraid to write to me
for fear I should get
mad you must not think
becaus Peet got mad
at nothing that I will
[right column]
[corresponds to envelope]
Mis Mary E. Haycook
Centervillage
DelIware Co
Ohio
MEMPHIS APR
[left column]
Corinth Miss
March the 30th AD 1863
dear cousin your kind
letter came to hand
knight before last
and I was glad to hear
from you and that you
was well and I hope
when this letter comes
to hand it wil find
you enjoying the same
blesing of good health
as it leavs me for the
presant Mary you said
that you was most
affraid to write to me
for fear I should get
mad you must not think
becaus Peet got mad
at nothing that I will
[right column]
[corresponds to envelope]
Mis Mary E. Haycook
Centervillage
DelIware Co
Ohio
MEMPHIS APR
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 83)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 35]
[left column]
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 35]
Miss Mary E Haycook
Center Village
Delaware Co
Ohio
[middle column]
for peet dont know
when he is well used
I want you to write to
me often and dont bee
affraid of my geting
mad at you dear cousin
I hope you wil forget me
because peet is mad at
you for he gets mad
at most every body that
writes to him
I wish you would write
to me often and let
me know all the
news we cant much news
here we are having
very good time here
at presant I havent
any news of importance
at presant. So I
will compose a fiew
lines of poetry
[right column]
oh Mary I neerly
forgot I must tell
you before I compose
my poetry that we
are having meetings
here in the three times
a weak and I hope you
wil prosper in your good
work for the Lord
and I wil pray for you
and I hope you wil
pray for me I hope you
wil not turn from
the good work you are
now engaged in and
if we never meet on
earth again I hope by
the assisting grace
of god to meet you
in heaven
[left column]
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 35]
Miss Mary E Haycook
Center Village
Delaware Co
Ohio
[middle column]
for peet dont know
when he is well used
I want you to write to
me often and dont bee
affraid of my geting
mad at you dear cousin
I hope you wil forget me
because peet is mad at
you for he gets mad
at most every body that
writes to him
I wish you would write
to me often and let
me know all the
news we cant much news
here we are having
very good time here
at presant I havent
any news of importance
at presant. So I
will compose a fiew
lines of poetry
[right column]
oh Mary I neerly
forgot I must tell
you before I compose
my poetry that we
are having meetings
here in the three times
a weak and I hope you
wil prosper in your good
work for the Lord
and I wil pray for you
and I hope you wil
pray for me I hope you
wil not turn from
the good work you are
now engaged in and
if we never meet on
earth again I hope by
the assisting grace
of god to meet you
in heaven
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 84)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 35]
lines composed by
George Carr
roll on joyfull day
when from home no
more ill stray but
with those we left
have harts never
more from them
to part
Mary remember me
no more at
presant Write some
I send my love and
best respects to you
George Carr
to his affectionate
Cousin
Mary Haycook
lines composed by
George Carr
roll on joyfull day
when from home no
more ill stray but
with those we left
have harts never
more from them
to part
Mary remember me
no more at
presant Write some
I send my love and
best respects to you
George Carr
to his affectionate
Cousin
Mary Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 85)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 36]
Corinth Miss April the 7 AD 1863
dear cousin your kind and ever welcome
letter came to hand last knight
and I was glad to hear from you
and that you well I am now enjoying
very good health and hope when
this letter comes to hand it will find
you enjoying the same blessing of
divine providenc you must not think
that I will get mad at nothing
becaus Peet did for I think that Peet
dont know when he is well used
you have the same opinion as Peets
girl that I have - he thinks he
is all right if a girl rites to him
he is half crazy after hur
but I think he wil whip himself
out yet it was him that started
the story that I was married
he has tryed to hurt me all he
could by writing home that I was
married and teling every thing
that he could make up about me
Miss Mary E Haycook
Centervillage
Deliware Co
Ohio
Corinth Miss April the 7 AD 1863
dear cousin your kind and ever welcome
letter came to hand last knight
and I was glad to hear from you
and that you well I am now enjoying
very good health and hope when
this letter comes to hand it will find
you enjoying the same blessing of
divine providenc you must not think
that I will get mad at nothing
becaus Peet did for I think that Peet
dont know when he is well used
you have the same opinion as Peets
girl that I have - he thinks he
is all right if a girl rites to him
he is half crazy after hur
but I think he wil whip himself
out yet it was him that started
the story that I was married
he has tryed to hurt me all he
could by writing home that I was
married and teling every thing
that he could make up about me
Miss Mary E Haycook
Centervillage
Deliware Co
Ohio
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 86)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 36]
I wish I could see that girl of Peets
he talks so much about hur.
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 36]
Miss Mary E Haycook
Centervillage
Deliware Co
Ohio
I wish I could see that girl of Peets
he talks so much about hur.
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 36]
Miss Mary E Haycook
Centervillage
Deliware Co
Ohio
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 87)
Description
[corresponds to page 4 of Letter 36]
if she is a cesh I dont care much
about her
as I am writing for George
and due all of his corisponding
I wil take te privlage to
inform you that whatever
writen to george or any body
that I due writing for
that I shal not reviel any
secret that passes betwen
either of the parties
yours and so fourth
dear Cousin I hope you wil
not get discouraged but write
often you was speaking about
my miniature I wil get it
taken in a fiew days and send
it to you
and then I should
like to hav yours in return
no more at presant
write soon
george Carr to his affectionate
cousin Mary E. Haycook
Miss Mary E Haycook
Centervillage
Deliware Co
Ohio
if she is a cesh I dont care much
about her
as I am writing for George
and due all of his corisponding
I wil take te privlage to
inform you that whatever
writen to george or any body
that I due writing for
that I shal not reviel any
secret that passes betwen
either of the parties
yours and so fourth
dear Cousin I hope you wil
not get discouraged but write
often you was speaking about
my miniature I wil get it
taken in a fiew days and send
it to you
and then I should
like to hav yours in return
no more at presant
write soon
george Carr to his affectionate
cousin Mary E. Haycook
Miss Mary E Haycook
Centervillage
Deliware Co
Ohio
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 88)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 37]
Corinth Miss
April the 19th AD 1863
dear cousin your kind and
affectionate letter came to
hand last knight and I
was pleased to hear from you
and that you was well
I am not in very good health
at the presant time I hav
a bad cold pleas dont tell
mother that I aint well
for I dont want to giv her
any more trouble than I can
help and I hope when this
letter comes to hand it wil
not find you in the same
state of health as it leavs
me but wil find you enjoying
good health and prosperity.
dear cousin I wish I was
thar to attend meetings with
you
Corinth Miss
April the 19th AD 1863
dear cousin your kind and
affectionate letter came to
hand last knight and I
was pleased to hear from you
and that you was well
I am not in very good health
at the presant time I hav
a bad cold pleas dont tell
mother that I aint well
for I dont want to giv her
any more trouble than I can
help and I hope when this
letter comes to hand it wil
not find you in the same
state of health as it leavs
me but wil find you enjoying
good health and prosperity.
dear cousin I wish I was
thar to attend meetings with
you
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 89)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 37]
[left column]
but time wil bring us to see
each other yet I should like
to come home but my country
needs me now and I am contented
to serve my countrys calls
until this rebelion is put down
you make me feel more incouraged
every time I get aletter from
you I should think the men
that is at home would bee
ashamed to go in company
when the young girls and woman
hav such true harts for their
country if I was at home
and had not been to the army
I should bee ashamed of my
self Mary it is to bad
that you had to go to meeting
alone that thare was no
young man for company
[right column]
I think I wil hav to
bring a young man home with
me for you I wil bring
a soldier home one that is
a church member
I like yur ententions very
well for geting a soldier for
your sugar lump remember
the old motto none but the
brave deservs the fair
dear cousin I am sorry to
enform you that the church
that you wrote about is the
one that I belong to now
I was sorry to hear you
speak so pregedist against
it for I think I can surve
God as well at that church
as any other I and my pardner
got hour minitures taken
together and sent them
to you they aught to bee
[left column]
but time wil bring us to see
each other yet I should like
to come home but my country
needs me now and I am contented
to serve my countrys calls
until this rebelion is put down
you make me feel more incouraged
every time I get aletter from
you I should think the men
that is at home would bee
ashamed to go in company
when the young girls and woman
hav such true harts for their
country if I was at home
and had not been to the army
I should bee ashamed of my
self Mary it is to bad
that you had to go to meeting
alone that thare was no
young man for company
[right column]
I think I wil hav to
bring a young man home with
me for you I wil bring
a soldier home one that is
a church member
I like yur ententions very
well for geting a soldier for
your sugar lump remember
the old motto none but the
brave deservs the fair
dear cousin I am sorry to
enform you that the church
that you wrote about is the
one that I belong to now
I was sorry to hear you
speak so pregedist against
it for I think I can surve
God as well at that church
as any other I and my pardner
got hour minitures taken
together and sent them
to you they aught to bee
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 90)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 37]
thare befour this time
and I wish you would
let us know if you
recieved them yet or not
we sent them by express
and we should like to hav
yours if you wil bee so kind
as to send it to us
I havent news of importance
at presant so I wil hav
to bring my letter to aclose
Good By for the presant
I send my love and
Best respects to you all
no more at presant
write soon George Carr
to his cousin Mary E. Haycook
as I am writing for George
I wil send a fiew lines to you
to enform you that I recieved
your kind and ever welcome letter
and I answered it right away I hav
wrote two letters since
and I thank you very kindly for your
kind letter and hope to hear from you
again soon HPC to Mary E H.
thare befour this time
and I wish you would
let us know if you
recieved them yet or not
we sent them by express
and we should like to hav
yours if you wil bee so kind
as to send it to us
I havent news of importance
at presant so I wil hav
to bring my letter to aclose
Good By for the presant
I send my love and
Best respects to you all
no more at presant
write soon George Carr
to his cousin Mary E. Haycook
as I am writing for George
I wil send a fiew lines to you
to enform you that I recieved
your kind and ever welcome letter
and I answered it right away I hav
wrote two letters since
and I thank you very kindly for your
kind letter and hope to hear from you
again soon HPC to Mary E H.
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 91)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 38]
Corinth Miss
April the 27th AD 1863
Dear Cousin Your kind and
affectionate letter came to hand
last knight and I was pleased
to hear from you and to hear
that you are well I am now
enjoying very good health
and hope when this letter
comes to hand it wil find you
enjoying the same blesing
of divine providence.
I was pleased to hear that you
was generous to the sick
there is many a sick soldier
in hour hospitals that dies for
want of proper care
dear cousin I love to get letters
from you for you speek so
well of the Soldiers
as I was geting my miniture
taken to send to you
Corinth Miss
April the 27th AD 1863
Dear Cousin Your kind and
affectionate letter came to hand
last knight and I was pleased
to hear from you and to hear
that you are well I am now
enjoying very good health
and hope when this letter
comes to hand it wil find you
enjoying the same blesing
of divine providence.
I was pleased to hear that you
was generous to the sick
there is many a sick soldier
in hour hospitals that dies for
want of proper care
dear cousin I love to get letters
from you for you speek so
well of the Soldiers
as I was geting my miniture
taken to send to you
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 92)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 38]
[left column]
I thought I would hav my
mess mate taken with mine
as him and me are old friends
togather and when one has
any thing the other shares
with him we had ours
taken togather about two
weaks ago and expressed them
to you but as you hav not
recieved them I thought we
would hav them taken again
and send them by mail
and perhaps if you dont
get one you wil get the
other I exspect the one
that we sent by express
wil go to Columbus
[rught column]
I haven any news of
importanc for we cant get any
news of importance they dont
admit the news to come to far
South for the rebels wil
know all of hour moves
if they alow the papers to
bee distrabuated through the
camps thare was an expedition
went out from here about
two weaks ago thare was
about six thousand of them
that went out from here.
we havent hard how they
succeed yet
in regard to Peet I think
he wil whip him self but
yet he hasent got any
letters from hannah for
some time back I think
she is at outs with him
I am sorry for Peet that he
has not more controle of himself
[left column]
I thought I would hav my
mess mate taken with mine
as him and me are old friends
togather and when one has
any thing the other shares
with him we had ours
taken togather about two
weaks ago and expressed them
to you but as you hav not
recieved them I thought we
would hav them taken again
and send them by mail
and perhaps if you dont
get one you wil get the
other I exspect the one
that we sent by express
wil go to Columbus
[rught column]
I haven any news of
importanc for we cant get any
news of importance they dont
admit the news to come to far
South for the rebels wil
know all of hour moves
if they alow the papers to
bee distrabuated through the
camps thare was an expedition
went out from here about
two weaks ago thare was
about six thousand of them
that went out from here.
we havent hard how they
succeed yet
in regard to Peet I think
he wil whip him self but
yet he hasent got any
letters from hannah for
some time back I think
she is at outs with him
I am sorry for Peet that he
has not more controle of himself
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 93)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 38]
than he has
he givs way to his
pashions to quick
I havent any news
to write this time
I will have to bring
my letter to a close
I wish you would
bee so kind as to
send your miniture
to us
no more at presant
write soon
I send my love
and respects to you
George Carr
to my affectionate
cousin
Mary E Haycook
than he has
he givs way to his
pashions to quick
I havent any news
to write this time
I will have to bring
my letter to a close
I wish you would
bee so kind as to
send your miniture
to us
no more at presant
write soon
I send my love
and respects to you
George Carr
to my affectionate
cousin
Mary E Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 94)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 39]
[right column]
May the 8 1863
Camp in the Woods an on
the march Missipia
Dear sisters & father & mother
I take my pen in hand to
answer your kind letter that
came to hand the 6 Dear
sister I was glad to hear from
you all an hear that you
was all well, your kind
letter found us all well and
harty an doing hard marching
as we were dome in Va ---
mother when I received your
letter we was A driving the
seseh be fore us that day an
A fiting them A bout every
our the secsh hav Crost
black river an went to vixburg
[right column]
May the 8 1863
Camp in the Woods an on
the march Missipia
Dear sisters & father & mother
I take my pen in hand to
answer your kind letter that
came to hand the 6 Dear
sister I was glad to hear from
you all an hear that you
was all well, your kind
letter found us all well and
harty an doing hard marching
as we were dome in Va ---
mother when I received your
letter we was A driving the
seseh be fore us that day an
A fiting them A bout every
our the secsh hav Crost
black river an went to vixburg
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 95)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 39]
[left column]
an we expect to meat them
thare in A fiew dais
mary we had A hare old
fite at port gibsin we
maid the rebels more than
clime all thos our brig
ade was not much in the
fite our regment sported
A batry, our men took A
grate many Prisners the day
of the fite an every day
since then this is all A bout
the fite the papers can tell
you more than we can only
we kild wone of the rebls
generls tracy ---
Mary tell ant Pela that
Jake is well an harty I cant
tell you how ase is for we left
him at milikins bend in the
Convelestion Camp sick but I
hope that he may be well by
this time. the regment is in good
[right column]
hart at this time an plenty
to eat at the presant time
so mo more at this time.
