Manley Stacey Civil War Letters
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December 01, 1862 (to Father) |
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| Washington DC | Regt & a half in one Room | ||
| Dec 1st /62 | But then we are used to sleep- | ||
| Dear Father | ing on a hard bed. Tow of the | ||
| I wrote a letter yes- | 138th boys, came down to see | ||
| terday, but owing to the Confus- | us, last night, I raised a | ||
| ion, could, not finish it, | great deal of Excitement, among | ||
| in time for the Mail. We have | the boys, every one had some | ||
| not moved yet but expect | Friends in the Regt. I said | ||
| too [sic], before long. The General | last night, that we were | ||
| opinion here is that we are | going to Arlington Tonight, | ||
| not Exchanged but that | this is a mistake, we are | ||
| we soon will be. Hardly | going to Camp Chase, near | ||
| any of our Officers, think we | the long Bridge. Of course | ||
| are. I shall go over to the | I can not describe it | ||
| 138th's Camp in a few days | until I see it. It is ra- | ||
| I saw Capt Charlie Wood, yesterday | there doubtful about our | ||
| The Regt is only two miles | getting Paid Off, for if we | ||
| from where our Camp, is | are not Exchanged, we will | ||
| to be. We had a lovely | not until we are. Right | ||
| time in the Barracks last | here at the Capitol, we | ||
| night, there was about a | get Meat, that Stinks so | ||
| we can not possible eat | |||
| it, It is a great Shame |
| I think I will have my | would like to know, how |
| Tooth Brush & a Blacking | things are at Fresericks- |
| Brush Sent as we are oblig- | burg. I think, something |
| ed to have our Boots Blacked- | will be done in the next |
| when we Parade. I will also | two weeks. Our Lieut Colonel |
| have a few Paper Collars, | said this AM, that we |
| so if we are [Re ed] here | were not Exchanged yet |
| I can look well. I do not | but that we soon would |
| want to be burdened with | be. As soon as I hear |
| a great deal. We have | anything deffinite [sic] |
| got about 4 miles to March | I will write |
| today, & then pitch our Tents, | Love to All |
| as we shall be pretty busy | Manley |
| I think there must have | |
| been some Mistake, in | |
| regard to the measure of | |
| my Boots, Billy Waters, took | |
| [ ] it & I was very partic- | |
| ular. Talk about confus- | |
| sion, you should see, | |
| where I am writing | |
| from 10 to 1200, in the | |
| Room. I hear but little | |
| War News now, though |
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