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Te Civil War began on April 12, 1861, and it
touched the life of almost every person living in the
United States during that time. More than 600,000lives were lost, and the battles led to the economic
destruction of homes, farms and industries.
Civil War diaries and letters described a woman’s
or a soldier’s personal experiences in daily life
activities, as well as the activities during the Civil
War. Letters and diaries were written from home,
the battlefields, camps, hospitals and even prisons.
Te letters and the diaries provided a firsthand
account of the experiences during the Civil War.
As you work on the quilt blocks in this book, whether you complete a small project or make
the entire quilt, you will learn about the different
effects the Civil War had on those living during
that era. Te diaries and letters are in the soldiers’
and women’s own words, with simple grammar and
spelling errors sometimes corrected.
Introduction Introduction
WILLIAM HENRY HUNTZINGER
William was twenty years old when he left with his brother toserve in the Seventy-ninth Regiment of the Indiana VolunteerInfantry. His diary is not only a wonderful legacy for his
family but a historical document of the Indiana Seventy-ninthRegiment. His Civil War diary and photograph are used with
permission from Jeffrey S. La Favre and Mike La Favre—great- great-grandsons of William H. Huntzinger.
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES
Rutherford joined the wenty-third Regiment of Ohio andkept his diary while on the battlefields during the Civil War. In1877, he became the nineteenth president of the United States
of America. His Civil War diary and photograph are used with permission from the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center.Tank you to Nan Card, Curator of Manuscripts.
EMILY QUINER
Emily was teaching in Wisconsin when she left with her sisterto work as a nurse in the hospital in Memphis. Her diaryreflects the hardships, the soldiers’ care and the conditions of thehospitals during the Civil War. Permission to use her diaries
was given by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Tank you to Michael Edmunds for his help.
SARAH LOIS WADLEY
Sarah Lois Wadley, a sixteen-year-old,wrote her diary aboutattending social gatherings, sewing clothing for the soldiers andthe activities of her brother and father who both worked for theConfederate Army. Diary entries are used with permission fromthe Manuscripts Department, Wilson Library, Library at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the SouthernHistorical Collection. Photographs are used with permission
from Beverly Mickle, Sarah’s father’s great-great-granddaughter.
WILLIAM AND CATHERINE BRAND
William enlisted with the Fifth Virginia Regiment on April 18,1861, and began writing letters home to Amanda Catherine
Armentrout, who later became his wife. Te William FrancisBrand letters and photograph are used with permission from theSpecial Collections, University of Virginia Library. Tank youto Edward Gaynor for his help.
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William HenryHuntzinger 8
William Henry Huntzinger 8
Rifle Pits 9
Shells Bursting 9
rading Coffee 10
March to Murfreesboro 10 William’s Song 11
raveling So Gaily 12
Dress Parade 12
New Preacher 13
A Dutch Boy 13
Prices for Supplies 14
Strong Forts 14
Lebanon Pike 15
Te Nicest and LargestSteamboat 16
Muddy ravel 16
Old Gray-Headed Chaplain 17
Reveille 17
Lo, Tey Were Not Here 18
Hogs Feet, Fish and Butter 18
roops Around own 19
Levi’s Money 19
Duty of the Pickets 20
Tree Cheers for Grant 21
Orders to Pack 21
Te Deserter 22
Death of the Deserter 23
Rutherford B. Hayes 24
Rutherford B. Hayes 24
A Glorious Nation 25
A Government Again 26
Majority in the Regiment 27
Appointments of Offi cers 28
An Undisputed Possession 29