hoping that those fiew lins
may find you all well as this
leavs us in the batel feald
from Go Haycook to sister
Mary Haycook
rite as soon as this cums
to hand Direct to Millikins
landing Louisiana
Pleas hand this to
Sister Mary Haycook
Woods
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 96)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 40]
Corinth Miss
May the 20th AD 1863
dear cousin your kind and affectionate
leter came to hand last knight
and I was glad to hear from you
and that you was well I am enjoying
good helth at the presant time
and I hope when this letter comes
to hand it wil find you enjoying
the same blesing of divine providenc
we are mooving now in our new
barracks and are very buisy
for the presant we are stil
doeing provost guard in town
I think we wil stay here
all sumer and perhaps until
our time is out I was glad to
hear that you recieved thoes
minitures and I hope we will
soon recieve yours we are looking
for yours every knight when
the mail comes in
Corinth Miss
May the 20th AD 1863
dear cousin your kind and affectionate
leter came to hand last knight
and I was glad to hear from you
and that you was well I am enjoying
good helth at the presant time
and I hope when this letter comes
to hand it wil find you enjoying
the same blesing of divine providenc
we are mooving now in our new
barracks and are very buisy
for the presant we are stil
doeing provost guard in town
I think we wil stay here
all sumer and perhaps until
our time is out I was glad to
hear that you recieved thoes
minitures and I hope we will
soon recieve yours we are looking
for yours every knight when
the mail comes in
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 97)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 40]
[left column]
we hav just come home
from a meeting we had a very
interresting meeting to knight
we hav meetings twice a weak
things look green here the
trees are all leaved out and grass
is up here like it is in the
north in the month of July
you spoke about your letters
being opened at Columbus
I dont believe they hav any
write to open letters you find
out what their reason is for
opening letters if you can
and I wil see some that knows
wheather they have a right to
or not for letters comes from
illinois and other placeses
and dont hav to bee opened
[right column]
I think I wil bee at home
before long to talk to some of the
coperheads I think I will get
a furlough before long thare
is three of our boys gone
home now on furloughs and I
think I can get one before
long it is now geting late
and I must bring my letter
to aclose so good by for the
presant Write soon
no more at presant
I send my love and best
respects to you
George Carr to his
affectionate cousin
Mary E haycook
[left column]
we hav just come home
from a meeting we had a very
interresting meeting to knight
we hav meetings twice a weak
things look green here the
trees are all leaved out and grass
is up here like it is in the
north in the month of July
you spoke about your letters
being opened at Columbus
I dont believe they hav any
write to open letters you find
out what their reason is for
opening letters if you can
and I wil see some that knows
wheather they have a right to
or not for letters comes from
illinois and other placeses
and dont hav to bee opened
[right column]
I think I wil bee at home
before long to talk to some of the
coperheads I think I will get
a furlough before long thare
is three of our boys gone
home now on furloughs and I
think I can get one before
long it is now geting late
and I must bring my letter
to aclose so good by for the
presant Write soon
no more at presant
I send my love and best
respects to you
George Carr to his
affectionate cousin
Mary E haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 98)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 41]
[left column]
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 41]
Miss Mary Haycook
Center Village
Delaware Co
Ohio
[right column]
Camp in the rear of
Vicksburg; June the 9, 1863
Dear sister I take
my pen in hand this butiful
morning to answer your letter
that came to hand A fiew days
A go, I was glad to hear from you
an hear that you all was well but
mother I am sory to hear that she
was sick, yours found us all
well at that time but I hav bin
vary sick sinc I an hardly abel
to set up long A nough to rite
you A letter but I am A giting
better now I hav bin vary sick
for the last fiew days the rest of
the boys is well an harty
[left column]
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 41]
Miss Mary Haycook
Center Village
Delaware Co
Ohio
[right column]
Camp in the rear of
Vicksburg; June the 9, 1863
Dear sister I take
my pen in hand this butiful
morning to answer your letter
that came to hand A fiew days
A go, I was glad to hear from you
an hear that you all was well but
mother I am sory to hear that she
was sick, yours found us all
well at that time but I hav bin
vary sick sinc I an hardly abel
to set up long A nough to rite
you A letter but I am A giting
better now I hav bin vary sick
for the last fiew days the rest of
the boys is well an harty
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 99)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 41]
[left column]
Well Mary we are in the
rear of this ofel place at this
time we hav vary hard tims her
not in the Count of grub but in
the Count of it being so dry
an so many troops evry valy
is full for mine mils back from
us. our regt was on scrimish
the other day an George Osbern
got wounded through the thigh
nothing but A flesh wound
Mary thare is not much fiting
A going on by intifry it is
done by Canon thare is heavy
firing her sum days it mak the
rebs git A round I wish that
we had A fiew more from A
round thare with them we would
make old John Yantes think A
bout his Country ---
Mary you rote A bout
Jane was sick when you rote
your letter I was saray to hear
[right column]
that Jane was sick for it
is A hard to be sick A way
down her an not so hard at
home . . . Charly Arnel
was her yesterday he was well
thare is no more noose to rite now
tell ant pela that the bois is a
an tell unkel enoch & ant nan
that the bois is well
no more now so Good by for
this time From G. Haycook
to his sister M A Haycook
[left column]
Well Mary we are in the
rear of this ofel place at this
time we hav vary hard tims her
not in the Count of grub but in
the Count of it being so dry
an so many troops evry valy
is full for mine mils back from
us. our regt was on scrimish
the other day an George Osbern
got wounded through the thigh
nothing but A flesh wound
Mary thare is not much fiting
A going on by intifry it is
done by Canon thare is heavy
firing her sum days it mak the
rebs git A round I wish that
we had A fiew more from A
round thare with them we would
make old John Yantes think A
bout his Country ---
Mary you rote A bout
Jane was sick when you rote
your letter I was saray to hear
[right column]
that Jane was sick for it
is A hard to be sick A way
down her an not so hard at
home . . . Charly Arnel
was her yesterday he was well
thare is no more noose to rite now
tell ant pela that the bois is a
an tell unkel enoch & ant nan
that the bois is well
no more now so Good by for
this time From G. Haycook
to his sister M A Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 100)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 42]
Tuscumbia Briely
June the 19th AD 1863
dear cousin your kind letter
of the 9th came to hand last
knight and I was pleased to
hear from you and that you was
well I am well at presant and hope
when this letter comes to hand it
wil find you enjoying the same
blesing George got yours and
mothers minitures last knight
and it came all right I would
like to hav yours to if you wil
send it to me and tell mother
to hav hurs taken in the same
way as Georges is you look as
if you was laughing I think
you must been thinking about
the chicking feather that you
sent to George tell uncle enech
that I hav wrote four letters
Tuscumbia Briely
June the 19th AD 1863
dear cousin your kind letter
of the 9th came to hand last
knight and I was pleased to
hear from you and that you was
well I am well at presant and hope
when this letter comes to hand it
wil find you enjoying the same
blesing George got yours and
mothers minitures last knight
and it came all right I would
like to hav yours to if you wil
send it to me and tell mother
to hav hurs taken in the same
way as Georges is you look as
if you was laughing I think
you must been thinking about
the chicking feather that you
sent to George tell uncle enech
that I hav wrote four letters
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 101)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 42]
to him and havent recieved
any answer from him
tell him to hav davids and littl
weslys miniture taken togather
and send them to me
giv my best respects to all
enquiring friends it is geting
late and I must close for this
time so good by for this time
my love and best respects to you
write soon
Peter Carr to his affectionate
cousin Mary E Haycook
You must excuse my short letter
to him and havent recieved
any answer from him
tell him to hav davids and littl
weslys miniture taken togather
and send them to me
giv my best respects to all
enquiring friends it is geting
late and I must close for this
time so good by for this time
my love and best respects to you
write soon
Peter Carr to his affectionate
cousin Mary E Haycook
You must excuse my short letter
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 102)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 43]
Camp in Vicksburg
Monday July the 6, 1863
Dear sister I take my
pen in hand to answer your
kind an welcom letter that
Came to hand the forth
yours found us all well an
ready to go to town the rebs
just histed the white flag
thay Came out with the
flag of truth Friday an
an thare was no more fiting
Since then Generl Stevns
brigade marched in town the
forth a bout noon an the
bois went for the things An
the rebs darent say A word
A gainse it
Camp in Vicksburg
Monday July the 6, 1863
Dear sister I take my
pen in hand to answer your
kind an welcom letter that
Came to hand the forth
yours found us all well an
ready to go to town the rebs
just histed the white flag
thay Came out with the
flag of truth Friday an
an thare was no more fiting
Since then Generl Stevns
brigade marched in town the
forth a bout noon an the
bois went for the things An
the rebs darent say A word
A gainse it
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 103)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 43]
[left column]
Well Mary I am glad
that we hav got this
plase in our hans now an
our brigade is A going to
Stay her to gard thes plase
the most of the troops is
gon to the rear to wake
mr reb johnson up I think
thay will find him in A
fiew days ~~~ Mary the
sicsh was A bout starved
out I think thay hardly
Could Crall up wone of those
hils in side of thare works
but thay hav sum of our
bred to eat now we are A
Garding them now our men
is A peroling them as fast
as thay can Mary I Cant
tell you how many that
we hav of them her yet
but I suppose that the
papers will tell you how
[right column]
many that we that [crossed out]
we have of them ~~
Mary I hav no more
to rite A bout them now
Mary the northern men Can
rejoice over this plase now
for it is in our hans an no
mistake . . Mary I was glad
to riceive A letter from you
an hear that you was all well
Well I gess I hav rote A
nough for this time for
the papers will giv you
all the noose ~~
Well Mary I hope that
all ar the rest of the
Center folks had A hapy
forth I think that Day
will be long to be remerd
so good by tell ant pela
that the bois is well an
in vicksburg now
[left column]
Well Mary I am glad
that we hav got this
plase in our hans now an
our brigade is A going to
Stay her to gard thes plase
the most of the troops is
gon to the rear to wake
mr reb johnson up I think
thay will find him in A
fiew days ~~~ Mary the
sicsh was A bout starved
out I think thay hardly
Could Crall up wone of those
hils in side of thare works
but thay hav sum of our
bred to eat now we are A
Garding them now our men
is A peroling them as fast
as thay can Mary I Cant
tell you how many that
we hav of them her yet
but I suppose that the
papers will tell you how
[right column]
many that we that [crossed out]
we have of them ~~
Mary I hav no more
to rite A bout them now
Mary the northern men Can
rejoice over this plase now
for it is in our hans an no
mistake . . Mary I was glad
to riceive A letter from you
an hear that you was all well
Well I gess I hav rote A
nough for this time for
the papers will giv you
all the noose ~~
Well Mary I hope that
all ar the rest of the
Center folks had A hapy
forth I think that Day
will be long to be remerd
so good by tell ant pela
that the bois is well an
in vicksburg now
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 104)
Description
corresponds to page 3 of Letter 43]
from George Haycook
to his sister Mary
A Haycook
from George Haycook
to his sister Mary
A Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 105)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 44]
[right column]
Vicksburg Miss
Agust 2 1863
Der father & mother
sisteres and brother I now
seat my selef to drop you A
few lines and but a few
for I have not got eney thing
to writ to you that was inter
rest you A toll at present I am
well at this present time & I hop this
when theas few lines comes at hand tha will
find you injoying the same blessing
i have bin teding a big meting at
the city of Vickes burge at the [illegible]
churche tha ar having a good time
and god in a revising his woke
[right column]
Vicksburg Miss
Agust 2 1863
Der father & mother
sisteres and brother I now
seat my selef to drop you A
few lines and but a few
for I have not got eney thing
to writ to you that was inter
rest you A toll at present I am
well at this present time & I hop this
when theas few lines comes at hand tha will
find you injoying the same blessing
i have bin teding a big meting at
the city of Vickes burge at the [illegible]
churche tha ar having a good time
and god in a revising his woke
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 106)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 44]
[left column]
in this parte off his morel heritig
are chapline is caring on the meting
and all the rest off the boise are
well at present take good car of
ar matey i send this litel him
book to her O may sehe lerne thoes
litel nice himes that i tes litel
leaves infold Matey take good
care off this litell book i have
nothing more to write at present
onley Joseph take good care
off the coltes and be good and cind to
your father and mother and do what
so ever tha bid the to do and the
good book teaches us to oner thy father
and mother and doith the will of thy
hevenley father and tell ant peley,
that jake is well at present and
that if you ever see cousen
[right column]
will sharpes [illegible] tell them
that i send my best respeckes
to them for i have writen
severel letteres to them and
cant get eny ancer from them
i have givn up writing to them
This is all at present
good bye hoping that i
maye her from
you son i am at the regment
i havt got my paye yet
Nathaniel Haycook
Emrey Garlinghaus has not
got back to the regment yet
what is the mater with him
he is mact abcent with out leaf
[left column]
in this parte off his morel heritig
are chapline is caring on the meting
and all the rest off the boise are
well at present take good car of
ar matey i send this litel him
book to her O may sehe lerne thoes
litel nice himes that i tes litel
leaves infold Matey take good
care off this litell book i have
nothing more to write at present
onley Joseph take good care
off the coltes and be good and cind to
your father and mother and do what
so ever tha bid the to do and the
good book teaches us to oner thy father
and mother and doith the will of thy
hevenley father and tell ant peley,
that jake is well at present and
that if you ever see cousen
[right column]
will sharpes [illegible] tell them
that i send my best respeckes
to them for i have writen
severel letteres to them and
cant get eny ancer from them
i have givn up writing to them
This is all at present
good bye hoping that i
maye her from
you son i am at the regment
i havt got my paye yet
Nathaniel Haycook
Emrey Garlinghaus has not
got back to the regment yet
what is the mater with him
he is mact abcent with out leaf
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 107)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 45]
[right column]
Vicksburg Miss
August 12th 1863
Mer J.W.M.
I now seat my selef
to write you A few lines to you or
to ancer your kind leter that came
to Hand the 12th of this month and I
was glad to Her from you and to Her
that you was well at present and
your leter found me well at the pres
ent time and I hop that when theas
few lines Comes to Hand thea will find
you injaying the same blessing. well
J. W. M doo the blackberyes bushes under
you mulch who you get in them J.W.
I want you to not get in that bad
habit of geting in to the black bush
you must not think that I mean any
[right column]
Vicksburg Miss
August 12th 1863
Mer J.W.M.
I now seat my selef
to write you A few lines to you or
to ancer your kind leter that came
to Hand the 12th of this month and I
was glad to Her from you and to Her
that you was well at present and
your leter found me well at the pres
ent time and I hop that when theas
few lines Comes to Hand thea will find
you injaying the same blessing. well
J. W. M doo the blackberyes bushes under
you mulch who you get in them J.W.
