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1862
Elmore, Bruce, fl. 1862-1865
to Libbie Elmore
Partial letter. He asks her to be punctual in her writing. He does not belive the war can last three years. That is impossible he says.
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30 December 1862
They received orders to pack their knapsacks and three days rations and march. They were going on picket when they heard there was a raid of 1500 Rebel cavalry somewhere in the vicinity. He describes their strategy. Then they were ordered to march...
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1863
Pages missing. He writes that someone's death was reported but this statement has been contradicted.
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2 January 1863
Elmore, Libbie, fl. 1861-1865
to Bruce Elmore
She writes of how she spent her New Year at her parents'. She only wishes he could have been there and wishes for peace on any terms. Last page is blue and square. She talks of the children and how they miss their father.
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3 January 1863
Willard has joined the ambulance corps. They had their first death in the regiment Wednesday night. He was buried by moonlight. Bruce read a letter of a friend's wife aloud to to him. It mentioned the snow.
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6 January 1863
The sore throat is still going around. She heard Beck Broman was discharged as he was taken prisoner at Fredricksburg and paroled. She tells the news of other mutual acquaintances. Libbie wonders if Bruce wears a sword or whether he has any new...
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The weather has warmed up and the sleighing is all gone. She tells him she has been fighting with Kniffin, as usual.
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7 January 1863
Everyone is in good spirits because of the recent victories at Murfeesboro and other places. He got a letter from his mother telling him Sanford Starr had small pox.
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She is sorry that Low's remarks got him in trouble. A friend of hers received something strange in the mall. A small syringe wrapped in paper. Libbie does not know what it meant but would have taken it as the grossest insult.
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8 January 1863
Vanqaasbeck, Wilber, fl. 1862-1865
A letter from his nephew. He asks what Santa got him for Christmas and talks about his presents.
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