28 May 1862

Pugh, Mitchell, fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Ambrose Pugh

re: fighting in Princeton, West Virginia

GLC03135.06.003

20 June 1862

Pugh, Mitchell, fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Ambrose Pugh and Eli Pugh

re: Byron Hash; Yankees approaching Princeton.

GLC03135.06.004

11 August 1862

Pugh, Mitchell, fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to "Mrs. Pugh" and L. D. Wood

re: advice for planting crops; skirmishing at Pack's Ferry and possibility of Yankees returning: "We don't fear them Blue Bebbies one bit…;" sent $100 home via C.H. Pennington.

GLC03135.06.005

11 August 1862

Hash, Byron B., fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to L. D. Wood

re: skirmish at Pack's Ferry.

GLC03135.06.006

18 September 1862

Hash, Byron B., fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to L. D. Wood, A. Pugh, J. B. Hash and Eli Pugh

re: skirmishing in Fayetteville, Va.; Charleston, Va.; and the Kanawha valley.

GLC03135.06.007

25 September 1862

Mitchell, Thomas F., fl. 1862-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Elizabeth J. Mitchell

re: death of a fellow prisoner at Johnson's Island; attempts to secure release of David Pennington and Noah Blevins.

GLC03135.06.008

7 November 1862

Hash, Byron B., fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to L. D. Wood

re: speculations on troop movements; mentions William, Eli, and A. Pugh.

GLC03135.06.010

2 December 1862

Perkins, William T., fl. 1862-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to L. D. Wood

re: new pants; desire to see the girls at home.

GLC03135.06.011

6 March 1863

Hash, Byron B., fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to L. D. Wood

re: soldiers left at Petersburg, Va., cold, snowy march to Franklin, Va.

GLC03135.06.012

1 April 1863

Pugh, Eli, fl. 1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to L. D. Wood

re: increased dose of medicine; greeting to everyone at home.

GLC03135.06.013

27 April 1863

Pugh, Eli, fl. 1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to L. D. Wood

re: Yankees going "up every day in their Bulloons;" attempts to secure discharge due to rheumatism; travel from Dublin, Va., to camp in Caroline Co.

GLC03135.06.015

22 May 1863

Pugh, Eli, fl. 1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Charlottle Pugh and L. D. Wood

re: worsening rheumatism.

GLC03135.06.016

2 June 1863

Hash, Byron B., fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to L. D. Wood

re: three boys being sent to the "horse pittle"[?]; "good" girls at home.

GLC03135.06.017

3 June 1863

Perkins, William T., fl. 1862-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to L. D. Wood

re: girls at home.

GLC03135.06.018

4 September 1863

Perkins, William T., fl. 1862-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to L. D. Wood

re: missed recent camp meeting; speculation the Yankees have taken Knoxville.

GLC03135.06.019

3 October 1863

Mitchell, Thomas F., fl. 1862-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to L. D. Wood

re: inquiry regarding missing money belonging to Eli Pugh.

GLC03135.06.020

22 January 1864

Pennington, D., fl. 1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to L. D. Wood

re: lack of food and clothing.

GLC03135.06.021

12 June 1864

Pugh, A., fl. 1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to L. D. Wood

re: attacks by bushwhackers and retaliation on them; capture and sale of a horse.

GLC03135.06.023

7 July 1864

Pugh, A., fl. 1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to L. D. Wood

re: march from Transylvania Co., N.C., to Raleigh, and then Morganton; capture and burning of Camp Vance by "taryes"[?].

GLC03135.06.024

1862

Paul, Miles W., fl. 1862-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Celicia Paul

Paul tells his wife about camp life, food rations and other Companies he came in contact with. He informs her that he doesn't know when he will get his bounty money, but that he will send money along once he gets it. He also advises her to take their cow up to Thode, presumably a family friend or relative, to keep it from running off again. No month on document, word processor inventory indicates month as August. Written at Camp Curton.

GLC03058.01

1862

Paul, Miles W., fl. 1862-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Celicia Paul

Paul informs his wife that he is near Sharpsburg and has been ordered to be ready at any moment. He describes a pair of knee-high boots that he bought for $7.50 from a sutler at camp, and then asks here to pay part of his debt to Mr. Russel back in Muncy. Also, he tells her he is glad Thode was not drafted because he does not have anyone to look after his property. No month on document, word processor inventory indicates month as September.

GLC03058.02

21 December 1862

Paul, Miles W., fl. 1862-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Celicia Paul

Paul hopes his wife recovers from her illness and asks her not to work out of the house for another woman. He explains to her that he fought in a battle and was glad that they escaped across the river rather than continue to fight. He describes the Rebel's superior position, and believes the battle was mismanaged. Paul refers to a letter with more particulars of the battle, but this letter does not appear to be in the collection. Written in a camp near Fredericksburg.

GLC03058.03

30 December 1862

Paul, Miles W., fl. 1862-1863

Autograph letter

Title: to Celicia Paul

Paul thanks his wife for the carpet sack of food and clothing that she sent him. He tells her that he enjoyed her pudding, and thanks her for the undershirt and tobacco that she sent. He informs Celicia that he sent her fifteen dollars by way of his Captain's brother-in-law and tells her "dont Beafrade to youse what ever you want of the mony that is thare for I want you to be Cumfortable". Paul also recounts the news of men at camp that she knows, and he responds to news of people at home.

GLC03058.04

1861

Paul, Miles W., fl. 1862-1863

Autograph letter

Title: to unknown

The first few lines of the letter are faded and illegible. The letter is written on military stationary, printed at the top is "Eighty-Fourth Regiment, P.V. Col WM. G. Murray." The letter informs the recipient that a friend, Bill Cummings, was ill, and that both Paul and Sheridan had suffered through hard weather. Paul and Sheridan then describe their march from Camp Curtin, and relay that upon arrival in Hancock they were attacked by Rebels. Outnumbered, the Union troops retreated and were led on a forty mile forced march to Cumberland ["Mud March"?]. For information on John K. Sheridan,…

GLC03058.05

10 January 1863

Paul, Miles W., fl. 1862-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Celicia Paul

In this letter Paul responds to accusations made by Celicia that he does not write enough, and tells her that he writes whenever he can, and thanks her for what she sends. He asks her to write when she receives the money he sent to her, and he complains that he has "not receved any leter for too weaks." Paul recounts in detail what the sutlers do at the camp, the foods they make and for how much they sell them, criticizing "the way these Sutlers make thare mony of tho Poor souldiers". Paul then mentions that he read about a smallpox outbreak in Williamsport, though he assures her that…

GLC03058.06