A Beautiful ChristmasMorning 30
Regular Line of Promotion 30
Election Day for WestVirginia 31
Base of Operations 31
Possession of Manassas 32
Decide the Fate of theConfederacy 32
Te Enemy Is CrowdingUs 33
Closing the War From SheerExhaustion 34
Run Some Risks 34
Houses As Fortifications 35 A Fine Artillery Duel 36
Memoranda 36
Regular Rations All GoneLong Ago 37
A Lovely Valley 38
A Good Deal of Confusion 38
Very Few of the Old Men 39
Johnston’s Surrender 39
Dancing Under the rees 57
Wreaths of Evergreen 58
Leaving the MemphisHospital 59
Deprived of Tis Happiness 60
Sarah Lois Wadley 62
Sarah Lois Wadley 62
Virginia Has Seceded 63
Death Is Always Near 64
Te Perfect Stranger 65
Burning of Mr. Waters’House 66
Naval Victory 67
Unexpected Visitor 68
Yankees Are Advancing 69
wo Companies Are FormingHere 70
Bravery and Coolness 71
Remove Foreign Property andResidents 72
Cavalry From exas 73
Small Pox Vaccinations 74
Vicksburg Will Stand 75
My Future Home 76
Our Noble Veteran roops 78
Lincoln’s Reelection 79
Yankees Riding Into own 80
Spinning and Soldiers 81
Emily Quiner 4 2
Emily Quiner 42
A War Footing 43
Patriotic Meeting 44
Te Star Spangled Banner 44
One More Episode 45
Much Anxiety 46
Laying Our Plans 46
Independence Day 47
Jackson Hospital 48
Te Air Is So Bad 48
Does Not Seem Like Sunday 49
My Heart Aches 49
Te Mothers’ Hearts 50
Breaking the idings 50
o Market 51
A Dying Virginian 51
Te Nurses 52
Writing Letters for the Boys 52
Almost Inconsolable 53
Te Medicine Man 53
Southern Air Is Depressing 54
Causing All the Misery 54
A Beautiful Spot 55
Te Delicious Ice Cream 55
A Pleasant Afternoon 56
Convalescents Received
Furlough 56
How to Use Tis Book 2
Introduction 3
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William and CatherineBrand 84
William and Catherine Brand 84
Most Welcomed Letter 85
Southern roops Are Eager toFight 86
William’s Poetry 87Stand the Draft 88
Picture of Our ConfederacyBrightening 89
Pickles and Apples 90
Oysters and No Butter 91
Camp for the Winter 92
No News of Importance 93
Te Keys of My Heart 94
Home on Furlough 95
Despair Not 96
A Pleasant rip 97
A Verse or wo of Poetry 98
Have the Blues Sometimes 99
Good Spirits 100
Poisoned Missals 101
Her Whole Heart 101
Brother on Furlough 102
Pious Men 103
Tat Dream of Yours 104
Corresponding in a Secret Way 105
Flesh Wound 106
Prisoners and Casualties 107
Four Brigadier Generals and OneMajor General 108
Prospect for Worldly Happiness IsDark 109
Fear Not 110
Ready to Move at Any Moment 111
Coming Back to Camp 112
Your Brother Was aken Prisoner 113
Our Loss in Killed and Wounded 114
Some welve or Fifteen Prisoners 115
One of the Hardest Battles 116
Mourn the Loss of Many Brave Menand Offi cers 117
Battle at Fishers Hill 118
Guarding the Signal Corps 119
Browns Gap 120
Visiting With Relatives 121
Confidence in Our Leader 122
Prisoners Are Going to BeExchanged 123
Our Faithful Company 124
Our Fortifications 124 A Tousand Different Rumors 125
Peace Would Soon Be Adjusted 126
My Inconsistency 127
A Home of My Own 128
Future Happiness 129
Any Rash Promises 129
THE BLOCK PATTERNS
CIVIL WAR QUILT LABELSMen’s Civil War Diary Label 279
Women’s Civil War Diary Label 280
Civil War Letter Label 281
Fabrics, Tools and Supplies 282
Instructions and Assembly 282
Index 285
About the Author 286
Acknowledgments 287
Table ofTable of ONT NTSCONENS
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278 278
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CIVIL WAR LETTER QUILT
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Prices for SuppliesPrices for Supplies
January 12, 1863 Still warm and nice. I had no chance to go to the
Regiment. I will give the prices of some things here. Te price of flour
is $15.00 per pound, coffee 40cts per lb, sugar 40cts per lb, beef 15cts
pr lb, pork 15cts per lb, butter 9 50cts per lb, eggs 50cts per dozen.