I want you to not get in that bad
habit of geting in to the black bush
you must not think that I mean any
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 108)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 45]
[left column]
thing bad in what I say I
am in from that is so J W
well I will have to ennolage that
I Have Had to mutch I watter
to write mutch at present and I
did not Have A Hand in stealing it
A toll nor I Had no Hand in drink
ing it but I had the Cork
him on of the jug that is A nuf
for me for it is regler rot gut or
that is what we term it it is
rifeld whiskey to Her it goes I cant
stand and lok on and see, the rest
drink and not tast of it my selef
so her I goes for the red jug
well I tell you J.W. M it goes
lik A grest wheal with out
A rim or spok, or lik A barel
of A peles roling dowen Hill wit
the Heades not in well J.W. M.
all that I have to tell you
at present is to not
[right column]
get in the Habet of runing
after the gales that is A
bad Habet to get in to so I
will ad vise you as A friend
in time now lok out what I
tell you write son as you get this
I send my best respeckes to Jack
J. W. M. I will pot you A song
in this leter for you to sing to
the Coper Hedes this is all for this
so good bey J. W. M. write son
from your friend
Nathaniel Haycook
[left column]
thing bad in what I say I
am in from that is so J W
well I will have to ennolage that
I Have Had to mutch I watter
to write mutch at present and I
did not Have A Hand in stealing it
A toll nor I Had no Hand in drink
ing it but I had the Cork
him on of the jug that is A nuf
for me for it is regler rot gut or
that is what we term it it is
rifeld whiskey to Her it goes I cant
stand and lok on and see, the rest
drink and not tast of it my selef
so her I goes for the red jug
well I tell you J.W. M it goes
lik A grest wheal with out
A rim or spok, or lik A barel
of A peles roling dowen Hill wit
the Heades not in well J.W. M.
all that I have to tell you
at present is to not
[right column]
get in the Habet of runing
after the gales that is A
bad Habet to get in to so I
will ad vise you as A friend
in time now lok out what I
tell you write son as you get this
I send my best respeckes to Jack
J. W. M. I will pot you A song
in this leter for you to sing to
the Coper Hedes this is all for this
so good bey J. W. M. write son
from your friend
Nathaniel Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 109)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 46]
Vicksburg Miss
August 12th 1863
Der sister
Mary Haycook
I now put my pen in
Hand to writ you a few
Lines to let you now that
I am well at presant and i
Hop that when theas few lines
Comes to Hand tha will find you
injoying the same blessing. I wish
that I cod see you tonit
and all the rest of the family
and I was thar to nit to think
that we will Have A good time
and I Herd that Cousin Liza was
cick at or Hous with the flose I
want you to tak good carr of her
while she is thar Have Had no
Vicksburg Miss
August 12th 1863
Der sister
Mary Haycook
I now put my pen in
Hand to writ you a few
Lines to let you now that
I am well at presant and i
Hop that when theas few lines
Comes to Hand tha will find you
injoying the same blessing. I wish
that I cod see you tonit
and all the rest of the family
and I was thar to nit to think
that we will Have A good time
and I Herd that Cousin Liza was
cick at or Hous with the flose I
want you to tak good carr of her
while she is thar Have Had no
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 110)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 46]
[left column]
from you for A long time I gess
that you have forgoten me hant you
Jak got A leter from you to day
I dont now what was in it. Gill teld
me to tell you that He was well &
Gorge is on gare and Jak told me to
tell you that He was A going to
write you a leter in A few daes
that was if He Had to skruch it
of on His to nale and I dont no
but what I have writen A nof
mor than I will get in retern
but I will send you A song
A bout or gran march and
I got A leter from Onkell
dave too day He gave me
fites A bout what I was
fiting for I wrot Him A leter
and I just gave Him fites A
bout Coper Hed ism I can
read his petigree for Him I gess
He will now it when He
[right column]
getes A nother leter to
Him I Cant write to such
a man as He is try ing to
A Cram it in to my Hed
that I am fiting to fre
the nigroes to fill the places
of ar por men of the north
to work in sted of as geting
$14.00 A mont the negro wod
be thar to work for $6.00 and 7
doleres A month and the rich
Clas of the nort wod Hier them
be for tha wod Hire A whit
man and If I did not no beter
than that tha mit make me bleave
it and when Comes to that thar
will be A nother rebelion and Closter
at Home but that will never
Com to pass in the north.
I will cloes by bidng you good by
My der Sisteres write son and I
will do the same the
Nathaniel Haycook
[left column]
from you for A long time I gess
that you have forgoten me hant you
Jak got A leter from you to day
I dont now what was in it. Gill teld
me to tell you that He was well &
Gorge is on gare and Jak told me to
tell you that He was A going to
write you a leter in A few daes
that was if He Had to skruch it
of on His to nale and I dont no
but what I have writen A nof
mor than I will get in retern
but I will send you A song
A bout or gran march and
I got A leter from Onkell
dave too day He gave me
fites A bout what I was
fiting for I wrot Him A leter
and I just gave Him fites A
bout Coper Hed ism I can
read his petigree for Him I gess
He will now it when He
[right column]
getes A nother leter to
Him I Cant write to such
a man as He is try ing to
A Cram it in to my Hed
that I am fiting to fre
the nigroes to fill the places
of ar por men of the north
to work in sted of as geting
$14.00 A mont the negro wod
be thar to work for $6.00 and 7
doleres A month and the rich
Clas of the nort wod Hier them
be for tha wod Hire A whit
man and If I did not no beter
than that tha mit make me bleave
it and when Comes to that thar
will be A nother rebelion and Closter
at Home but that will never
Com to pass in the north.
I will cloes by bidng you good by
My der Sisteres write son and I
will do the same the
Nathaniel Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 111)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 47]
Camp Vicksburg Miss
August the 13 1863
Dear sister Mary an
Margret I take my pen in
hand to answer yours that
Came to yesterday when on
gard, yours found us all well
but Ira he is sick A gain
Mary I was glad to git A letter
from you an to hear that you
was all well but was sary to
hear that liza was sick an
to hear that thare was so many
sick A round Center
Well Mary I Just had diner
I had sum tomatoes an bred
fride to leather on bred and
buter I think I had A very
good diner
Camp Vicksburg Miss
August the 13 1863
Dear sister Mary an
Margret I take my pen in
hand to answer yours that
Came to yesterday when on
gard, yours found us all well
but Ira he is sick A gain
Mary I was glad to git A letter
from you an to hear that you
was all well but was sary to
hear that liza was sick an
to hear that thare was so many
sick A round Center
Well Mary I Just had diner
I had sum tomatoes an bred
fride to leather on bred and
buter I think I had A very
good diner
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 112)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 47]
Mary I Got A letter from
Emla yesterday she rote that
that they was all well an than
unkel dav was At home he
was out that [crossed out] after that old
reb that was up through ohio
Mary tell Ant Pela that
Jake is well and Just Came
off gard an tell ant pela to
rite as soon as Acy gits home an
let us know how he is an when
he got home . . .
an tele Feba Jane that I
want her to answer that letter
that I rote to her I let me
know how miss rogers is ---
Mary I am A going to send
you A song
that is all for
this time George Haycook
to Mary Haycook
Mary I Got A letter from
Emla yesterday she rote that
that they was all well an than
unkel dav was At home he
was out that [crossed out] after that old
reb that was up through ohio
Mary tell Ant Pela that
Jake is well and Just Came
off gard an tell ant pela to
rite as soon as Acy gits home an
let us know how he is an when
he got home . . .
an tele Feba Jane that I
want her to answer that letter
that I rote to her I let me
know how miss rogers is ---
Mary I am A going to send
you A song
that is all for
this time George Haycook
to Mary Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 113)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 48]
[right column]
Vicksburg Miss
September 13th 1863
Miss Mary Haycook
it is with great pleasure that I take my
pen in hand to Inform you that I am
well at presant and I hope when these
few linse reaches you they will find
you Injoying the same blessing Mary
I received your kind and welcome letter
the 12 it was dated August 28 and
I was glad to hear from you and glad
to hear that you was well but sorry to
Hear that it was so sickley their it
is to bad that Mr Powers has lost
His wife but wee must all die so
time and I heard that Mr McEl
wee had lost his wife that is to bad
he will have a hard time to get long
for I gess he had a good wife well
that is all, it has ben rite cickley hear
but I gess it is not so sick hear as
[right column]
Vicksburg Miss
September 13th 1863
Miss Mary Haycook
it is with great pleasure that I take my
pen in hand to Inform you that I am
well at presant and I hope when these
few linse reaches you they will find
you Injoying the same blessing Mary
I received your kind and welcome letter
the 12 it was dated August 28 and
I was glad to hear from you and glad
to hear that you was well but sorry to
Hear that it was so sickley their it
is to bad that Mr Powers has lost
His wife but wee must all die so
time and I heard that Mr McEl
wee had lost his wife that is to bad
he will have a hard time to get long
for I gess he had a good wife well
that is all, it has ben rite cickley hear
but I gess it is not so sick hear as
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 114)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 47]
[left column]
it was a good Many of the boys
Has got the ague I have it I had it
yesterday but I feel beter to Day I Just
Came from town I was at Meeting wee
go evry sonday their is sonday school
begins Next sonday and I gess they
will have a good time of it Mary I have
no news to writ to you this time
Mary tell Almira if you see
Her that I am well at presant
And I hope she is Injoying good
Helth O Dear it is so warm that
I cant hardly writ and wee haft to
work wee air building forts hear and
wee have a lot of work to do you
Can bet on it well Mary I be
Gan to think that all of the folks
Had forgot Mee but I see you
Have not forgoton mee yet I
Like to hear from the folks it
Does me good well Mary all the rest
of the boys is well but peet Coal is
sick he is a going to be sent up
[right column]
the river and I am glad of it
for he will not live long if
He stays hear this winter wel
this is all at presant well Mary I
would like to com home but I shant
Com home till I com to stay wee
have got 10 Months to serve yet
and then wee will have a good time
if wee live to get home wee cant
tell year what Day wee May be
sick but I hope wee will keep our
Helth well I will haft to bring
My scribling to a close for this
time so you will haft to excuse
Mee this time for such bad writing
and spelling so no More at presant
so good by writ soon
Gilbert Fravel
Miss Mary Haycook
Writ soon Mary so good
by
[left column]
it was a good Many of the boys
Has got the ague I have it I had it
yesterday but I feel beter to Day I Just
Came from town I was at Meeting wee
go evry sonday their is sonday school
begins Next sonday and I gess they
will have a good time of it Mary I have
no news to writ to you this time
Mary tell Almira if you see
Her that I am well at presant
And I hope she is Injoying good
Helth O Dear it is so warm that
I cant hardly writ and wee haft to
work wee air building forts hear and
wee have a lot of work to do you
Can bet on it well Mary I be
Gan to think that all of the folks
Had forgot Mee but I see you
Have not forgoton mee yet I
Like to hear from the folks it
Does me good well Mary all the rest
of the boys is well but peet Coal is
sick he is a going to be sent up
[right column]
the river and I am glad of it
for he will not live long if
He stays hear this winter wel
this is all at presant well Mary I
would like to com home but I shant
Com home till I com to stay wee
have got 10 Months to serve yet
and then wee will have a good time
if wee live to get home wee cant
tell year what Day wee May be
sick but I hope wee will keep our
Helth well I will haft to bring
My scribling to a close for this
time so you will haft to excuse
Mee this time for such bad writing
and spelling so no More at presant
so good by writ soon
Gilbert Fravel
Miss Mary Haycook
Writ soon Mary so good
by
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 115)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 49]
[right column]
Vicksburg, Miss
September 13th 1863
Joseph Mcelwee
Der sir I recieved
your kind leter and I now seat my
selef to write you A few lines in
retern I was truley sarey to Her of the
deth of your Mother I feal sarey and
I Can cimpithise with you. your it
is Hard to part with A mother
but god has [illegible] it to take Her
from you in His time [providence ?]
joseph be a good boy and remember
the kind instructions that she has
givin you. no won noes the worth
of A kind Mother on less you ar
[right column]
Vicksburg, Miss
September 13th 1863
Joseph Mcelwee
Der sir I recieved
your kind leter and I now seat my
selef to write you A few lines in
retern I was truley sarey to Her of the
deth of your Mother I feal sarey and
I Can cimpithise with you. your it
is Hard to part with A mother
but god has [illegible] it to take Her
from you in His time [providence ?]
joseph be a good boy and remember
the kind instructions that she has
givin you. no won noes the worth
of A kind Mother on less you ar
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 116)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 49]
[left column]
deprived of them. . Joseph it hant
like you Had no sisters to take car
of you and to keep hous for you
and to keep the famley to gether
so the best advice that I Can
give you is to be good to your
sisteres and to help them all you
can to get A long and I am A
Coming Home in A few dayes and
Cisrow Cole is in the Hospitel
and I am A going to bring Him
Home with me He lokes Hard
and I Have not got eny thing
more to write to you at present
onley thar was nine of ar por
solgires was Hung The other day
by som gerileas and I gess that I
will Have to cloes for this time Hoping
that I may see you son fas to fas
[right column]
and Have A Coshibel chat
with each other and I Hop that
the day is not far distent when
this rebelion may be crusht thru
out the South and that this
united states may be at peas wonce
more and thar was 40 of ar por
solgers died in won night on the
bot thay was a going to
take them north but the por felowes
left the shore of time before tha
left shore of Miss stat. Thar is
many A por solger gon to never to
retern to His fatheres Hous A gane
I will now cloes by biding you
Good by . . . .
Nathaniel Haycook to
J.W. Mcelwee
[left column]
deprived of them. . Joseph it hant
like you Had no sisters to take car
of you and to keep hous for you
and to keep the famley to gether
so the best advice that I Can
give you is to be good to your
sisteres and to help them all you
can to get A long and I am A
Coming Home in A few dayes and
Cisrow Cole is in the Hospitel
and I am A going to bring Him
Home with me He lokes Hard
and I Have not got eny thing
more to write to you at present
onley thar was nine of ar por
solgires was Hung The other day
by som gerileas and I gess that I
will Have to cloes for this time Hoping
that I may see you son fas to fas
[right column]
and Have A Coshibel chat
with each other and I Hop that
the day is not far distent when
this rebelion may be crusht thru
out the South and that this
united states may be at peas wonce
more and thar was 40 of ar por
solgers died in won night on the
bot thay was a going to
take them north but the por felowes
left the shore of time before tha
left shore of Miss stat. Thar is
many A por solger gon to never to
retern to His fatheres Hous A gane
I will now cloes by biding you
Good by . . . .
