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19 July 1780
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Cannon & stores in Pennsylvania required of the Board of War
Lists the gun weight of cannons and the numbers needed along with other artillery materials. Written at a Park of Artillery.
GLC02437.00823
19 March 1862
Epperly, Christian M., 1837-1904
to Mary Epperly
Reports that some of the men from his unit joined the volunteers. Discusses the health of several members of his regiment. Closes by invoking God's protection for his wife.
GLC02715.001
25 March 1862
Writes he has not received any arms. Notes that some volunteers have been waiting seven months for their weapons. Says he will not join the volunteers yet. Includes an embossed seal in the upper left hand corner.
GLC02715.002
3 April 1862
Writes to his wife from Camp Windsor. He complains about not receiving any letters from home and about a sore throat. Discusses prayer and religion in camp.
GLC02715.003
5 April 1862
Writes from camp. Notes he still refuses to join the volunteers. States that he fears the army will put him in a company from another state if he does. Says he misses the mountains of Floyd County, Virgina and hates being in the valley. Informs...
GLC02715.004
9 April 1862
Writes from camp his appreciation of his wife's encouragement not to join the volunteers. He still is not sure if he wants to join them. Closes with discussion of prayer and a religious exhortation.
GLC02715.005
14 April 1862
Writes from camp that he believes his unit may be released if General [Joseph E.] Johnston's army defeats the Yankees at Yorktown, Virginia. Mentions the reported size of the forces now engaged at Yorktown.
GLC02715.006
22 April 1862
Writes from General [J.E.B.?] "Stewards" [Stuart's] encampment, five miles from Yorktown. Notes that his company is attached to General Stuart's Horse Artillery, under Captain Pelham. Says he thinks they may have to stay with this unit until the...
GLC02715.007
27 April 1862
Writes that they are five miles from Yorktown, Virginia and seven miles from Williamsburg, Virginia. Says his unit does not see close action like an infantry unit does. States he is unhappy with his regiment's assignment. Notes he would now give...
GLC02715.008
1 May 1862
Notes his unit has not received any tents and the men are using blankets that they brought from home. Says he hopes it is not too late to volunteer and join "Trigs Regiment."
GLC02715.009
12 May 1862
Describes the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia.
GLC02715.010
16-17 May 1862
Discusses the damage the armies have done to the local farms, crops and livestock. Continues writing on 17 May 1862 that he ran out of money and borrowed some from a man who is going home. Tells Mary to feed the man as repayment.
GLC02715.011
22 May 1862
Says the Union has control of the James River all the way up to Richmond, Viriginia. Believes that the Yankees will take Richmond soon. Reminds his wife to pay back the man whom he borrowed money from and asks her to sell his watch.
GLC02715.012
31 May 1862
Writes that his unit is camped nine miles from Richmond, Virginia. Says he hopes to get a furlough and visit his wife at the end of June. However, Captain Pelham has been very hard on the regiment since one man deserted.
GLC02715.013
circa June 1862
Says he cannot get a furlough. States he wants Aunt Peggy to move in and nurse his wife who is pregnant (see GLC02715.031). Date taken from the content of the letter.
GLC02715.014
3 June 1862
Writes that his unit missed a recent battle (likely the Battle of Fair Oaks) because the muddy roads made it impossible to move the artillery. Believes the casualties are in the thousands. Says the wounded are being moved to Richmond, Virginia.
GLC02715.015
13 June 1862
to: Mary Epperly
Describes himself as a cannoneer who helps to load the guns. Notes that three of their guns have been ordered away, probably to join General [Stonewall] Jackson. Mentions that men of a nearby infantry unit offered members of his regiment $50 to...
GLC02715.016
22 June 1862
Mentions his regiment has been paid. Notes he paid back the money he borrowed from a gentleman since the man never went home to collect the money from Mary. Says he will keep $15 for himself.
GLC02715.017
29 June 1862
Mentions the battles on 26 June (Battle of Mechanicsville) and 27 June (Battle of Gaine's Mills). Says he managed to miss the battles but mentions the fate of friends and relatives who did fight. The top quarter of the third page is missing causing...
GLC02715.018
5 July 1862
Says his legs are swollen. Reports that the Confederates drove the Yankees back to the Chicahominy River. Believes they fought five or six battles in the last eight to ten days. Says his unit still has not fought in a "regular battle." He...
GLC02715.019
10 July 1862
Reports that the Yankees are thirty miles from Richmond, Virginia and believes that they are reinforcing for another attack.
GLC02715.020
20 July 1862
Discusses the price of various food items.
GLC02715.021
23 July 1862
Requests Mary sends him butter and soap.
GLC02715.022
27 July 1862
Complains about the cursing, drinking and card playing in camp. Says he will apply for a furlough. Adds that he will understand if Mary is unable to send him the butter and soap. Discusses his sister Margaret being ill.
GLC02715.023
2 August 1862
Discusses his sister Margaret's death. Comments, "Wee would all be a grate deell better off if if [sic] wee could as she did and bid farewell to this proud and wicked world and mount on eagles wings and fly to the mansions above whair there hant...
GLC02715.024
9 August 1862
Describes a march toward Fredricksburg, Virginia where his unit encountered and engaged a large number of Yankees (Massaponax, 5 August 1862). Wrties of his appreciation of his wife's offer to raise money to hire a substitute, but says that General...