Meel $1.00 per bushel, good big pies 20cts a pie, cheese 40cts per lb,
ginger bread about 5cts a bite, large Jonathan apples 10cts an apple, 4
onions 10cts, sweet potatoes $5.00 per bushel, Irish potatoes $4.00 per
bushel, dried peaches $5.00 per bushel, dried apples $4.00 per bushel,
whiskey $4.00 per gal, beer 5cts per glass, calico from 30 to 40cts peryd, molasses $2.00 per gal, lard 16 3 ⁄ 4cts per lb.
Strong ortsStrong Forts
February 1, 1863 We were ordered in line with one days rations and
guns and accouterments. It was raining. We went about one mile from
camp and they had thousands of shovels and lots of picks and axes for
us to work with. We went to work to throw up a fort and we worked
two hours and then the others relieved us and we rested two hours.
Tey are throwing up very strong forts. Te bank is 16 ft wide and 6 ft
high and ditch on the outside where we dig for the dirt for the bank,
was 12 ft wide and 6 ft deep. We went to camp before dark and it quit
raining. Te place where we fortified is a knoll and the surrounding
country is level and we can have a long range on the rebels. It is very
rich nice land here. Te buildings in this part of the world are the finest
finished houses that I ever saw and large houses but very few barns.
BLOCK 11: PRICES FOR SUPPLIES
Block pattern on page 141
BLOCK 12: STRONG FORTSBlock pattern on page 142
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Troops round TownTroops Around Town
March 27, 1863 It was a right cool morning. I was detailed to
go on the rifle pits. All I had to do was to watch the guns and
haversacks and see that they kept the sides of the entrenchment
straight. Tere is troops formed in a four square around town. Teside that we are on is two or three miles long and they are digging
rifle pits about 3 ⁄ 4 or one mile from camp all around town. Levi was
relieved from guard. It commenced raining about noon and drizzled
nearly all afternoon. In the night it rained as hard as it could pour it
down and thundered and lightning and stormed. Some tents blew
down and others the water ran in under the boys and wet their beds.
Tey had to get up and seek shelter in some other tents and it rainednearly all night.
Levi’s MoneyLevi’s Money
April 24, 1863 Levi was relieved from picket. I purchased a watch.
In the afternoon Levi was asleep and was waked up to go on
battalion drill and he missed his pocket book and money and had
not found it. He lost $16. We went on dress parade after battalion
drill and there was orders read that we should get in line at reveille
which will be sounded at 5 .. and form the battalion and have
role call and inspect the guns and accouterments and then go back
to the quarters. Te bugle is to sound at certain times for all the
different duties.
April 25, 1863 I did not see any chance to get Levi’s money and
gave it up for lost. I spoke to the Lieutenant. He said he did not
see any chance. I think I know who got it. I was detailed for camp
guard. Te Regiment had orders to wash all their clothing. Tey had
orders to come out on dress parade with their shoes blackened and
they made a nice appearance on dress parade.
BLOCK 20: TROOPS AROUND TOWN
Block pattern on page 150
BLOCK 21: LEVI’S MONEY
Block pattern on page 151
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mily QuinerEmily Quiner
Tis quilt block was inspired by the life of Emily
Quiner. Te following blocks are inspired by her
diary entries.
Emily Quiner was born in 1839 in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her familylater moved to Madison, Wisconsin,
where Emily attended the normal
school to study teaching. Emily started
writing in her diary at this time and kept
a diary from April 14, 1861 through
September 27, 1863.