Nathaniel Haycook to
J.W. Mcelwee
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 117)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 50]
Oct the 6 1863
dear cousin I now take
the opportunity to write
you a few lines to
inform you that I
am well and hoping
that these few lines
may find you all enjoying
the same what blessing
there is a heavy scout
starts out to night
and my self and 15
more stays to guard the
Camp there was 7 killed
in this batt but
not out of this Company
I cant think of any
thing more at present
more at pres [crossed out] to write
so give my love
to all so good by
Oct the 6 1863
dear cousin I now take
the opportunity to write
you a few lines to
inform you that I
am well and hoping
that these few lines
may find you all enjoying
the same what blessing
there is a heavy scout
starts out to night
and my self and 15
more stays to guard the
Camp there was 7 killed
in this batt but
not out of this Company
I cant think of any
thing more at present
more at pres [crossed out] to write
so give my love
to all so good by
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 118)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 50]
write soon write
soon this from
your cousin
Mordecai Beecher
Mary Haycook
tell Mary and
Almire that
I would like
it migty well
if they would
answer my letters
direct to
Co A 5 ind
batt [illegible] C
in care of
Capt Hulm
Camp [illegible] ky
write soon write
soon this from
your cousin
Mordecai Beecher
Mary Haycook
tell Mary and
Almire that
I would like
it migty well
if they would
answer my letters
direct to
Co A 5 ind
batt [illegible] C
in care of
Capt Hulm
Camp [illegible] ky
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 119)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 51]
[right column]
Vicksburg, Miss
Oct 21th 1863
Der Father and Mother
and Brother and Sisters
I now tak my pen in hand to drop
you A few lines to let you now how
i am and the rest of the boies we are all
well at present and i hope that when
theas few lines comes at hand tha will find
you injoying the same blessing and the boies
have got back from thar tramp and tha
had A litel fight and the rebel wod mounted
infantry and tha wod not stand fire when
ever ore boies wod com insite of them tha
wod dismount and thru out skermeshers
and skermesh un till ore boyes wod drive
them out of the wodes and then thas wod
be some of thare men there with thare horses
and then tha wod mount thare horses and
put for the next wodes and then tha wod
dis mount A gain and thru out the
[right column]
Vicksburg, Miss
Oct 21th 1863
Der Father and Mother
and Brother and Sisters
I now tak my pen in hand to drop
you A few lines to let you now how
i am and the rest of the boies we are all
well at present and i hope that when
theas few lines comes at hand tha will find
you injoying the same blessing and the boies
have got back from thar tramp and tha
had A litel fight and the rebel wod mounted
infantry and tha wod not stand fire when
ever ore boies wod com insite of them tha
wod dismount and thru out skermeshers
and skermesh un till ore boyes wod drive
them out of the wodes and then thas wod
be some of thare men there with thare horses
and then tha wod mount thare horses and
put for the next wodes and then tha wod
dis mount A gain and thru out the
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 120)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 51]
[left column]
thare line of skermishers A gaine
and wate for ore me to come up and
Just as soon as ar men wod cam up
the sones of biches wod run and that is
the waye old men run them
fore seven dayes tha toke A few of
them prisners and tha found won of
hade A perole in his pocket that he
got at Vixburg at the time we tok the
place and he hade not bin exchange yet
and tha take him back in the reare
A wase and shot the gentelman And
that is just write to and ore men
just bernt the houses As tha went
and tha burnt wone hous that hade
thre pianes in it just as nic as wer
thar was ore ever sean and the boies wod
gon rite in the houses and the wod take
the wimones tronkes, stamp them to
peses and burne thare clous up, som
of the nises silk dreses as ever man
lade ies on to and if the wiman
[right column]
sed won sasey ward to the boies
tha wod tern in and tare every stich
of cloes of from thare backes that tha
hade on thare backs and i don't think
that ot to be A loud and never was
before. Genrel Teagen was in kamand
and he just told the boies to gow for
them this time for he did not car A
dam what the boies don and the boies
saye that he is the write cind of A
man to be over them and if you
will just get Genrel Teagenes speach
that he made in Illinois you will lerne
what kind of A man he is and he is
just won of the best men that ever
we was under now that is sow. well
I gess that i will clous mateyes likenes
i got it and i wod not take eny thing in
this worlde for it. it is maty shore as the
world this is all for this time write
son and i will do the same by you
good by. N. Haycook
[left column]
thare line of skermishers A gaine
and wate for ore me to come up and
Just as soon as ar men wod cam up
the sones of biches wod run and that is
the waye old men run them
fore seven dayes tha toke A few of
them prisners and tha found won of
hade A perole in his pocket that he
got at Vixburg at the time we tok the
place and he hade not bin exchange yet
and tha take him back in the reare
A wase and shot the gentelman And
that is just write to and ore men
just bernt the houses As tha went
and tha burnt wone hous that hade
thre pianes in it just as nic as wer
thar was ore ever sean and the boies wod
gon rite in the houses and the wod take
the wimones tronkes, stamp them to
peses and burne thare clous up, som
of the nises silk dreses as ever man
lade ies on to and if the wiman
[right column]
sed won sasey ward to the boies
tha wod tern in and tare every stich
of cloes of from thare backes that tha
hade on thare backs and i don't think
that ot to be A loud and never was
before. Genrel Teagen was in kamand
and he just told the boies to gow for
them this time for he did not car A
dam what the boies don and the boies
saye that he is the write cind of A
man to be over them and if you
will just get Genrel Teagenes speach
that he made in Illinois you will lerne
what kind of A man he is and he is
just won of the best men that ever
we was under now that is sow. well
I gess that i will clous mateyes likenes
i got it and i wod not take eny thing in
this worlde for it. it is maty shore as the
world this is all for this time write
son and i will do the same by you
good by. N. Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 121)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 52]
[right column]
Vicksburg Miss
Oct. 21th 1863
My Der
Sister Mary Haycook
I now toake my pen in hand to drope you a
few linges to tell you somthing that i want
you to due for me if you pleas now i dont want
you to let eny won see this letter. i am well at
present and i hope that when thees few lines comes at
hand tha will find you injoying the same blessing.
i supoes that you now that i came writing to
Sarah C. Mcellwee and som won elce tow but i
am A going to quit writting to her and that
is Miss Sarah J. Jewell and i wrote wone to
Ellen Hotisonpiller and I just don that for
[right column]
Vicksburg Miss
Oct. 21th 1863
My Der
Sister Mary Haycook
I now toake my pen in hand to drope you a
few linges to tell you somthing that i want
you to due for me if you pleas now i dont want
you to let eny won see this letter. i am well at
present and i hope that when thees few lines comes at
hand tha will find you injoying the same blessing.
i supoes that you now that i came writing to
Sarah C. Mcellwee and som won elce tow but i
am A going to quit writting to her and that
is Miss Sarah J. Jewell and i wrote wone to
Ellen Hotisonpiller and I just don that for
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 122)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 52]
[left column]
fun and i will tell you how i come
to writte to her George and Jacob dared me to write
to her and George sed if i wod write her a letter
he wod write Miss Fancy Bater and Jocb wod write
to Miss Vagnia Hotisonpiller that is the resan
that i wrote to her i dont intend to write to
her eny more ether and if Sarey C. Mcellwee
writes a leter and gives it to you to put
on the in side of youres to send it to me
do so will you for me if you pleas and if
she wontes won of them pictures of mine
you can let her have won of them and i think
that thar is won thare that is becides them that
blonges to you [illegible] thare and i meant that
thare is a od pictur there Hant thare
now dont let eny wone see this letter and
dont say eny thing a bout what i have
writen to you. you nead not say eny thing to
her a bout the picure to her un less she
[right column]
ses somthing to you a bout it.
you can tell mother that she nead not
be a frade of me haveing any thing to dow
with that gale that her name is Miss S. J. Jewell
for i am just writting to her for fun but
i wont writte to her eny more - - - -
I gess that i have written a
nof for this time . . . . .
writte soon and i will
do the same too you
N. Haycook
Tow His Sister
Marey Haycook
[left column]
fun and i will tell you how i come
to writte to her George and Jacob dared me to write
to her and George sed if i wod write her a letter
he wod write Miss Fancy Bater and Jocb wod write
to Miss Vagnia Hotisonpiller that is the resan
that i wrote to her i dont intend to write to
her eny more ether and if Sarey C. Mcellwee
writes a leter and gives it to you to put
on the in side of youres to send it to me
do so will you for me if you pleas and if
she wontes won of them pictures of mine
you can let her have won of them and i think
that thar is won thare that is becides them that
blonges to you [illegible] thare and i meant that
thare is a od pictur there Hant thare
now dont let eny wone see this letter and
dont say eny thing a bout what i have
writen to you. you nead not say eny thing to
her a bout the picure to her un less she
[right column]
ses somthing to you a bout it.
you can tell mother that she nead not
be a frade of me haveing any thing to dow
with that gale that her name is Miss S. J. Jewell
for i am just writting to her for fun but
i wont writte to her eny more - - - -
I gess that i have written a
nof for this time . . . . .
writte soon and i will
do the same too you
N. Haycook
Tow His Sister
Marey Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 123)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 53]
[right column]
Vicksburg Miss
Oct 22th 1863
Der Sister Marey
I now seat my selef
to drop you A few lines
to let you now that i am A
going to leave the regment this
week for the Ordley told me
this.. this morning and tha Have
got my scritve roles made
out and farther more tha have
dropt me from the roles that
is from the Books of the 32 regt
rcordes and the Co. J. Books to
and I dont now whare tha are
[right column]
Vicksburg Miss
Oct 22th 1863
Der Sister Marey
I now seat my selef
to drop you A few lines
to let you now that i am A
going to leave the regment this
week for the Ordley told me
this.. this morning and tha Have
got my scritve roles made
out and farther more tha have
dropt me from the roles that
is from the Books of the 32 regt
rcordes and the Co. J. Books to
and I dont now whare tha are
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 124)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 53]
[left column]
going to send me to and you
nead not ancer them letters that
I sent to you un till I write
to you A gane and you can tell
Miss Sarah C. Mcelwee that
she nead not ancer them
letters that i sent her untill i
write to Her A gane and you
Can let her read this letter
and when i get to whare tha send
me to then i will. will write
you bothe A nother letter and
I have writen so meny letters
to you bothe latley that i am all
most A shamd to write a gane
but under the circumstances i thot
that i wod write and let you now
A bout me going to leave the regment
[right column]
I Have nothing more to write
to you of Eny importence. Only
I recieved your letter that you wrot
to me A bout theme thinges that
you was going to send to me
I am sarey that tha cod not Com
for thinges are ofel High here and
the fact is the boies have nothing to
eat Bot A few Hard tack and cofey
that is the trouth and I and Ira
went down to towen to get som buter
A lofe $4.00 A bushel the same
and ^ bred and ^ potatoes and ^ onions
I will pot the price & have every
thing that i have writen and if we
dont bey such thinges we wod be with
out eny thinge to eat Haf the
time that is the way it goes with
the solgers and solers fare is hard fare
this is all for this time and ever your
brother N. Haycook
[left column]
going to send me to and you
nead not ancer them letters that
I sent to you un till I write
to you A gane and you can tell
Miss Sarah C. Mcelwee that
she nead not ancer them
letters that i sent her untill i
write to Her A gane and you
Can let her read this letter
and when i get to whare tha send
me to then i will. will write
you bothe A nother letter and
I have writen so meny letters
to you bothe latley that i am all
most A shamd to write a gane
but under the circumstances i thot
that i wod write and let you now
A bout me going to leave the regment
[right column]
I Have nothing more to write
to you of Eny importence. Only
I recieved your letter that you wrot
to me A bout theme thinges that
you was going to send to me
I am sarey that tha cod not Com
for thinges are ofel High here and
the fact is the boies have nothing to
eat Bot A few Hard tack and cofey
that is the trouth and I and Ira
went down to towen to get som buter
A lofe $4.00 A bushel the same
and ^ bred and ^ potatoes and ^ onions
I will pot the price & have every
thing that i have writen and if we
dont bey such thinges we wod be with
out eny thinge to eat Haf the
time that is the way it goes with
the solgers and solers fare is hard fare
this is all for this time and ever your
brother N. Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 125)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 54]
G.H.H. N.H. of R. Hard C
Nov 1st 1863 St. Louis
Meo
Dear Cousin
I take the pleasure
of informing you that i am
well with the exception of
weakness and I hope that
these few lines may find
you in good health.
You say you would like
to see me come home on a
furlough you are right
I would like to come home
just as well as you would
like to see me come
I would like if you
would send me your
likeness i would like to
have it to look at in
some of my lonely hours
The next time you write
to me please send me your
G.H.H. N.H. of R. Hard C
Nov 1st 1863 St. Louis
Meo
Dear Cousin
I take the pleasure
of informing you that i am
well with the exception of
weakness and I hope that
these few lines may find
you in good health.
You say you would like
to see me come home on a
furlough you are right
I would like to come home
just as well as you would
like to see me come
I would like if you
would send me your
likeness i would like to
have it to look at in
some of my lonely hours
The next time you write
to me please send me your
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 126)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 54]
your right name then i will
know how to write to you
I cant think of any think
new at the present
The last I heard from the
boys they were all well
that has been some
three weeks
Well I must close
my best respects
to you
Asa Carr
To Molly Haycook if that
is your name
your right name then i will
know how to write to you
I cant think of any think
new at the present
The last I heard from the
boys they were all well
that has been some
three weeks
Well I must close
my best respects
to you
Asa Carr
To Molly Haycook if that
is your name
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 127)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 55]
[right column]
Camp Vickburg Miss
November the 3 1863
Dear Sister I
take my pen in hand
this evening to answer your kind
leter that I receive this morning
yours found me well. . sister
I was glad to receiv A letter
from you an to hear that you
was all well . . Mary I Cant
tell you any thing A bout
Nathaniel for he left the reg
A fiew days A go to go up
the river he was well when
he left her. . all of the Center
Bois is well tell ant Pela
that Jake is well an hearty
[right column]
Camp Vickburg Miss
November the 3 1863
Dear Sister I
take my pen in hand
this evening to answer your kind
leter that I receive this morning
yours found me well. . sister
I was glad to receiv A letter
from you an to hear that you
was all well . . Mary I Cant
tell you any thing A bout
Nathaniel for he left the reg
A fiew days A go to go up
the river he was well when
he left her. . all of the Center
Bois is well tell ant Pela
that Jake is well an hearty
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 128)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 55]
[left column]
oh yes I said all the
Bois was well Peet Coal
he is still sick he has got
the small pocks he is A bout
three mils from us up the
river in the hospital but
he is A gitting beter the last
time we hurd from him last.
Dear sister I hav left
the regment an gon in the
Pioneer Corps Dogens Division
we hav good tims but on
duty evry day with out
it rains but what of that
we hav all we want to
eat an more good tims in
Vicksburg but I think I
will be home in a year from
now...Mary tell Feba gane
that it is hard for to hav
Mr Rogers to play off on
her
[right column]
I gess I will hav to
bring my letter to A
Close for this time for
thar is no noose down her in
the suny south only tell Papa
to send me those boots so Good
by
Direct your leter to
the Pioneer Corps third division
17 army core Vicksburg Miss
To Sister Mary
Haycook
George Haycook
[left column]
oh yes I said all the
Bois was well Peet Coal
he is still sick he has got
the small pocks he is A bout
three mils from us up the
river in the hospital but
he is A gitting beter the last
time we hurd from him last.
