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to "Luff"[Lieutenant Shepard]

Jokes about returning to Army life and about the Lieutenant's wound. Also jokingly lists his daily duties.

GLC03603.153

to his mother and sister

Describes camp life and goes into detail about the meals that he has eaten. Remarks on the good spirits of the men in the camp and says that Captian Hoyt has offered to lend Charles and George horses so that they can ride to all the different camps.

GLC03603.207

to his family

Writes that they are leaving for New Haven that evening. Requests that his family not come immediately to visit. They had a very unpleasant march to New York.

GLC03603.251

to his family

Thanks God for preserving him through the days of danger and suffering. Writes about his feelings about acting as a commander. Notes that he read the last letter from his family "with the bullets whistling over me".

GLC03603.288

to his family

Writes from camp Bermuda about a wooden shelter that has been built for him in camp. He gives more specifications on the papers he is looking for. He writes that he encloses Generals Orders No. 126 as a curiosity.

GLC03603.321.01

to his mother, sister and brother

Writes more about the hard journey to Annapolis and mentions that someone has stolen his rubber blanket. The regiment is housed in buildings belonging to the Recruits College.

GLC03603.025

to his family

Family has received the trunk of extra clothing he has sent home and he responds to a question they asked him about a photograph of a woman that was in the trunk. Says it was merely a photograph he found and kept in hopes of returning it to its owner...

GLC03603.177

to his family

Declares that he has still not left Hartford but orders are to leave at 4 p.m. on Thursday. Requests that his family reimburse H. C. Trumbull for a breakfast that he paid for. Written from the United States Hotel.

GLC03603.011

to his family

Writes that the pay master has visited and that he is now acting as "A. Adjt. Genl." Complains about Stanton and gives more details about what he would like in a servant.

GLC03603.047

to his family

Responds to a letter received from home inquiring about his housing situation and the layout of the island. Also discredits accounts of the battle that his family has picked up, such as the rumor that Colonel Russell, one of the men killed in the...

GLC03603.081