She was teaching in Madison,
Wisconsin, when a friend, George C.
Smith, asked her and her sister Fannie to
help care for the soldiers in a Memphis,
ennessee, hospital during the summer of
1863. During this time, Emily reflected
in her diary on the hardships and theconditions in the hospitals. She spent
many hours during her day taking care of
the soldiers in her ward to make them as
comfortable as possible; she read and wrote
letters for them or decorated the ward. She
also wrote about her social life in Memphis
during this time.
Emily returned home from Memphis
and desperately wanted to return to the
hospital. Her father, Edwin, insisted that
she not return. Emily spent some years
helping her father record and write the
military history of Wisconsin. She beganteaching in the public schools in Chicago
and later moved to teach at the Arapahoe
school in Colorado in 1880. During this
time, Emily lived in various boarding
houses. Upon her retirement in 1913, she
moved to Chicago to live with one of her
sisters. Emily died on October 22, 1919.
Emily QuinerEmily Quiner
BLOCK 50: EMILY QUINER
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Does Not Seem Like SundayDoes Not Seem Like Sunday
July 12, 1863 My first Sabbath here. When I went down this
morning, found the boys in some cleaning the floor, and after
breakfast they changed the clothing of the men and also the beds. Tis
is always done Sunday because this is inspection day. Te SurgeonGeneral comes around to inspect every thing and it must be in prime
order. But not so well today. A man died in Fannie’s ward today of
chronic diarrhea. It does not seem like Sunday at home. I should not
know it by any such action here. Some of the men are worse today. I
have been in my ward most of the day. Mr. Smith came this afternoon
with a Wisconsin Captain who was very pleasant, said they would call
and go to church in the evening.
My Heart chesMy Heart Aches July 13, 1863 Rained the forenoon, made it very cool. Went to my
ward as usual. Men getting along very well. Did not go out tonight.
One of my men very sick. He cannot live, he is an Ohio boy, he is
a very fine fellow about twenty years old. I would almost give the
world if he could live. I wrote a letter to a cousin of his in the army at
Vicksburg telling him how he was and asking him to write home, and
inform his friends. He is very grateful for anything I do for him andthough he never says much, his eyes follow me everywhere. He is very
homesick. How my heart aches when I think that this is the way that
the flower of our country’s youth are perishing in this cruel contest. I
am thankful that God has given me the opportunity to do some good,
and pray that he will give me strength to do my duty faithfully in the
fear of His Holy Name. ired out tonight, went to bed with a heavy
heart, almost expect to find Kent dead tomorrow morning.
BLOCK 60: DOES NOT SEEM LIKE SUNDAY
Block pattern on page 190
BLOCK 61: MY HEART ACHES
Block pattern on page 191
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Photograph used with permission
from Beverly Mickle.
Sarah Lois Wadley was born in South New
Market, Louisiana on November 26, 1844,to William and Rebecca Wadley. She was the
second of nine children.
Sarah’s diary entries start on April 1, 1856,
when she was only eleven years old, and she
kept her diary until December 3, 1920, only
four days before her death. She was sixteen years
old when the Civil War broke out, and her diaryentries are much longer and more informative
during this period. Sarah not only wrote about
the events of the war, but also of her brother
William who performed quartermaster duty for
the Confederate Army.
Sarah’s mother was president of the Ladies
Aid Society, and Sarah helped her mother by
sewing and knitting clothes and
socks for the soldiers. Sarah spent herspare time going for walks, painting,
visiting friends and attending social
gatherings.
After the war, Sarah’s family
moved to Great Hill Place near
Bolingbroke, Georgia, where
she lived for the rest of her life.Sarah never married. She died on
December 7, 1920, at the age of
seventy-six from a heart attack that
she had at home. Te inscription on
her headstone reads, “She opened
her mouth with wisdom and in her
tongue is the law of kindness.”
