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Manley Stacey Civil War Letters

October 12, 1862

*Camp Douglas*	*either be Exchanged within*
*Chicago*	*10 days or we would go to N Y*
*Co D 111 Regt*	*State. I hope one or the other*
*Oct 12th*	*will be so, as it is to [sic] confin-*
	*ing here Monday 6 AM*
*Dear Father*	*I got a pass to go down in the*
*I received your last*	*City yesterday Afternoon from 1 to*
*letter on Saturday last, & was glad*	*5, so of course could not go to*
*to hear so often from home.*	*meeting at that hour. We had in-*
*You asked me, to whom you should*	*spection again yesterday morning*
*write, to get me a Furlough. I do*	*from 10 to 12, We were inspected*
*not think there is any use in try-*	*so as to see what clothes we la-*
*ing for it. But Nevertheless you can*	*cked, or what we needed. It seems*
*try Major S B Smith 111 Regt is the*	*to be the order of the Day, to have*
*man to apply to, we are under*	*something going on, Sundays, I do*
*him now, You may be sure*	*not know why it is. Last night*
*that I would be willing to ride*	*some of the Company A & T's men got*
*any way, so as to come home for*	*up a Row & tore down some of the*
*a short time. It was reported*	*outside Fence, It don't seem as if*
*here on saturday that we were*	*the Boys could be contented, un-*
*to be Mustered out of the U S*	*less in some mischief, I can't see*
*Service, into the State & go to*	that they will make any thing by it
*our own state & be held as re-*	*It seems to be given up here, by*
*serves. I suppose there is as much*	*Officers & men, our going to Min-*
*truth in it, as in some of the*	*esota, They seem to think that we*
*other Rumors, which is no truth*	*shall stay here until exchanges*
*at all. I do not think we*	*I hope this is not so, if we are*
*shall stay here all winter. I do*	*not to be exchanged this winter*
*no think they could keep the*	*that we will go into a little*
*Boys, a great many are leav-*	*warmer Quarters. It is so perplexing*
*ing every day & going home, I do*	*here, we can not tell, one day before*
*not approve of the plan & yet*	*another what we are going to do*
*I do not blame the boys*	*But then this is a part of the Trade*
*It was reported here on friday*	*I have received a letter from*
*the Genl Tyler (who has com-*	*you, with a $5,00 & a $3,00 Bill in but*
*mand here) said that we will*	*not the one with $2,00 in. We had*
	*a Battle in our Square the other*
	*night, between the Right & left*

*wing of the Regt, It was fought with*	*There is our 4th Sergeant Warren*
*hard Tack, or Crackers. we compelled*	*he is no more fir for the place*
*the Enemy to retreat, but the[y] [railed]*	*than Charlie Sherman, he is de-*
*again & was compelled to Raise the*	*spised by all the Men & then there*
*White Flag, It made a good deal*	*is, Dan Hutchins, I am sorry they*
*of Fun for us, with out some such thing*	*ever accepted him. I can see the*
*we would die of Laziness.*	*Reason you can not tell better*
*Williams has been sick for the*	*what is going here, One writes*
*past few days, I think he has got*	*one thing and one another, so it*
**the Ague. I have got a very bad***	*is hard to tell, You could tell*
*cold, just enough to make me feel*	*but little by Williams'es letters,*
*miserable. We are living a little*	*as he has always drawn so much*
*better now you may be sure with*	*I know that I have tried to*
*all those good thing's from home*	*make the best of every thing, and*
*Now look at our Breakfast*	*have not told all we have*
*this morning Hard Tack & Coffee*	*been through or have seen.*
*& that so poor, the [Kettles] are all*	*A great deal of it falls on*
*grease, not being washed clean*	*our Officers, they have always*
*Six boys out of the Company, and de-*	*been behind time in everything*
*tailed every day to wash dishes, &*	*that related to the welfare*
*carry Water, We have two boys that*	*of the Men, This is truth*
*have cooked for us, since Crowl*	*and all Confirm this story*
*left. A great many of our Boys*	*The most of the Blame falls*
*are sick, generally 10 on the Sick*	*on the Capt, as he is the*
*list every morning, I do not know*	*Superior Officer. I have not*
*what is the Cause of it, unless*	*wanted to say this, but will*
*it is the Diet & poor Water.*	*tell it just as it is*
*Billy Waters thinks he paid a good*	*Tell Maggie that I am*
*price for the Watch. I think it was*	*much obliged for the letter*
*worth all he paid for it, I know*	*& will answer when I write*
*it was worth that to me, I hope*	*next, Must close Breakfast*
*You will get a chance to send*	*Call*
*me another, soon. I never have*
*said much about My Superior*	*Love to all*
**Non Commissioned Officers, I do**	*Manly*
*not think there is a company*
*on the Ground that has poorer*
*Non Commissioned Officers*

* Definition: "Ague": a 19th Century term for the recurring fever and chills caused by malaria.

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