Dear sister I hav left
the regment an gon in the
Pioneer Corps Dogens Division
we hav good tims but on
duty evry day with out
it rains but what of that
we hav all we want to
eat an more good tims in
Vicksburg but I think I
will be home in a year from
now...Mary tell Feba gane
that it is hard for to hav
Mr Rogers to play off on
her
[right column]
I gess I will hav to
bring my letter to A
Close for this time for
thar is no noose down her in
the suny south only tell Papa
to send me those boots so Good
by
Direct your leter to
the Pioneer Corps third division
17 army core Vicksburg Miss
To Sister Mary
Haycook
George Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 129)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 56]
On the Miss R
No 9th 1863
Der Sister
I now seat
My selef to drop you A few lines
to let you now that i ame well at
present and on my waye up the
river and that thare is a grate
meny sick solgers on the same
bote and thare is sum Sesa
prisners on bord and thare
was some of them did on the
bot and I am going up to
sant lous and when i get up
thare i will writ to you A
gane And it is geting cold
it is so cold that i cant sleep
nites for i Have not got
On the Miss R
No 9th 1863
Der Sister
I now seat
My selef to drop you A few lines
to let you now that i ame well at
present and on my waye up the
river and that thare is a grate
meny sick solgers on the same
bote and thare is sum Sesa
prisners on bord and thare
was some of them did on the
bot and I am going up to
sant lous and when i get up
thare i will writ to you A
gane And it is geting cold
it is so cold that i cant sleep
nites for i Have not got
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 130)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 56]
[left column]
blanketes to keap me warm
and i dont now wether i will
get a chance to send this
out or not but i will if i
get a chance i Have
not got any thing more to
write at present onley we
Are beond all dange now
as fare as gorileas are conc
sernd and the boies ware all
well at the time i left them
I Have bin on the bote
10 dayes And sisroe was
not able to goe withe me
and i think that the pore
boies will never get Home
A gane but i think that
He will son foler after
His Mother and I now seat
[right column]
my selef to finishe
my leter to you it is A
nice day on the river
and last night was A
cold night and I think
that i wont Have meny
nites More to spend on
the river and I will get
to kirow [Cairo] to moroe nite
and thare we will laye
over wone day and then i
will strike fore sant loues
I Have just et my diner
on the bote and i Had to pay
fiftey centes for it and i had
beaf stake ham ram and muten
porke and potatoes this is
all at present. I will
write A gane sone if i get
A chance
[left column]
blanketes to keap me warm
and i dont now wether i will
get a chance to send this
out or not but i will if i
get a chance i Have
not got any thing more to
write at present onley we
Are beond all dange now
as fare as gorileas are conc
sernd and the boies ware all
well at the time i left them
I Have bin on the bote
10 dayes And sisroe was
not able to goe withe me
and i think that the pore
boies will never get Home
A gane but i think that
He will son foler after
His Mother and I now seat
[right column]
my selef to finishe
my leter to you it is A
nice day on the river
and last night was A
cold night and I think
that i wont Have meny
nites More to spend on
the river and I will get
to kirow [Cairo] to moroe nite
and thare we will laye
over wone day and then i
will strike fore sant loues
I Have just et my diner
on the bote and i Had to pay
fiftey centes for it and i had
beaf stake ham ram and muten
porke and potatoes this is
all at present. I will
write A gane sone if i get
A chance
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 131)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 56]
I dont now wether
you can reade this or
note I Have
don the best that
I can at present
[illegible]
your tru Bother
N.B. Haycook
dont let
write eny won
with see this
letter
that i am well and will
write to Her [illegible] son
as i get thru
I dont now wether
you can reade this or
note I Have
don the best that
I can at present
[illegible]
your tru Bother
N.B. Haycook
dont let
write eny won
with see this
letter
that i am well and will
write to Her [illegible] son
as i get thru
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 132)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 57]
Camp Vicksburg Miss
November the 15th
Dear Father An Mother
I take my pen in hand to pen you
A fiew lins this sabath evning while
you are all in joing your selef to Church
while I am A tring to pen you A fiew lins
to let you know that I am well An I hope that
those fiew lins may find you as well as thos fiew
lins leavs me to nite.. Mother I cant tell you any
thing A bou Nathaniel for he has gon up the river
an I hav not hurd from him since he left her
but I expect you will heer from him before you
receiv this letter. Mother I wish I was
in the lital town Call Center to nite for I am
so lonsom to day all though I was down to
to town this after noon an saw Generl John A logen
he left her to day we all was sory to see him
go A way from her with out us A going A
long with him he take Comand of the 15
army Corps at Memphis an in tennisee he gave
his fare well address friday last but I
was A working an he work that day we
hav to work evry day but sunday an raning
days then we hav our one time.
Mother all of the Center bois is well
but peet Coal he is sick in the hospital
I wish he was home whare he could hav some wone
to take care of him.. Mother tell Ant Pela that
Jake is well an can go for more than his rashions
he goes to town to git A loaf of bred
Mother the Chaplin started hom A
bout A weak A go I want Jak to send my
boots with him if he has not sent them
for it is so muddy her when it rains down
her in the suny south
Camp Vicksburg Miss
November the 15th
Dear Father An Mother
I take my pen in hand to pen you
A fiew lins this sabath evning while
you are all in joing your selef to Church
while I am A tring to pen you A fiew lins
to let you know that I am well An I hope that
those fiew lins may find you as well as thos fiew
lins leavs me to nite.. Mother I cant tell you any
thing A bou Nathaniel for he has gon up the river
an I hav not hurd from him since he left her
but I expect you will heer from him before you
receiv this letter. Mother I wish I was
in the lital town Call Center to nite for I am
so lonsom to day all though I was down to
to town this after noon an saw Generl John A logen
he left her to day we all was sory to see him
go A way from her with out us A going A
long with him he take Comand of the 15
army Corps at Memphis an in tennisee he gave
his fare well address friday last but I
was A working an he work that day we
hav to work evry day but sunday an raning
days then we hav our one time.
Mother all of the Center bois is well
but peet Coal he is sick in the hospital
I wish he was home whare he could hav some wone
to take care of him.. Mother tell Ant Pela that
Jake is well an can go for more than his rashions
he goes to town to git A loaf of bred
Mother the Chaplin started hom A
bout A weak A go I want Jak to send my
boots with him if he has not sent them
for it is so muddy her when it rains down
her in the suny south
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 133)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 57]
I was not over to the Company to day I was
over thare last nite the bois was all well then
Ira is as fat as A hog a Well I gess I hav
rote A nough for this tim So good by giv my
love to ant pela and pheba ann
Direct your letters to the Pioneer Corps
Third division 17 Army Corps Vicksburg
Miss
to all of you the Famly
George Haycook
a wool cap $1.00
4 yards of muslim at 30 [illegible]
3 yards of paper muslim yard
[illegible]
1803 it came to 88
the 10 of november and stade
7 weeks and then went home and
stade ontill the 10 of January
in yeare 1864
I was not over to the Company to day I was
over thare last nite the bois was all well then
Ira is as fat as A hog a Well I gess I hav
rote A nough for this tim So good by giv my
love to ant pela and pheba ann
Direct your letters to the Pioneer Corps
Third division 17 Army Corps Vicksburg
Miss
to all of you the Famly
George Haycook
a wool cap $1.00
4 yards of muslim at 30 [illegible]
3 yards of paper muslim yard
[illegible]
1803 it came to 88
the 10 of november and stade
7 weeks and then went home and
stade ontill the 10 of January
in yeare 1864
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 134)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 58]
December 4th 1863
Rock island
Barackes
Der Sister
I now set
My selef to Writte you A few lines
to put in the time and I gess that I
had not put the time in at A beter
thing and I have not got much time to
Writte to you at present time and I have bin on
Dutey Every day this Week and I do not feal
like Writting you A good Letter this evening
I Wod lik to Writte you A good letter if I
Cod but I cant Writte A good letter
But it is beter to get A por letter than to
get non A tal hant it so I think so eny
Way if I Dont get meny letters my
Selef I Will get Sum won of theas days so
December 4th 1863
Rock island
Barackes
Der Sister
I now set
My selef to Writte you A few lines
to put in the time and I gess that I
had not put the time in at A beter
thing and I have not got much time to
Writte to you at present time and I have bin on
Dutey Every day this Week and I do not feal
like Writting you A good Letter this evening
I Wod lik to Writte you A good letter if I
Cod but I cant Writte A good letter
But it is beter to get A por letter than to
get non A tal hant it so I think so eny
Way if I Dont get meny letters my
Selef I Will get Sum won of theas days so
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 135)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 58]
[left column]
I put my tim in well at writting
to my frindes but I dont get meny letters
from them and I think that tha are litel
negligent in that respect and I Will have
to writte you A short letter for I have
A good Deal to do at this present time
I Have to gow out at twelve O Clock
this evning to tak charge of A company
Of rebes and thar was 880 prisners came
in last night and the provomarshel is
taking Corporels and Sargentes to take carge
Of them and thare is wone sargent and to
privetes to A Co Of rebes and 120 in A
Co and thar is won Corprel and to privets
to A Co and I Have to tak Charge Of
A Co to night and I have the privlige
of pick to privets out of the co and
I dont Wonte tak the Co A tal for I
Wont get Eny more pay than I do now
[right column]
and I Will have A grat eal more
Work to do than I have at present
and thare fore I do not want to tak
Charge of them and I think that if I
do Sargentes dutey I had ot to have
Sargentes paye and if do Leautenentes dutey
I had ot to have Leutenentes paye
But I Cant get it heare and thare
for I dont Want to take Charge of them
and I Wont to come home this winter
and if I take A compeney I Cant Come
and I Wrote to Onk to send me A
Box of thinges for Crismes Hea nead
not send them to me for it will be to
much bother for him this is all at
present I am well and hartey and
pleas hand this letter to Sarah Mcelwee
you Hand It to her your selef and no
won elce. so good by writte soon
from your brother ---
Nathaniel Haycook
[left column]
I put my tim in well at writting
to my frindes but I dont get meny letters
from them and I think that tha are litel
negligent in that respect and I Will have
to writte you A short letter for I have
A good Deal to do at this present time
I Have to gow out at twelve O Clock
this evning to tak charge of A company
Of rebes and thar was 880 prisners came
in last night and the provomarshel is
taking Corporels and Sargentes to take carge
Of them and thare is wone sargent and to
privetes to A Co Of rebes and 120 in A
Co and thar is won Corprel and to privets
to A Co and I Have to tak Charge Of
A Co to night and I have the privlige
of pick to privets out of the co and
I dont Wonte tak the Co A tal for I
Wont get Eny more pay than I do now
[right column]
and I Will have A grat eal more
Work to do than I have at present
and thare fore I do not want to tak
Charge of them and I think that if I
do Sargentes dutey I had ot to have
Sargentes paye and if do Leautenentes dutey
I had ot to have Leutenentes paye
But I Cant get it heare and thare
for I dont Want to take Charge of them
and I Wont to come home this winter
and if I take A compeney I Cant Come
and I Wrote to Onk to send me A
Box of thinges for Crismes Hea nead
not send them to me for it will be to
much bother for him this is all at
present I am well and hartey and
pleas hand this letter to Sarah Mcelwee
you Hand It to her your selef and no
won elce. so good by writte soon
from your brother ---
Nathaniel Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 136)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 59]
Vicksburg Miss
January the 8 1864
Dear sisters, I take my
pen in hand this coald morning to answer
yours that I recived A fiew days A go yours
found me well I was glad to reciv A nother
leter from you and to hear that you was all
well.. I was over to the regt A fiew days A
go the center boys was all well and all had
inlisted but Emra Garlinghouse and my self
and thay will start up the river A bout
the 10 thay will all be home A bout the
20 Mary tell Ant Pela that Jake & Acy has
both gon for three year I thought I would
stay until my time is out I thought it
would make the Center folks sick if we should
all come home at wone time. you may look
for George in A bout five months from this
time then I can take sixty days instid of thirty
days. Margrit I gave those picturs to Acy
as you tole me Acy has got A lame rist
I think he will stay in the survis but A
short time Margrit I got A leter
from thaniel the same day I did yours
he rote that he was well an doing the
best he could A garding cesh prisners
but A wishing that he was at home I wish
so to but I am well satifide whare I am at
the presant time I cant see that three hundred
dolars the chaplin wanted me to see it I tole
him that I could not see it with out sixty
days furlow but never never can I see it not
never but I will be home after while if all
things way all rite
Boys is in good spirits now but
until I come hom and rite to them what
I am A leaving at home
Vicksburg Miss
January the 8 1864
Dear sisters, I take my
pen in hand this coald morning to answer
yours that I recived A fiew days A go yours
found me well I was glad to reciv A nother
leter from you and to hear that you was all
well.. I was over to the regt A fiew days A
go the center boys was all well and all had
inlisted but Emra Garlinghouse and my self
and thay will start up the river A bout
the 10 thay will all be home A bout the
20 Mary tell Ant Pela that Jake & Acy has
both gon for three year I thought I would
stay until my time is out I thought it
would make the Center folks sick if we should
all come home at wone time. you may look
for George in A bout five months from this
time then I can take sixty days instid of thirty
days. Margrit I gave those picturs to Acy
as you tole me Acy has got A lame rist
I think he will stay in the survis but A
short time Margrit I got A leter
from thaniel the same day I did yours
he rote that he was well an doing the
best he could A garding cesh prisners
but A wishing that he was at home I wish
so to but I am well satifide whare I am at
the presant time I cant see that three hundred
dolars the chaplin wanted me to see it I tole
him that I could not see it with out sixty
days furlow but never never can I see it not
never but I will be home after while if all
things way all rite
Boys is in good spirits now but
until I come hom and rite to them what
I am A leaving at home
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 137)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 59]
Well Father & Mother never mind
we will be home in A short time be cause
we dont come home with the rest of the boy
I cant se the bounty and the thirty days furlou
tell ant Pela & Pheba Jane I Send my love to
them an all so to Gran pap & mother this is
all for this time my best wishes to you
all To Margrit an Mary
George Haycook
Miss
to the Pioneer Corps Vicksburg
Well Father & Mother never mind
we will be home in A short time be cause
we dont come home with the rest of the boy
I cant se the bounty and the thirty days furlou
tell ant Pela & Pheba Jane I Send my love to
them an all so to Gran pap & mother this is
all for this time my best wishes to you
all To Margrit an Mary
George Haycook
Miss
to the Pioneer Corps Vicksburg
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 138)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 60]
Rock Islland Barrrax
Illinois
February 18th A.D. 1864
Miss Marey E. Haycook
Der Sister it is with the
Gratist plesher that I seat my selef this plesent morning
to Drop you a few lines or Rather to ancer your kind
Letter that Just came at Hand this plesent morning
and your letter found me Well and Harty and your letter
found Me a Way When it came at Camp it Came to the
Co at night and I Was gon to Church and I was som whare
Elce you may juge Whare I was at or I Havt afrad to
tell you a toll. I Went to wat on my Ladey to church
I and another yong man is gong at the same place But
tha Hant a lackin to each other and Went to church
and the Rol Has Bine at the church for the yong men to
gaw in with thare laide and set By the side of Her
and When we got to the church she sed that she
Wanted Me to gow rit in With Her on the ladis side and
I told Her that thay mit not lik it and she told
me that it was rolibel for to go and set By the
lady When thay watied on them to church and
I Dident Want to do it But she seed that
If Did not gow in that sid With Her that she
wod not lik it so we went in With them and thar war
som of the members of the church that do not lik the solger
thar was won old gentelman rased up and sed that tha Had a
Dopted a rull that the ladies schod ocipy the seates on
Rock Islland Barrrax
Illinois
February 18th A.D. 1864
Miss Marey E. Haycook
Der Sister it is with the
Gratist plesher that I seat my selef this plesent morning
to Drop you a few lines or Rather to ancer your kind
Letter that Just came at Hand this plesent morning
and your letter found me Well and Harty and your letter
found Me a Way When it came at Camp it Came to the
Co at night and I Was gon to Church and I was som whare
Elce you may juge Whare I was at or I Havt afrad to
tell you a toll. I Went to wat on my Ladey to church
I and another yong man is gong at the same place But
tha Hant a lackin to each other and Went to church
and the Rol Has Bine at the church for the yong men to
gaw in with thare laide and set By the side of Her
and When we got to the church she sed that she
Wanted Me to gow rit in With Her on the ladis side and
I told Her that thay mit not lik it and she told
me that it was rolibel for to go and set By the
lady When thay watied on them to church and
I Dident Want to do it But she seed that
If Did not gow in that sid With Her that she
wod not lik it so we went in With them and thar war
som of the members of the church that do not lik the solger
thar was won old gentelman rased up and sed that tha Had a
Dopted a rull that the ladies schod ocipy the seates on
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 139)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 60]
Writ of the stan and the gentes on the left of the stan
While the protracted efert was going on But we sat still
and tha hed that if we came thare a gane sat wus that sid
that they wod put us out of dores and if tha ever under
tak that [illegible] thar will Be som fon then and I am
a going to a partey to night and I wish that
you was Hear to gow with me and then you cod see
my Ladey I have not got Her pictur But I gess that
I Can get it and if I get it I will send it to
you so you Can see for What a Kind of a Cister
Law you are a going to Have, )Mabey( Dont you say
eny thing a Bout what what I write to you if you
Do and I find it out I will not tell you
Eny thing mor and I now seat my selef to finish my
Leter to you after eating my Diner and maby you and like
to now what I Had for Diner Well I had potatoes and
Beaf and Cofey and Beaf and potatoes and Cofey and Bread
O yes and Soup and you sed somthing a Bout geting
Marrid Now My Dear sister let me tell you somthing
a Word of advise I Want you to get man that you
are a quantied with and won that Dont Drink
Whiskey or Chou Tobaco or swar and if you can find a
Man that Hant got thoes Habetes Just pick in for
Him and Dronkin Man is won of the reckedis thinges
that exist on this earth and yong Woman that is lokin
Out for a Husban Had ot to find out what kind
kind of a man He was Before She Had much to
say to Him for a Drunken Husban is won of the
Rechedes thinges that a Woman can Have eny thing
to Do with. O. my Der sister if you cod Have
sean the afectes of whiskey as I Have sean, O.