Sarah Lois WadleySarah Lois Wadley
Sarah ois WadleySarah Lois Wadley
Tis quilt block was inspired by the life of Sarah
Lois Wadley. Te following blocks are inspired by
her diary entries.
BLOCK 80: SARAH LOIS WADLEY
Block pattern on page 210
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BLOCK 94: MY FUTURE HOME
Block pattern on page 224
My uture HomeMy Future Home
June 19, 1863 Mrs. Stone and her family left for Texas on
Wednesday, it seems strange not to have them in the house,
they had been here so long (nearly two months) that we miss
them almost as if they were members of the family. Miss
Kate went away with tears as they all did, they have a long
and wearisome route before them, and at the end nothing
but uncertainty and discomfort. I hope we may never have
to move to Texas, Father does not think it will be necessary
to move at all unless Vicksburg falls and if it does, if that
most melancholy event should ever happen, we would goto Georgia if possible; Father has had an offer made him to
take charge of some iron works in Dade County and, I think,
sometimes inclines to accept it and leave Louisiana forever;
this idea is terrible to me, to leave my home, this place which
is now associated with all the joys and sorrows of the most
impressible period of life; would be to sunder many ties, the
dearest, strongest of my nature, there is no other spot in the world to which I feel a home attachment; every tree here has
for me an expression, for the past two years I have looked
upon this as a future home and all my plans, my hopes, are
connected with it; but if father thinks it best to leave here,
how can I complain as long as I am with him, while my
parents are spared me, I must always have a home, and if we
must go anywhere Georgia is the place I should choose, thatdear old state of which I feel a proud tender feeling and must
always feel it wherever may be my home. I received a letter
from Miss Valeria yesterday telling me all about the Yankee
raid near Hazelhurst and saying that, should Vicksburg fall,
they would move to Georgia or Alabama, to be with her I
would sacrifice much.
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William Brand was born on August 31, 1840,
in Virginia to George Washington Brand andMaria ompkins Moseley. He worked as a miller
before he entered service for the Civil War.
Amanda Catherine Armentrout was born on
September 1, 1840, to Tomas Armentrout and
Barbara Burkholder.
On April 18, 1861, William enlisted with
the Fifth Virginia Regiment, Company E, tofight in the Civil War. He began to write letters
home to Amanda Catherine, whom he usually
addressed as Kate.
William wrote many letters home to
Catherine telling all about his camp and battle
experiences. He was furloughed once because
his big toe was amputated, he was struck in the
hand by a cannonball, shot in the shoulder and
wounded in the thigh, but he
served in his unit throughout theentire Civil War.
After the war in 1867 William
and Catherine were married.
William continued working in
the flour mill business and was a
very generous man, helping many
in his community. William andCatherine had eight children:
John, Frank, Albina, Robert,
Mattie, William, Betty and Flora.
Catherine died on October 1,
1906, at the age of sixty-six, and
William died at the age of ninety-
two on December 28, 1932.
William and Catherine BrandWilliam and Catherine Brand
William and atherine brandWilliam and Catherine brand
Tis quilt block was inspired by the lives of William and
Catherine Brand. Te following blocks are inspired by
their correspondence.
BLOCK 99: WILLIAM AND CATHERINE BRAND
Block pattern on page 229
Photograph used with permission from
the Special Collections, University of
Virginia Library.
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BLOCK 106: OYSTERS AND NO BUTTER
Block pattern on page 236
Oysters and No utterOysters and No Butter
January 19, 1863Dear Friend,
I have seated my self for the purpose of writing you a few
lines to inform you of our whereabouts. My health is very
good and hope these few lines may find you enjoying the
blessings of health and happiness. I have been waiting in
suspense for some time for a letter from you. I have come
to the conclusion that my letter never came to hand. I wrote soon after I came down. You can well imagine how
lonesome I have been in looking for a few lines from you. I
will now send out the second arrow hoping it may find its
destination.
