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10 May 1862
Morse, Justus (fl. 1861-1864)
to Respected Miss (Kitty)
He apologizes for having played a trick on her recently but it was the first of April. The last time he heard from her, she wasn't well.
GLC02170.06
14 June 1862
to Miss (Kitty)
They are now in Memphis. The people there like to insult their army as they're going through town. Unfortunately, he can't come home now.
GLC02170.08
15 June 1862
Unknown
to Unknown
The author writes she will have to plant corn without him. She will send him part of her dress and a lock of her hair. She tells him to write as often as he wants and not to wait for her.
GLC02170.09
10 July 1862
to friend
There was fighting at Nashville. An acquaintance has the measles. The author went to a wedding and notes that he's been away six months and it will turn into three years probably.
GLC02170.11
1 August 1862
Morse, Justus (fl. 1861 - 1864)
to Kitty
He heard that his regiment is going to Little Rock.It is quiet for the most part but once in a while there is a skirmish in the neighborhood.
GLC02170.13
26 August 1862
He is still in the hospital acting as a nurse. The work is dull and he does not get to see what is going on.He describes how the ladies from the city come in often to visit the sick.
GLC02170.14
2 November 1862
to Catherine (Kitty)
The hospital has moved down on the banks of the river. The nuns left but not before converting a couple of the boys. He thinks she must be lonesome now that most of the boys have left.
GLC02170.16
5 November 1862
He was sorry to hear of her cousin's death. There was a snow storm recently. He can't afford to send her another picture right now.
GLC02170.17
1 December 1862
The cold is as bad in the South as it is in the North. Nothing new is happening. A mutual friend of theirs is sick.
GLC02170.19
4 December 1862
He would love to be with her on Christmas and New Year's. He heard that his mother was sick. He is pretty sure, he, James and he will not be able to come to Monroe.
GLC02170.20
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