god for Bid that eny of my sisters ever shod get
Writ of the stan and the gentes on the left of the stan
While the protracted efert was going on But we sat still
and tha hed that if we came thare a gane sat wus that sid
that they wod put us out of dores and if tha ever under
tak that [illegible] thar will Be som fon then and I am
a going to a partey to night and I wish that
you was Hear to gow with me and then you cod see
my Ladey I have not got Her pictur But I gess that
I Can get it and if I get it I will send it to
you so you Can see for What a Kind of a Cister
Law you are a going to Have, )Mabey( Dont you say
eny thing a Bout what what I write to you if you
Do and I find it out I will not tell you
Eny thing mor and I now seat my selef to finish my
Leter to you after eating my Diner and maby you and like
to now what I Had for Diner Well I had potatoes and
Beaf and Cofey and Beaf and potatoes and Cofey and Bread
O yes and Soup and you sed somthing a Bout geting
Marrid Now My Dear sister let me tell you somthing
a Word of advise I Want you to get man that you
are a quantied with and won that Dont Drink
Whiskey or Chou Tobaco or swar and if you can find a
Man that Hant got thoes Habetes Just pick in for
Him and Dronkin Man is won of the reckedis thinges
that exist on this earth and yong Woman that is lokin
Out for a Husban Had ot to find out what kind
kind of a man He was Before She Had much to
say to Him for a Drunken Husban is won of the
Rechedes thinges that a Woman can Have eny thing
to Do with. O. my Der sister if you cod Have
sean the afectes of whiskey as I Have sean, O.
god for Bid that eny of my sisters ever shod get
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 140)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 60]
a Drunkard for a HusBan and tak warnen from
a Brother and Keep a good lokout and I wod lik
to see the Man that cod get me to Drink Whiskey
and may god forbid that I had ever think the filthy
stuf. Well I never intend to Drink Whiskey Or sware
and I remember the last wordes that mother spok to
me When I left the last time that Was this
O thaniel do let whiskey a lone and try to Be a
Beter Boy and ever since that time op to the presant
time that I wod see whiskey I wod think of my
Mother that I Left at Home and the promes that
I mad to Her with tears in my ies and O may
that ever follow me on till I am Don with
this trobelson world. O my Der sister I can
a priciate A Fathers and A Mothers Love
and When I get to thinking What A Brout
a man can mak of Him selef By yousing
that eval stuf and tha are to Be filed that
tha Have such a apitite that tha cant govern it
But tha can if tha take it in Hand at time
thay comes tamer with it the first time that
tha tok the first Dram and then the first time
that tha meat won of thar friendes tha most
Have a Drink of whisky and that is the way
it goes on till thay get to roning to the
grog shop every Day and then thay will get to
roning three times a Day and so on on till
tha fill a Dronkerds grave and I Had Beter
stop for I my wery your pchience writing so
much on won thing and if I do pleas excous
me Der sister for I dont wont to Be
to teges in writing lenthy letters and if I
Do Just let me now in your next letter
a Drunkard for a HusBan and tak warnen from
a Brother and Keep a good lokout and I wod lik
to see the Man that cod get me to Drink Whiskey
and may god forbid that I had ever think the filthy
stuf. Well I never intend to Drink Whiskey Or sware
and I remember the last wordes that mother spok to
me When I left the last time that Was this
O thaniel do let whiskey a lone and try to Be a
Beter Boy and ever since that time op to the presant
time that I wod see whiskey I wod think of my
Mother that I Left at Home and the promes that
I mad to Her with tears in my ies and O may
that ever follow me on till I am Don with
this trobelson world. O my Der sister I can
a priciate A Fathers and A Mothers Love
and When I get to thinking What A Brout
a man can mak of Him selef By yousing
that eval stuf and tha are to Be filed that
tha Have such a apitite that tha cant govern it
But tha can if tha take it in Hand at time
thay comes tamer with it the first time that
tha tok the first Dram and then the first time
that tha meat won of thar friendes tha most
Have a Drink of whisky and that is the way
it goes on till thay get to roning to the
grog shop every Day and then thay will get to
roning three times a Day and so on on till
tha fill a Dronkerds grave and I Had Beter
stop for I my wery your pchience writing so
much on won thing and if I do pleas excous
me Der sister for I dont wont to Be
to teges in writing lenthy letters and if I
Do Just let me now in your next letter
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 141)
Description
[corresponds to page 4 of Letter 60]
to me and won thing more take car of
thy Brother that is at Home and I Dont
now wether He Has a chance to Lern to
tamper with whiskey or not and I Hop
that I will never Have Brother that
Will Fill a Dronkardes grave
this is all for the present
Write to me son ---
and I will Do the same
from N. Haycook
Direct your letters to
the Co F. 4th Regment [illegible] C.
Rock Island Barrax
Illinois
address Sergt N. Haycook
Company F. 4th Regt T. C.
to me and won thing more take car of
thy Brother that is at Home and I Dont
now wether He Has a chance to Lern to
tamper with whiskey or not and I Hop
that I will never Have Brother that
Will Fill a Dronkardes grave
this is all for the present
Write to me son ---
and I will Do the same
from N. Haycook
Direct your letters to
the Co F. 4th Regment [illegible] C.
Rock Island Barrax
Illinois
address Sergt N. Haycook
Company F. 4th Regt T. C.
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 142)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 61]
[right column]
Rock Island, Ill
Apr. 8th 1864
Miss Mary Haycook ~ ~ ~
My Der Sist it is with
the grates of plesher that I now seat my self to
Drop you a few lines to writ you now How I am geting
a long I am well at pres i hop that that when
theas few lines come at Hand thay will find you
injoying the same Blessings my der Sister i
Have writin severl letters Hom to you
and i can not [illegible] from you and
it my Be that you Have not got my letters
and if you have not i wod like to now
what Becomes of my letters that i write
to you thare must Be som won takes
[right column]
Rock Island, Ill
Apr. 8th 1864
Miss Mary Haycook ~ ~ ~
My Der Sist it is with
the grates of plesher that I now seat my self to
Drop you a few lines to writ you now How I am geting
a long I am well at pres i hop that that when
theas few lines come at Hand thay will find you
injoying the same Blessings my der Sister i
Have writin severl letters Hom to you
and i can not [illegible] from you and
it my Be that you Have not got my letters
and if you have not i wod like to now
what Becomes of my letters that i write
to you thare must Be som won takes
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 143)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 61]
[left column]
The others said if [illegiblle] whare
Ethr & center or som whare elce on the rode
and when you get this rite i want you to
ancer it a medeality with out delay and
i shod be glad to Her from you and when you
write I want you to write all the noes to
me and How the Boyes are geting a long
with the gales and who tha are a going with
and when you Herd from George [illegible] I herd
from Him a Bout a week a gow and He
was well then and was at Vixburg
and He Sed that He was not a going to
re inlist a gan He sed that tha was
A ofering A Big Bounty Bout He sed
that He cod not see it well I dont
now as I will [illegible]A gane or not
the capt se if will reinenlist gane
He wod give me a chanc. But I
now How it goes and I dont think
that he will com the game Over
[right column]
Miss Quid [illegible] He will get
Me [illegible]
now But what I [illegible] in I gave that
is if father and mother has now one
qechin to it. and if i dont in a
the serves a gane I think that I will
get marred that is if i cod find
eny won that wod be fool a not to
Have me and I am a going [illegible]
that is so Molley -- Well How is my
litel Marthey Sousan giting a long and
Hule got her purty litel fase laying
on the tabel Before me and O How I
wish I cod inbrase Her just wait
wod thare is a day a coming when I shel
and I am going to see my gale to morow
night and pop goes what I think
So Der Sister Dont think so
and this you must Keep to your self
If you [illegible]
Sgt Haycook to My Sister Marey
[left column]
The others said if [illegiblle] whare
Ethr & center or som whare elce on the rode
and when you get this rite i want you to
ancer it a medeality with out delay and
i shod be glad to Her from you and when you
write I want you to write all the noes to
me and How the Boyes are geting a long
with the gales and who tha are a going with
and when you Herd from George [illegible] I herd
from Him a Bout a week a gow and He
was well then and was at Vixburg
and He Sed that He was not a going to
re inlist a gan He sed that tha was
A ofering A Big Bounty Bout He sed
that He cod not see it well I dont
now as I will [illegible]A gane or not
the capt se if will reinenlist gane
He wod give me a chanc. But I
now How it goes and I dont think
that he will com the game Over
[right column]
Miss Quid [illegible] He will get
Me [illegible]
now But what I [illegible] in I gave that
is if father and mother has now one
qechin to it. and if i dont in a
the serves a gane I think that I will
get marred that is if i cod find
eny won that wod be fool a not to
Have me and I am a going [illegible]
that is so Molley -- Well How is my
litel Marthey Sousan giting a long and
Hule got her purty litel fase laying
on the tabel Before me and O How I
wish I cod inbrase Her just wait
wod thare is a day a coming when I shel
and I am going to see my gale to morow
night and pop goes what I think
So Der Sister Dont think so
and this you must Keep to your self
If you [illegible]
Sgt Haycook to My Sister Marey
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 144)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 62]
[right column]
Rock Island
Illinois
April 9, 1864
Der Mother & father
Sister I recieved your kind
Letter this morning and I was glad to
Her from you and I was glad to Her that
you was well at present or at the time you wrot
to me and I perrused your letter with the gratest
of plesher and I Hop that when thes few lines
comes at Hand tha will find you injoying the
same Blessing and your letter found me injoying good
Helth and strenth and I am glad that I Have a
Sister that think a nof of Her Brother to write
to Him But Marey, Margret Dont Seam
lik a Sister to me and it dont seam to me
as tho I had a sister By that name and the
resen is that She Has never writen me a letter
since I Have Bin in the serves of my countrey
and if Margret cant write she can get som won
to write to me for Her and if I was at Home I
[right column]
Rock Island
Illinois
April 9, 1864
Der Mother & father
Sister I recieved your kind
Letter this morning and I was glad to
Her from you and I was glad to Her that
you was well at present or at the time you wrot
to me and I perrused your letter with the gratest
of plesher and I Hop that when thes few lines
comes at Hand tha will find you injoying the
same Blessing and your letter found me injoying good
Helth and strenth and I am glad that I Have a
Sister that think a nof of Her Brother to write
to Him But Marey, Margret Dont Seam
lik a Sister to me and it dont seam to me
as tho I had a sister By that name and the
resen is that She Has never writen me a letter
since I Have Bin in the serves of my countrey
and if Margret cant write she can get som won
to write to me for Her and if I was at Home I
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 145)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 62]
[left column]
try to lern Her How to write and when
you write to me a gane just let me
now How Margret is and whare she is and How
she is geting a long and wether she is keeping
company with eny yong man and you spok
Of Jak and a going to get married or that
was the tawk thare and I say let Him pick im
while He is owyong for He cant when He gets
old He cant that is the way that I am a going
to do nd My der sister I will send
Mother $5.00 and I send it to Her for
a present and I want Her to gow to
Jim Ackerson and get Her Self a
new Dress and if it Hant a nof jus
tell Jim to let Her Have the Dress and
I will pay Him the Balence and I want
you to write and let me now wether
Mother Does as I Have writen Her
for Her to Do and if she dont do it
I shel never Send Her Eny thing
a gane. Or I will not write Her a
nother letter as long as my Name
is Haycook and let me now How
[right column]
much more it comes to and I will
foot the Bill and if Jim ses eny
thing a ganst it, tell Him that I am
good for it, and if mother getes the
Dress just let me now what for
A cind of a dress she gets and How
much more she wantes. that is more she
wantes and I will send it the next
time we get ar pay and that wont
Be long and tha think that we will
get it the last of this month and now
I wont you to do as I Have told
you to do will you Sister and what
is the mater of Cousen Orey that she
Dont writ. wrte to me and I wont
you to tell me if cousen Matildey
Sharp lives at Mt Vernen yet
and where that gaws for thare male
for I Have writen tow letters to them
and I cant get get eny ancer from them
also unkel Benes fox this is all so good By
write some to yur Brother
goodby Sister. Kis matey the litel duck
N.A. Haycook to His sister Marey
won that he loves
[left column]
try to lern Her How to write and when
you write to me a gane just let me
now How Margret is and whare she is and How
she is geting a long and wether she is keeping
company with eny yong man and you spok
Of Jak and a going to get married or that
was the tawk thare and I say let Him pick im
while He is owyong for He cant when He gets
old He cant that is the way that I am a going
to do nd My der sister I will send
Mother $5.00 and I send it to Her for
a present and I want Her to gow to
Jim Ackerson and get Her Self a
new Dress and if it Hant a nof jus
tell Jim to let Her Have the Dress and
I will pay Him the Balence and I want
you to write and let me now wether
Mother Does as I Have writen Her
for Her to Do and if she dont do it
I shel never Send Her Eny thing
a gane. Or I will not write Her a
nother letter as long as my Name
is Haycook and let me now How
[right column]
much more it comes to and I will
foot the Bill and if Jim ses eny
thing a ganst it, tell Him that I am
good for it, and if mother getes the
Dress just let me now what for
A cind of a dress she gets and How
much more she wantes. that is more she
wantes and I will send it the next
time we get ar pay and that wont
Be long and tha think that we will
get it the last of this month and now
I wont you to do as I Have told
you to do will you Sister and what
is the mater of Cousen Orey that she
Dont writ. wrte to me and I wont
you to tell me if cousen Matildey
Sharp lives at Mt Vernen yet
and where that gaws for thare male
for I Have writen tow letters to them
and I cant get get eny ancer from them
also unkel Benes fox this is all so good By
write some to yur Brother
goodby Sister. Kis matey the litel duck
N.A. Haycook to His sister Marey
won that he loves
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 146)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 63]
Aprl 17th 64
Pulaski Tennesee
Dear cousin
I am thankful to have the
privalige to answer your
kind letter that I recived
in due time
I am enjoying
tollerabe good health at
this time only I am bothred
some with a cough we
have had good and pleasant
weather the most of the time
since we arived here
we are still at richland
station and I expect that
we will stay here some
time I should liked very
much to have been ther
to have seen the boys
Aprl 17th 64
Pulaski Tennesee
Dear cousin
I am thankful to have the
privalige to answer your
kind letter that I recived