Jake told me yesterday evening that you had never
heard from me since my return to camp. I had intended
writing yesterday but I thought I would wait and send this
by Mr. Carson as the other failed by mail. I have no news
of importance to write.
We were on picket last week, had a very easy tour of
it. I could not see any Yankees across the river. I think the
greater portion of their army has gone south and some
twenty or thirty thousand of our army has gone to meet
them. We have orders to keep one day’s rations in our
haversacks until further orders. Some think we are going to
South Carolina. I haven’t but one objection to going. It will
be so seldom that we could hear from home. I would like to
see the country and then we would be on the coast where
we could get plenty of oysters. We have to pay six dollars a
gallon for them here and no butter to eat with them.
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BLOCK 108: NO NEWS OF IMPORTANCE
Block pattern on page 238
No News of mportanceNo News of Importance
February 6, 1863
Dear Friend,
Nine o’clock .. As most of the boys have retired to their beds
of poles I have concluded to drop you a few lines. My health isvery good and hope these few lines may find you enjoying the
same blessing. Tere is no news of importance to write. We have
to go on picket tomorrow morning. I suppose we will get a peep
at our enemies. I hope we may have a pleasant time while we are
on picket. Tere has been a great deal of snow and rain in the last
two weeks. I hope we may have some more clear weather now.
Te roads are almost a bed of mud. It is almost impossibleto get provisions from the depot to our camp. I suppose there is
plenty of snow in Augusta now for sleighing.
If so, I hope you may have some pleasant sleigh rides. We
take our fun in snowballing. We have formed a Bible class and
meet on Sunday and Wednesday nights to recite our blessings. I
hope it may be carried on and that some good may come of it.
We have a grand theatre in the Regiment carried on by Captain
Brown of the Marion Rifles. He is a very good performer, he is a
noble singer.
Captain Newton started this morning on furlough. He is
very lucky in getting home though I do not envy him his good
fortune. I would have written by the Captain if I had had notice
in time. As it is I will have to risk another by mail hoping it may
soon reach your hand. Well Kate, did your cousin Lizzie make
you acquainted with all her secrets?If so do you know who she is engaged to. I will tell you my
reasons for asking you this question in my next letter if you
answer it. I am a thousand times obliged to you for the cheese you
sent to me. I assure you it was something I never look for. I would
like to be in a mess with your brother but the boys would think
badly of me for leaving my old mess. I may say we are almost
one mess for whenever one mess gets a box the other is invited toshare its contents. If Lieutenant Dempster joins the offi cers’ mess
I expect to change.
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BLOCK 133: MOURN THE LOSS OF MANY BRAVE
MEN AND OFFICERS
Block pattern on page 263
Mourn the Loss of Many raveMourn the Loss of Many Brave
Men and OfficersMen and Officers
Our Division the day before went to Martinsburg driving
the Yankee cavalry from that place. We fell back the same day
to Bunkers Hill, twelve miles below Winchester, and Rodes’
Division was camped some ten miles below Winchester, andbefore we could get to Winchester the other portion of the
Army was nearly whipped.
At the same time they were trying to cut us off from
Winchester, but we arrived there in time to meet the heaviest
onset of the battle and succeeded in driving the enemy near a
mile when everything lay quiet except skirmishing until the
middle of the evening, when the enemy’s cavalry drove our
cavalry back.
Tey then made three or four desperate charges on the
left flank of our lines driving them back in confusion, which
soon demoralized the whole army. We have to mourn the loss
of many brave men and offi cers. Major General Rodes was
killed early in the engagement, one of among the best offi cers
in our army.
Colonel Funk was mortally wounded through the bowelsand left at his home in Winchester. I hope he may recover but it
is doubtful. Major Newton was wounded in the ankle. Te bone
is broken and he is on his way home. He acted very bravely in
trying to rally the men. All say he conferred himself with glory.
