12 November 1863

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

Money goes very fast these days he says. Even after receiving two months pay some of the boys have no money left. But he is very careful about how he spends his money. Other soldiers waste their money on drinking and gambling.

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23 November 1863

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He changed jobs from working in the dining room to giving medicine. The size of the company has diminished greatly in the past year. He asks how her provisions are.

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30 November 1863

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He wants to know how living in Mr. Sterans house is for her. Apparently their corn crop did not do well this year. He asks what Mr. Graw wants to do with their farm.

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3 December 1863

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He is working in the dining room again. She told him a Mr. Holland wants to build a wood house on the end of their house and he discusses the cost of such a project. He wants Mr. Holland to write to him.

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10 December 1863

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He received a letter from his father who is well. His father told him that William H. Pratt is in the hospital. James assures Mary that he is safer now than if he had stayed in the brigade.

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16 December 1863

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He has no wish to rejoin his regiment and march around in the cold. He would like to have a taste of her mince pies. He says to tell Mr. Roland he can work on the improved land.

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25 December 1863

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He is now in Chattanooga, after having spent some time at the Convalescent Camp. He has now rejoined his regiment.

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3 January 1864

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

They are near Lookout Mountain, in the heart of the enemy's country. He describes the country they passed through on the way from Lousiville to Chattanooga which he says is unlike anything she's ever seen before.

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January 24, 1864

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He writes again how education is so important for their children. If she does not have money for the taxes, he insists she let him know and he will send her some money.Their pay is late.

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February 1, 1864

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

There are many deserting the rebel ranks. There are reports that these deserters may join the Union but he does not see much truth in these reports. One of the shirts she made him has shrunk terribly.

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February 21, 1864

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He refers to the spirit of the war and says it has grown into an animal... He got 2 months pay recently and he will send her fifty dollars.

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February 27, 1864

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He talks about the music they practice playing in camp to keep busy during down times. Some of the boys play cards, while he prefers to read.

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5 March 1864

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He saw his old friend General Wood and they had a grand time. He has been practicing on the bugle lately. He has to learn 25 different calls.

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14 March 1864

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He has never been healthier. There is some talk of going to Cincinnati but he thinks they will most likely go to Georgia or Alabama.

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23 March 1864

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He responds to the news from his wife. She has said William and Jane Nickerson might move back to Calhoun. Mary has not decided if she will go to Dester this summer.

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28 March 1864

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He would like William to work the farm so that he could live there with Mary and the children and then she wouldn't have to worry about the milling.

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1 April 1864

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He is sending her a book he thinks she will enjoy.

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8 April 1864

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

Benjamin Vasper will bring the book and money to her. He thinks back to 1862 when the Cumberland army left Louisville and who has died.

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13 April 1864

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

There is sickness and death lately, mostly among the new recruits. He asks her to tell him the price of produce, so that he can allocate funds appropriately. He warns her that he has become a hard drinker and that is why he has gained weight.

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18 April 1864

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He describes a funeral he attended of a new recruit who died of a heart disease. He will send her more money soon.

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29 April 1864

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He will not be able to get a furlough because all the men were wanted in the field. There has been some bad fighting and the Rebels have captured a cavalry unit. There is heavy cannoning at the foot of Racoon Mountain.

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1 May 1864

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He talks about the current prices of different articles of clothing. He says he is getting lazy and doesn't know how long he will remain in Chattanooga. He still owes his uncle money.

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6 May 1864

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He predicts that Virginia will see a bloody time. The Rebels think they can get Chattanooga again, but he doesn't think so. He describes the landscape surrounding the camp.

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9 May 1864

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He talks about the inevitability of death and the many vices of the army. It takes a very stable mind to reject all the vices of the army. He mentions a friend who wants to enlist because his wife died, but he thinks it would be better if he stayed at home.

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14 May 1864

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He is anxious for the time to come, when the Rebel capital will fall. It will not be easy becasue there will be many widows and fatherless children.He thinks the Rebels made their own bed and now they must lie in it.

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