in due time
I am enjoying
tollerabe good health at
this time only I am bothred
some with a cough we
have had good and pleasant
weather the most of the time
since we arived here
we are still at richland
station and I expect that
we will stay here some
time I should liked very
much to have been ther
to have seen the boys
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 147)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 63]
[left column]
I had a good time
while I was there and
hope that the time is
not far distant when I
can have the plasure of
being with my friends
and relations agin but
I hope first to see
this war ended and peace
restored agin to our once
hapy country
There is not
any thing of importance
transpireing here nothing but
the dull monotonies of camp
life we have had it rather
harder than we will from
this on the receuites have
not been doing picket duty
till to day we will not
have to be on duty
so often now I hope
now that the boys that
[right column]
were maried will soon
have the chance to be
with their wives to enjoy
the society which it is
ther due
I want you to
write often and tell all
the news for you do not
know how much good
a letter does a soldier
and especialy one that
is an esteemed friend
This is a day place
to find any thing of
importance or interest to write we
have to do the best
that we can and ask
to be pardoned for not
writeing more Please write
soon from George Carr
Co J 12th Ills inftry
Pulaski Tennesee
To Mary Haycook
[left column]
I had a good time
while I was there and
hope that the time is
not far distant when I
can have the plasure of
being with my friends
and relations agin but
I hope first to see
this war ended and peace
restored agin to our once
hapy country
There is not
any thing of importance
transpireing here nothing but
the dull monotonies of camp
life we have had it rather
harder than we will from
this on the receuites have
not been doing picket duty
till to day we will not
have to be on duty
so often now I hope
now that the boys that
[right column]
were maried will soon
have the chance to be
with their wives to enjoy
the society which it is
ther due
I want you to
write often and tell all
the news for you do not
know how much good
a letter does a soldier
and especialy one that
is an esteemed friend
This is a day place
to find any thing of
importance or interest to write we
have to do the best
that we can and ask
to be pardoned for not
writeing more Please write
soon from George Carr
Co J 12th Ills inftry
Pulaski Tennesee
To Mary Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 148)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 63]
PS Please tell
pete as soon as hes
fourlought is out to report
here for there is a talk
that he cannot get
his bounty and to get
a certificate frome each
hospital that he has
been at be very
particular abut it
for it will be all
the better tell him
that I do this as a brother
and friend George Carr
to Mary Haycook
PS Please tell
pete as soon as hes
fourlought is out to report
here for there is a talk
that he cannot get
his bounty and to get
a certificate frome each
hospital that he has
been at be very
particular abut it
for it will be all
the better tell him
that I do this as a brother
and friend George Carr
to Mary Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 149)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 64]
[in left margin]
-- Ever remember
your Der
Brother N. Haycook
to His Siter Marey
Kiss litel matey for me, tak
good care of her mother trane
her op in the waye that she shold grow
Rock Island Illinois
May 17th 1864
My Der
Sister
Marey Haycook
I now seat my self this ples
ent evning to drop you a few
lines to let you now how
I am geting a long i am
getting a long fine at this
present time and I was at
a weding last week. it was
won of my old chumes that
tok a notion to tak a sweat
hart to him self and i
dont Blame him for it
[in left margin]
-- Ever remember
your Der
Brother N. Haycook
to His Siter Marey
Kiss litel matey for me, tak
good care of her mother trane
her op in the waye that she shold grow
Rock Island Illinois
May 17th 1864
My Der
Sister
Marey Haycook
I now seat my self this ples
ent evning to drop you a few
lines to let you now how
I am geting a long i am
getting a long fine at this
present time and I was at
a weding last week. it was
won of my old chumes that
tok a notion to tak a sweat
hart to him self and i
dont Blame him for it
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 150)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 64]
[left column]
and I exspect that you
will hear of me geting marred
won of those dayes And what
do you think of that Sister
She is a good loking girle i think
but you mit not think so
but that dont make eny diferenc
to me She is good nacherd litel
thing and a good cook and the
question may a rise in youre
mind how do you now. well
I can tell you how i now
i have bin thare often a nuf
to get my diner every sondey
for a while back and i think
I had ot to now somthing a
but it and a farther more. I
paperd thare hous and it
took me just three dayes to
do it and i was not in eny
[right column]
to get it don you may
bet. thay want me to come
and bord with them while I
stay her on the iland and i
cant do it for thay live to
fare from camp. thay aer the cleverst
fox that i ever got a quanted
with for som time and in fact
i have had the most fone her since
i have bin her than eny other
place that i ever was in and the
most evinen girles and frindley and som
of them to moch so for thare one
good well you perhapes wod lik to
now my ladies name her name is
Miss Elizay Haras She lives on
the iland. the other end of the iland
it is Som peace from camp to
thare hous but i gow op thare
every Sondey and get my diner. if
[left column]
and I exspect that you
will hear of me geting marred
won of those dayes And what
do you think of that Sister
She is a good loking girle i think
but you mit not think so
but that dont make eny diferenc
to me She is good nacherd litel
thing and a good cook and the
question may a rise in youre
mind how do you now. well
I can tell you how i now
i have bin thare often a nuf
to get my diner every sondey
for a while back and i think
I had ot to now somthing a
but it and a farther more. I
paperd thare hous and it
took me just three dayes to
do it and i was not in eny
[right column]
to get it don you may
bet. thay want me to come
and bord with them while I
stay her on the iland and i
cant do it for thay live to
fare from camp. thay aer the cleverst
fox that i ever got a quanted
with for som time and in fact
i have had the most fone her since
i have bin her than eny other
place that i ever was in and the
most evinen girles and frindley and som
of them to moch so for thare one
good well you perhapes wod lik to
now my ladies name her name is
Miss Elizay Haras She lives on
the iland. the other end of the iland
it is Som peace from camp to
thare hous but i gow op thare
every Sondey and get my diner. if
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 151)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 64]
I dont thay will som of
them be dowen to camp before
the weak is out to see what
is the mater. Well i gess that
i have writen a nof for this
time. I am well and i hope
that as theas few lines leaves
your Brothers hand to wont
that he thinkes of every day
as the fleating time roles on
and thare is not a night that
when lie dowen on my lonley
Bonk but what i think of
my father and mother and all of
the rest of the litel groop that
is getherd a round the herth stone
at home and then i wonder whare my
Brother is that is fare frome me
that has stod besid me on the batel
field. O I hop and trust that god
will tak care of him whare ere he may be
I dont thay will som of
them be dowen to camp before
the weak is out to see what
is the mater. Well i gess that
i have writen a nof for this
time. I am well and i hope
that as theas few lines leaves
your Brothers hand to wont
that he thinkes of every day
as the fleating time roles on
and thare is not a night that
when lie dowen on my lonley
Bonk but what i think of
my father and mother and all of
the rest of the litel groop that
is getherd a round the herth stone
at home and then i wonder whare my
Brother is that is fare frome me
that has stod besid me on the batel
field. O I hop and trust that god
will tak care of him whare ere he may be
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 152)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 65]
Camp in The Feald
near big Shanty georgy
July the 4, 1864
Dear sisters & Father & mother
I seat my self this butiful morning to answer
your kind letter that came to hand June the 8th
Dear sister I was glad to recive A letter
from you and to hear that you was A giting well
A gain and that the rest of the famly was
well. your letter found me well and the
rest of the bois in the regment. Mary our
men had A hard fite the 27 of June I
cant tell how many was kild only in our
own regment thare was wone kild and two wounded
none out of my Comp we was on the
extream left at that time but now we are on
the extream rite now we got her yesterday
thare is hard fiting on the left this fore noon
Dear sister A year A gow to day we was paid
from this plase but thare was now fiting that
day but thare is hard fiting her to day but
our regment is not in it yet but may be in it
be fore nite yet. Mary tell Ant Pela that
Jake is well and harty. I hav not sean George [illegible]
I rote you the last letter so I cant tell you how he
at this time
Camp in The Feald
near big Shanty georgy
July the 4, 1864
Dear sisters & Father & mother
I seat my self this butiful morning to answer
your kind letter that came to hand June the 8th
Dear sister I was glad to recive A letter
from you and to hear that you was A giting well
A gain and that the rest of the famly was
well. your letter found me well and the
rest of the bois in the regment. Mary our
men had A hard fite the 27 of June I
cant tell how many was kild only in our
own regment thare was wone kild and two wounded
none out of my Comp we was on the
extream left at that time but now we are on
the extream rite now we got her yesterday
thare is hard fiting on the left this fore noon
Dear sister A year A gow to day we was paid
from this plase but thare was now fiting that
day but thare is hard fiting her to day but
our regment is not in it yet but may be in it
be fore nite yet. Mary tell Ant Pela that
Jake is well and harty. I hav not sean George [illegible]
I rote you the last letter so I cant tell you how he
at this time
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 153)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 65]
Mary this is the largist army that
we was ever in I cant tell the nomber
that is her but A grate eal larger than
grant had at vicksburg for it took us
two days to come from the left to the rite
Our men took two lins of the rebs works at wone
plase and hold then this morning our men are A
whiping them all A round the line but thay
fite the best that thay now how and then
is vary good but we out flank them the rebs
say if we dident fite endwais thay could whip
us that is what the mater our army
is in good spirits at the presant time
Mary I got A leter from Rachel ann
A fiew day A go she was well and the rest
of the famly. I hav not hurd from
Nathaniel for A long time the last letter that
I got from him he was well and harty
Mary tell Elmira that Gill is well and
mortica is the same Well I gess I hav
rote A nough for this time so good by
Direct to big Shanty Georgy
to sister Mary A. Haycook
From George Haycook
Mr. George From Georgy
Mary this is the largist army that
we was ever in I cant tell the nomber
that is her but A grate eal larger than
grant had at vicksburg for it took us
two days to come from the left to the rite
Our men took two lins of the rebs works at wone
plase and hold then this morning our men are A
whiping them all A round the line but thay
fite the best that thay now how and then
is vary good but we out flank them the rebs
say if we dident fite endwais thay could whip
us that is what the mater our army
is in good spirits at the presant time
Mary I got A leter from Rachel ann
A fiew day A go she was well and the rest
of the famly. I hav not hurd from
Nathaniel for A long time the last letter that
I got from him he was well and harty
Mary tell Elmira that Gill is well and
mortica is the same Well I gess I hav
rote A nough for this time so good by
Direct to big Shanty Georgy
to sister Mary A. Haycook
From George Haycook
Mr. George From Georgy
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 154)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 66]
Camp at Huntsville Alab
Monday, Feb. 27 1865
My dear friend
it is with the greatest of
pleasure that i seat myself
to pen you a fiew lines to
let you know that i am
well at present and hope
that these fiew lines will
fiend you in the same state
of health wel Mary this
is the first time that i
have wrote to you since i
left thare but whille martin
smothers was a live i would
hear from thare but since
that i havent heard from
thare i wrote a letter to
Hannah Rodgers but i
never got a letter from
Camp at Huntsville Alab
Monday, Feb. 27 1865
My dear friend
it is with the greatest of
pleasure that i seat myself
to pen you a fiew lines to
let you know that i am
well at present and hope
that these fiew lines will
fiend you in the same state
of health wel Mary this
is the first time that i
have wrote to you since i
left thare but whille martin
smothers was a live i would
hear from thare but since
that i havent heard from
thare i wrote a letter to
Hannah Rodgers but i
never got a letter from
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 155)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 66]
[left column]
any one thare since i came
in to the army i guess
that thay have for got me
well mary i ant a haveing guad
times now i stay in town
and have a house to live in
i ant not in the regment
now i belong to the first
division ambulance train and
i haul nine times Pa he
is with me and he is well
and looks well well Mary i
want you to tell all of the
girls to write to me and
tell Martin Rodgers to write
and let me know whare he
is and what he is adoing
and tell joe to write that
would like to hear from him
and all of the folks i got
a letter from Elen the other
day and she is well and lib
is married and all of the
[middle column written upside down]
Dear cosin i seat my
self down to in form you of my
Health wich is good at the
[right column corresponds to envelope]
Please hand to
Mr Brown
in Cair of mister
brown to Miss Mary Haycook
[left column]
any one thare since i came
in to the army i guess
that thay have for got me
well mary i ant a haveing guad
times now i stay in town
and have a house to live in
i ant not in the regment
now i belong to the first
division ambulance train and
i haul nine times Pa he
is with me and he is well
and looks well well Mary i
want you to tell all of the
girls to write to me and
tell Martin Rodgers to write
and let me know whare he
is and what he is adoing
and tell joe to write that
would like to hear from him
and all of the folks i got
a letter from Elen the other
day and she is well and lib
is married and all of the
[middle column written upside down]
Dear cosin i seat my
self down to in form you of my
Health wich is good at the
[right column corresponds to envelope]
Please hand to
Mr Brown
in Cair of mister
brown to Miss Mary Haycook
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 156)
Description
[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 66]
children to well will
i think that i have
wrote enough of my nonsence
so i will bring my letter
to a close so good bye write soon
from
Murry B. Patton
dirrect to
Co. D. 45 O.V. i
2nd brig 1st Div. 4th A.O.
Huntsville Alabama
children to well will
i think that i have
wrote enough of my nonsence
so i will bring my letter
to a close so good bye write soon
from
Murry B. Patton
dirrect to
Co. D. 45 O.V. i
2nd brig 1st Div. 4th A.O.