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BLOCK 138: CONFIDENCE IN OUR LEADER
Block pattern on page 268
onfidence in Our LeaderConfidence in Our Leader
We are laying quiet this beautiful Sabbath morning. I wish that
I were some place that I might go to the house of God and try
and spend the day in his service. Te thirteenth we had a littlebrush with the enemy before Strasburg. We drove them back in
double quick capturing several hundred prisoners. I think they
were surprised in meeting our infantry. Te prisoners said they
expected to find nothing but Inboton’s cavalry.
Te fourteenth we had a slight skirmish with some cavalry.
I doubt think there was any loss on either side. We are camped
now in the rear four old fortification at Fishers Hill. I believe ourarmy would make a very hard fight now.
All want to wipe out the old stain of Fishers Hill and
Winchester. I think the people are too hard on Early. Te army
has not entirely lost confidence in our old leader. I fear he
uses too much of the poisoned water but don’t think he is ever
past tending to his duty. He is our leader, we ought to all have
confidence in him, or he cannot gain any important victories. Cousin R. Brand was badly wounded at Winchester and left
on the field of battle. John Wright got to camp last evening and
Robert and Luke aylor the evening before. We have thirteen
now for duty. I will keep up with the rest of the company in
the regiment.
My health is very good at present, and hope this may find
you the same. We have orders to clean our guns for inspection.
Invariably we have to violate the Sabbath by having inspections
on the holy day. I must soon close. My kindest regards to
all inquiring friends. Receive my love as the best token of
our friendship.
Write soon to your
William
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Future HappinessFuture Happiness
May 24, 1866
Your letter of the thirtieth of April came to hand last week and I have been
reflecting in what manner to answer ever since. I will use candor and be brief.
I cannot do you or my self justice unless I write in the same style my last wascomposed. I have been laughed at and ridiculed on my sad indifference to
pleasure of late, and what caused it; yes the cause was your happiness, but how I
am ever to accomplish that is beyond my scope of comprehension.
I fear the consequences of marrying when my affections are not satisfied
would probably endanger both your future happiness and mine. From the
tone of your letter you seemed to be under the impression that I had formed
an attachment to some lady of wealth. I can positively affi rm that I never have
addressed no lady, with your exception.
Your letters and ring you requested to be brought back. I am sorry it is not
in my power to bring the letters into existence. I have had no private place to
deposit them, therefore in your summonys they were all committed to the flames.
Your ring I will bring or send to you the first opportunity. My letters I hope you
will burn or destroy in some way most convenient with your feelings.
ny Rash PromisesAny Rash Promises
I thank you for your kind and wholesome advice. I sincerely wish this day that I
was at peace with God. I know I am a sinner, and will be lost unless I change and
seek forgiveness of him who gave us our being. How I pray thee not to let malice
eradicate every feeling of respect in your person for me.
God knows there may be a change and I may race the day of my blindness,
but do not wait on me; I will not attempt to allure you with any rash promises.
Te long, long past was all brightness and sunshine, but alas now all is dark, yes
dreary. In fact, I have not a charm to bind me to earth. I will not commit to you
the many evil thoughts that have filled my mind.
Probably our correspondence had best cease. I will leave it to your discretion.
My health is just tolerable. I hope this may find you in the best of health and
your cheeks blooming with the freshness of spring.
From your Brother as ever,
William
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bout the uthorAbout the Author
Rosemary Youngs has been quilting since the 1980s. Her quilts have won
numerous awards in local as well as major shows. Pictures of her work havebeen published in various books and magazines. She has taught at local
shops and enjoys designing quilts that tell stories. Her first book, Te Amish
Circle Quilt , published in 2004, tells the story of eleven Amish women,
their culture and their quilting. Te Civil War Diary Quilt , Te Civil War
Love Letter Quilt and Te Civil War Anniversary Quilts continue the series.
Rosemary currently resides in Walker, Michigan, with her family.
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Yards Meters 0.9
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