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29 April 1865
Whitley, Albert, fl. 1865
to Sister and Brother
tomorrow they will start marching home.
GLC09271.04
1 December 1865
diary entries December 1st-10th, year unknown
discusses where he marched and camped each day and the weather.
GLC09271.05
8 October 1862
Boston, John W., fl. 1862-1865
to wife and children
writes that he is in good health and is sending 20 dollars home. believes they will soon be victorious
GLC09315.01
13 October 1862
very faded. would like to come home once more before he goes to Dixie. promises to do his duty as a soldier.
GLC09315.02
4 December 1862
front page torn. writes that he is sending Mary a locket and will be sending the boys something as well. tells the story of an orderly who shot a captain in another company.
GLC09315.03
5 December 1862
is afraid his wife will have changed so much by the time he arrives home that he will not know her. asks her to send him a good pair of boots, also requests sponge cake and tobacco.
GLC09315.04
14 December 1862
has come down with a cold. says he is in a dangerous place. says the only women he sees are "nigger wenches, and I hate them, every once and a while I see a white woman..." would like to be with her and the children.
GLC09315.05
2 December 1862
writes they have to survive on half rations.
GLC09315.06
1863
writes that the regiment will be reorganized ina week. the new recruits will have to stay for the full term of enlistment. but they are confident the war will end before the term is up.
GLC09315.07
sorry to hear that Mary (his daughter) was sick but hopes she is better now. refers to old friends and asks his wife to tell them he remembers them well and ask how they are getting along.
GLC09315.08
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