Huntsville Alabama
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 157)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 67]
March the 5 1865
Deare Cusens I seat
my self once more
to inform you that
I am well and hope
thes few lins will find
you inojoying the
sam blessing well
Molley I think you haf
forgot mee in place of mee
you I have writen servil
letters and havent recive
enny from you I dont now
wether you got them or
not enaway I don my part
it is gust as I tell you I
think I will git to sea
the boys befor long to
the same army and that
hant far off A ^bout thirtey
mils from us we will
be with them in
March the 5 1865
Deare Cusens I seat
my self once more
to inform you that
I am well and hope
thes few lins will find
you inojoying the
sam blessing well
Molley I think you haf
forgot mee in place of mee
you I have writen servil
letters and havent recive
enny from you I dont now
wether you got them or
not enaway I don my part
it is gust as I tell you I
think I will git to sea
the boys befor long to
the same army and that
hant far off A ^bout thirtey
mils from us we will
be with them in
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 158)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 67]
[left column]
A Short time I want
you to give me his ad-
dress henrey for I want
to writ to him and George
Well Molley we ar in
front of the butternutt Side
will make them Sing
or run like hell we will
show the eastern rats
how western men fits
old Shirman is giden
them hell from the ward
go whar run ever he gos
the rebs com in every
day tha ar A giting tard
of fiting us Shirman
is the man me and enny
other man or woman I think
I will marey him my self
for the girls woset have eny
thing to do with me pleas
give my love to all
insearing frends tell
Than to write if he think
[right column]
enything of me and
if he dont tell to pleas
let me now and I will
write to him and george
give my love to mother
if you pleas Wel I will
Close by bidting you
good by. Write Soon
from Peter Carr
to Marey E Haycok
My love to All
When you Write
Derect To Co E 178
OVF third Brege first
Pedens 23 Corps
[left column]
A Short time I want
you to give me his ad-
dress henrey for I want
to writ to him and George
Well Molley we ar in
front of the butternutt Side
will make them Sing
or run like hell we will
show the eastern rats
how western men fits
old Shirman is giden
them hell from the ward
go whar run ever he gos
the rebs com in every
day tha ar A giting tard
of fiting us Shirman
is the man me and enny
other man or woman I think
I will marey him my self
for the girls woset have eny
thing to do with me pleas
give my love to all
insearing frends tell
Than to write if he think
[right column]
enything of me and
if he dont tell to pleas
let me now and I will
write to him and george
give my love to mother
if you pleas Wel I will
Close by bidting you
good by. Write Soon
from Peter Carr
to Marey E Haycok
My love to All
When you Write
Derect To Co E 178
OVF third Brege first
Pedens 23 Corps
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 159)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 68]
[right column]
Huntsville Alabama
Thursday March 14th 1865
my dear friend
it is with the greatest of pleasare
that I seat my self to pen you
a fiew lines to let you know
that I am well and hope
that when these fiew lines
comes to hand that thay
will fiend you in the same
state of health well Mary i
am a haveing good times here
but it is not like home
but wee are a going to
leave here in the morning
our Division has gone it went
yester day an the ware and
wee are a going to Knotville
Tenessee and I hope that
when wee get thare that
[right column]
Huntsville Alabama
Thursday March 14th 1865
my dear friend
it is with the greatest of pleasare
that I seat my self to pen you
a fiew lines to let you know
that I am well and hope
that when these fiew lines
comes to hand that thay
will fiend you in the same
state of health well Mary i
am a haveing good times here
but it is not like home
but wee are a going to
leave here in the morning
our Division has gone it went
yester day an the ware and
wee are a going to Knotville
Tenessee and I hope that
when wee get thare that
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 160)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 68]
[left column]
thay will be a letter thare
for me frome you it will
take us about 4 weeks to
get thare for wee have to
go on the dirt road and it
is about 250 miles from
here well i say bully for the
girls but i dont blame them
for not going with the boys
that stayd at home wee call
them boys that has never been
in the army apron strings
boys they are tied to thair
mamas apron stringes and
poor fellows thay arr two [illegible]
awards to get loose just
wanted to find whare John
Patman was well Mary i
dont know not but he was
at home the last that i
heard from him you stated
for me to let you know
whare Ellen is well if you
[right column]
wanta write to her you
dirrect to Waldo Marian Co
Ohio and to Lib dirrect to
Mrs Lib Willson, Waldo, Marian
Co. Ohio and Emma she lives
in Delaware, Ohio well i must
bring my letter to a close
so give my love to all and
write soon from your friend
Murry B. Patton good bye
the next time
you write dirrect
to Co. D 45 reg O. V. i
2nd brig 1st Div U.A.C.
Knoxville. lanst. Tennesee
[left column]
thay will be a letter thare
for me frome you it will
take us about 4 weeks to
get thare for wee have to
go on the dirt road and it
is about 250 miles from
here well i say bully for the
girls but i dont blame them
for not going with the boys
that stayd at home wee call
them boys that has never been
in the army apron strings
boys they are tied to thair
mamas apron stringes and
poor fellows thay arr two [illegible]
awards to get loose just
wanted to find whare John
Patman was well Mary i
dont know not but he was
at home the last that i
heard from him you stated
for me to let you know
whare Ellen is well if you
[right column]
wanta write to her you
dirrect to Waldo Marian Co
Ohio and to Lib dirrect to
Mrs Lib Willson, Waldo, Marian
Co. Ohio and Emma she lives
in Delaware, Ohio well i must
bring my letter to a close
so give my love to all and
write soon from your friend
Murry B. Patton good bye
the next time
you write dirrect
to Co. D 45 reg O. V. i
2nd brig 1st Div U.A.C.
Knoxville. lanst. Tennesee
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 161)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 69]
March 21 1865
dear sistre i take this pen
in han to let yo no that
i am well now an
hop thes few lines will
fiend yo like [illegible]
the rigment i blong to is the
193 Company so thair is
16 rigment har now
[illegible] i want yo to send me
som postag stamps to use
if yo will tell Wes
that i sen my love to
him to an tell [illegible] i
sen mi lov to hi to
awl the rets to [illegible]
[illegible] morn for i must go
to roll cowl
moves [illegible] roll [illegible]
now you must ex [illegible]
March 21 1865
dear sistre i take this pen
in han to let yo no that
i am well now an
hop thes few lines will
fiend yo like [illegible]
the rigment i blong to is the
193 Company so thair is
16 rigment har now
[illegible] i want yo to send me
som postag stamps to use
if yo will tell Wes
that i sen my love to
him to an tell [illegible] i
sen mi lov to hi to
awl the rets to [illegible]
[illegible] morn for i must go
to roll cowl
moves [illegible] roll [illegible]
now you must ex [illegible]
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 162)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 69]
Joseph Haycook to
Mary Haycook
Pleas direct to
Harpers fery Va
Co. c 193 Regt O.V.G
[illegible] Regimnt
Joseph Haycook to
Mary Haycook
Pleas direct to
Harpers fery Va
Co. c 193 Regt O.V.G
[illegible] Regimnt
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 163)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 70]
The New York Branch of
THE U.S. CHRISTIAN COMMISSION,
30 Bible House, New York.
ad this as the Soldier's Messenger to his home.
Let it haste to those who wait for tidings.
Co. E Regt. 178 Div 123 Army Corps.
[illegible] Swamp 1865
North Colina
March the 30 1865
Dare Cusen I recive your
kind and welkam letter of
the 19 last evening and it fond
me well I was glad to heare
from you and to heare that
you was well I saw your
old man he is well and in
good spirst I dident git to talk
with him verey long he was
in ranke A marching I went
over to see them but he was on duty
I did not git to tolk with him
I was sorrey that we had to [illegible]
so soon if we had had thaer I
could of ^had A nice time I was Sad
to hare that noos for I was A
frad she would A old much
The New York Branch of
THE U.S. CHRISTIAN COMMISSION,
30 Bible House, New York.
ad this as the Soldier's Messenger to his home.
Let it haste to those who wait for tidings.
Co. E Regt. 178 Div 123 Army Corps.
[illegible] Swamp 1865
North Colina
March the 30 1865
Dare Cusen I recive your
kind and welkam letter of
the 19 last evening and it fond
me well I was glad to heare
from you and to heare that
you was well I saw your
old man he is well and in
good spirst I dident git to talk
with him verey long he was
in ranke A marching I went
over to see them but he was on duty
I did not git to tolk with him
I was sorrey that we had to [illegible]
so soon if we had had thaer I
could of ^had A nice time I was Sad
to hare that noos for I was A
frad she would A old much
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 164)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 70]
[left column]
if you are at her wedding
give hur A kiss fore mee if
you pleas and tell hur that
I wish her muth Joy and
hapness and house full of babey
and if this dont do I will do
better the nex time dont let
hair old man sea this letter
if you do I will brake your
neck in toow places I exspect
that next thin I heare you will
be marrad I think old hank
is all wright he looks bad but
he will git over it I thenk
if he dont he will be when
his time is out tell Thannal
George that tha had beter
not wright this is that
last tim that I will ask
[right column]
them to write to me If tha
dont think enuff of mee to
write I shall A com to sea
them when I git home I
have writen servil letter
and havent recive enney
ancer as yet Well I will
Close By Bidding you
good by My love to
you Write Soon Peter Carr
To Marey E. Hancok
When you Write
Dererect to CO E 17
First Devisen Third
Bregad 23 Corps
I will send you
some rebel monney
[left column]
if you are at her wedding
give hur A kiss fore mee if
you pleas and tell hur that
I wish her muth Joy and
hapness and house full of babey
and if this dont do I will do
better the nex time dont let
hair old man sea this letter
if you do I will brake your
neck in toow places I exspect
that next thin I heare you will
be marrad I think old hank
is all wright he looks bad but
he will git over it I thenk
if he dont he will be when
his time is out tell Thannal
George that tha had beter
not wright this is that
last tim that I will ask
[right column]
them to write to me If tha
dont think enuff of mee to
write I shall A com to sea
them when I git home I
have writen servil letter
and havent recive enney
ancer as yet Well I will
Close By Bidding you
good by My love to
you Write Soon Peter Carr
To Marey E. Hancok
When you Write
Dererect to CO E 17
First Devisen Third
Bregad 23 Corps
I will send you
some rebel monney
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 165)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 71]
[left column]
Rahleigh North Cololina
April the 7 1865
Deare Cuson I
now attemp to ancer your
kind letter that just came
to hand to let you now
that I am well and I hope
the few lines will find you
injoying the same blessing
well Molley I hadent mutch
to write fore I hade writene
all the noos to mother except
this Jonson has surender
to Shirman and everey thing
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 71]
[right column]
Miss Marey [illegible]
[left column]
Rahleigh North Cololina
April the 7 1865
Deare Cuson I
now attemp to ancer your
kind letter that just came
to hand to let you now
that I am well and I hope
the few lines will find you
injoying the same blessing
well Molley I hadent mutch
to write fore I hade writene
all the noos to mother except
this Jonson has surender
to Shirman and everey thing
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 71]
[right column]
Miss Marey [illegible]
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 166)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 71]
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 71]
[left column]
Dear firend
Mis Malie
Miss Mary Haycook
Centrevillage
Delaware
Co Ohio
[right column]
still the fifteen Corps tak
A line of march for home this
morning that is the corps that
George belong to I sopose the 11 Corps
will follow them I have now
dont I expect I will serve
my time out for now I dont
care then you thinks you
wont git marrad I cant sea it
wate untill henrey git home
you and him will make
A much I think pleas give
my love to all inqiren frends
and save enuff fore yourself
write soon from Peter Carr
to Marey Haycook
Direct as before
[corresponds to envelope of Letter 71]
[left column]
Dear firend
Mis Malie
Miss Mary Haycook
Centrevillage
Delaware
Co Ohio
[right column]
still the fifteen Corps tak
A line of march for home this
morning that is the corps that
George belong to I sopose the 11 Corps
will follow them I have now
dont I expect I will serve
my time out for now I dont
care then you thinks you
wont git marrad I cant sea it
wate untill henrey git home
you and him will make
A much I think pleas give
my love to all inqiren frends
and save enuff fore yourself
write soon from Peter Carr
to Marey Haycook
Direct as before
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 167)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 72]
[right column]
April the 7th 1865
Dear Sister I take my pen
In hand to let you know that
I am well at present and I
Hope when those few lines comes
To hand they will find you the
Same. we had A march of two
Days and it made me pretty
Tierd we have rested A couple of
Days and they are agoing to start
In the morning A gain out
Where we are A going I know not
We are Camped now near
Winchester & you wanted to now
Whether they was any Boys in
The Regiment that I know their
Is one of the Mcclary Boys our
Cations name is Morris our First
Lieutenants name is Jackson and
Our second Lieutenants name is
Carr. Mary I want you to tell
the nabor Boys to write soon
I received your letter last night
[right column]
April the 7th 1865
Dear Sister I take my pen
In hand to let you know that
I am well at present and I
Hope when those few lines comes
To hand they will find you the
Same. we had A march of two
Days and it made me pretty
Tierd we have rested A couple of
Days and they are agoing to start
In the morning A gain out
Where we are A going I know not
We are Camped now near
Winchester & you wanted to now
Whether they was any Boys in
The Regiment that I know their
Is one of the Mcclary Boys our
Cations name is Morris our First
Lieutenants name is Jackson and
Our second Lieutenants name is
Carr. Mary I want you to tell
the nabor Boys to write soon
I received your letter last night
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 168)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 72]
[left column]
and I want you to
Tell Jack Macelwe to
Write to me
And I want you to
Write as soon as this comes
To hand
Direct to Joseph Haycook
Winchester 193 regiment
Co C in care of
Capt Morris
[right column]
illegible
regment
Mary E Haycook
Capt Morris
[left column]
and I want you to
Tell Jack Macelwe to
Write to me
And I want you to
Write as soon as this comes
To hand
Direct to Joseph Haycook
Winchester 193 regiment
Co C in care of
Capt Morris
[right column]
illegible
regment
Mary E Haycook
Capt Morris
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 169)
Description
[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 73]
Miss Mary Haycook May 21st 1865
Mi Dear Cousin I Seate
Mi Self to pen a few
lins to let yo no
where i am and how
i get a long i am well
at this time and hope
when those few lins come
to hand it will find
yo all the same we
are at Washington now
wee have bin here two
weeks hoe long wee will
stay here i do not no
but there is no prospect
of leaving soon i hope
wee will stay here the
balance of mi time wee
are going to have a big
review the 23rd and 24th
all the Western and
Potomac army is to be
Miss Mary Haycook May 21st 1865
Mi Dear Cousin I Seate
Mi Self to pen a few
lins to let yo no
where i am and how
i get a long i am well
at this time and hope
when those few lins come
to hand it will find
yo all the same we
are at Washington now
wee have bin here two
weeks hoe long wee will
stay here i do not no
but there is no prospect
of leaving soon i hope
wee will stay here the
balance of mi time wee
are going to have a big
review the 23rd and 24th
all the Western and
Potomac army is to be
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 170)
Description
[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 73]
[left column]
recieved these will be
a big time here that
day [illegible] us we her
bin sinc the ware it
will be North Selny to
has bin a quite [illegible]
Sinc i left if they
keepe on they will all
be maried before i get back
i supose yo will any how
dont mari until yo get a
good man if yo cant get
a good man dont have any
dont marie fore the name
but marie a man and if
yo cant find one dont have any
well i leave rote all the
news rite us soon as yo
receive this give mi respect
to all inquiring friends
and reserve your part
rite all the news i
[right column]
i remain as ever
your afectionat cousin
John Beecher
Direct
Mr John Beecher
Co C 1st USVV
Washington
DC
[left column]
recieved these will be
a big time here that
day [illegible] us we her
bin sinc the ware it
will be North Selny to
has bin a quite [illegible]
Sinc i left if they
keepe on they will all
be maried before i get back
i supose yo will any how
dont mari until yo get a
good man if yo cant get
a good man dont have any
dont marie fore the name
but marie a man and if
yo cant find one dont have any
well i leave rote all the
news rite us soon as yo
receive this give mi respect
to all inquiring friends
and reserve your part
rite all the news i
[right column]
i remain as ever
your afectionat cousin
John Beecher
Direct
Mr John Beecher
Co C 1st USVV
Washington
DC
Dublin Core
Title
Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865
Subject
Harlem Township--American Civil War--Ohio--1861-1865
Harlem Township--Delaware County--Ohio
Letters (Correspondence)--American Civil War--Harlem Township
Harlem Township--Delaware County--Ohio
Letters (Correspondence)--American Civil War--Harlem Township
Description
This is a collection of letters written during the Civil War by Nathaniel and George Haycook to their sister, Mary, and by friend Harold Robbins. The letters are in the private collection of Kathleen Schnipke, Harlem Township.
Creator
Author George Haycook; Author Nathaniel Haycook
Date
1861-1865
Contributor
Correspondent Mary Haycook; Correspondent Harold Robbins
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Format
Letters
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
92961085
Collection
Citation
Author George Haycook; Author Nathaniel Haycook, “Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865,” Delaware County Memory, accessed December 25, 2024, http://66.213.124.233/items/show/71.