GLC02715.025
20 August 1862
Writes from North Ames Creek that he wants to hire a substitute. Says he believes the army must accept a substitute, if one can be found. Mentions the Yankees are heading toward Manassas, Virginia.
GLC02715.026
7 September 1862
five letters to his family
There are five letters on one folded sheet. Includes two letters from Epperly to Mary Epperly, one letter from Epperly to Harvey D. Phleagar, one letter from Epperly to his "Mother" Catharine Phleagar, and a letter to his "Brothers." Mentions a...
GLC02715.027
26 September 1862
States the army returned to Virginia (likely referring to the men who fought in the Battle of Antietam, which his unit did not.) Asks Mary to write to him the moment anyone becomes ill so he has an excuse to come home.
GLC02715.028
5 October 1862
States that the army is centered around Winchester, Virginia. Advises his wife to send her letters to "Capt. Henery Stuarts Hors Artillery."
GLC02715.029
circa 1862
Writes that he misses her and promises to write to other family members.
GLC02715.030
6 October 1862
Suggests she name the baby (likely his son) Christian Dolphus.
GLC02715.031
10 October 1862
Says he does not grieve for his lost brothers and sisters, but trusts in God that they will meet in heaven someday. States the army is near Winchester, Virginia. Mentions his hopes of receiving a furlough.
GLC02715.032
19 October 1862
to Catharine Phleagar
Says the army has been quiet, but he believes a big battle is coming. He mentions food available and a lack of soap. Asks Mary, his wife, to make him a shirt, drawers, pants, and a knit cap. Notes he received two months pay and that he intends to...
GLC02715.033
States he is nearly barefoot and hopes to get his boots soon. Mentions that General [W.E.B.] Stuart rode around [General George] McClellan's army in Maryland. Page four is a religious poem.
GLC02715.034
30 October 1862
Writes from camp complaining that the Yankees "steal" people's stock and grain to supply their army. Tells Mary that if she has any grain she should use it to fatten up the pigs and sell them. Also discuses the price of corn, bacon, and butter.
GLC02715.035
12 November 1862
Describes engagements between Confederate artillery and cavalry and Union forces. States his unit almost lost two guns when the Yankee cavalry charged past them. He places the battle at Marrun Station, Fauquier County, Virginia.
GLC02715.036
14 November 1862
Says he may not be able to get a furlough. Mentions the army is moving toward Rapidan Station, but he expects a fight near Culpeper.
GLC02715.037
25 November 1862
Writes from camp in Spotsylvania County, Virginia that the Yankees are camped across the river. Notes that all the civilians have left Fredericksburg in fear of Federal bombardment.
GLC02715.038
17 December 1862
Informs Mary that Joseph, her brother, was wounded in the arm, and the doctors had to amputate it. Says he nursed Joseph while he was in camp and wanted to accompany him to Richmond, Virginia but General [William Henry Fitzhugh] Lee would not allow...
GLC02715.039
7 January 1863
Notes the Yankees are once again across the river. Says the army has gone into winter quarters in cloth tents. States that General [W.H.F.] Lee will submit his application for a furlough to General Stuart.
GLC02715.040
12 January 1863
Writes his wife from Camp Leids. Sends her $115 and requests that she pay a $75 debt to David Williams.
GLC02715.041
23 January 1862
Writes from Camp Leids that there is a case of smallpox in the company, but he does not think it will spread since the company has been vaccinated. States that the Yankees are crossing the river above Fredricksburg, Virginia. Notes he will likely...
GLC02715.042
27 January 1862
Advises Mary from Camp Loids to sell the grain before the government takes it at a very cheap price. Warns her to watch any Cavalry men that may be in the area because they steal chickens and "beecomes." Offers a lengthy description of their...
GLC02715.043
8 February 1863
Writes two letters from Camp Lee; one to Harvey and George and the other to his wife Mary Epperly. Informs Mary that the Cavalry is being issued furloughs but his Captain will not issue any. He thinks the unit will desert if they do not receive...
GLC02715.044
19 March 1863
Writes from Camp Lee that the Yankees are crossing the river. Says he expects another fight near Fredricksburg, Virginia. Notes his unit has been order to go to Orange County, Virginia.
GLC02715.045
25 March 1863
to Harvey & George
The letter is signed "Marion" which is possibly Christain M. Epperly's middle name. The handwriting appears to be the same as Christian Epperly's. Writes from Camp Lee that he grows tired of fighting and dislikes the cursing in camp.
GLC02715.046
2 September 1835
Cleaveland, Porter, fl. 1835
to Richard H. Field
A copy of a report of Porter Cleveland and wife Frances Winn Cleveland, responding to a complaint of Edward C. Ancell and wife Ann Winn Ancell, against John Winn, and others, regarding the administration of the estate of Thomas Winn, the father of...
GLC03434.63
5 January 1837
Winn, John, 1789-?
Report of John Winn, acting as "ally for George Winn," in a complaint against George Winn. Report given in response to a claim by Edward C. Ancel and his wife Ann Winn Ancel, regarding the division of the estate of Thomas Winn. John Winn states...
GLC03434.64
6 October 1838
Winn, George, 1793-?
to John Winn
Reporting on crops and the low prices of slaves. George quotes a previous letter from his brother regarding the purchase of slaves, and questions whether the price had already been agreed upon. Although they want to keep the slaves in the family...
GLC03434.65
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