Manley Stacey Civil War Letters

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Manley Stacey Civil War Letters

October 14, 1862

*Camp Douglas*	*likely place for us to go is*
*Chicago*	*to our own State. One thing is*
*7 AM Oct 14th*	*certain, if the Small Pox break*
	*out in Camp & spreads much*
*Dear Father*	*A great many of the Boys would*
*I think if all the reports*	*leave. Jessie Cooley & H [Ca ]*
*are true, that our troubles have*	*left last night out of the*
*not commenced yet. It is repor-*	*126 Regt for home, they*
*ted that we have got the Small*	*bought Citizens Cloths*
*Pox in Camp, Three men were*	*I do not like that style*
*taken from the 126 Regt (And*	*Tuesday Oct 15 6 AM. Yesterday at*
*that lays right by us) to the*	*11 AM, I got a pass & went to mrs*
*Hospital, that had got it. if this*	*Stones to s[p]end, coming back*
*is so, I pity the boys, one thing is*	*about 5 PM, I have not enjoyed*
*certain shall not be afraid*	*myself so well in a long time*
*of it, And if the boys in our Co*	*As soon as we got there, I felt*
*got it, I can nurse them, but*	perfectly at home. I enjoyed
*you may be sure I do not like*	*my dinner very much. Mr Stone*
*it well enough to nurse any*	*has a splendid place here*
*one else. I think we shall*	*in his house, he has, his Bill-*
*get one months pay this week*	*iard Room, His Pictured [sic] Gallery*
*this I know, And the Orderly told*	*& such splendid Drawing Room*
*me that he thought we would*	*& Parlors, His place is about*
*go home then. Our Ajutant [sic] told*	*a mile & a half East of our*
*the boys yesterday, that there*	*Camp. I have go a Cordial*
*was no use in the Boys Clean-*	*Invitation to spend the day*
*ing u the Barracks, as we were*	*with them, every day I can get*
*going to New York. Things look*	*out, Mrs Stone Comes on the*
*now as if we were about the move*	*Ground every day, in her Carria-*
*somewhere, And the most*	*ge with Jellies & such things for*
	*the Sick in the Hospital*
	*All She seems to talk about*
	*or think is the Poor Soldiers*
	*Althea Yager, is with her &*

*has been with her since*	*[ ] Palmyra, Drew his Sword*
*April, I have not spent so*	*from his Scabbard & would have*
*pleasant a day since leaving*	*[taken] it in too, had it not*
*hme, Althea Say's I am the*	*been for Segoine. Did I ever*
*only one in the Regt that She*	*tell you that Segoine, said*
*has seen, give the Military Sa-*	*we were not Gentlemen, no-*
*lute when meeting Ladies. Mrs*	*thing but Soldiers, how do you*
Stone wishes You if you come	*think I felt then, & when*
*to Chicago to come there directly*	*he rode at the End of the*
*& make that your home while*	*Regt, on the march & Swore*
*here, She says on (no) account will*	*he would Shoot the first man*
*she consent to your Stopping*	*that fell out, a great many*
*any where else, I know you would*	*such incidents as this, occurred*
*feel at home.*	*to show what he was. Where*
*Those things that I sent for at*	*was he the night of the Fight*
*the Ferry I do not want now.*	*but staying under cover of the*
*It is truth. as I have since*	*woods, while we were Fighting*
*heard that they got the Small*	*& then they said he was wound-*
*Pox at the General Hospital*	*ed, it is no such thing, if it*
*f this prevails, I think the Boys*	*was so, he fell down & the boys*
*would be justified in leaving*	*run over him, Everything is quiet-*
*I think I never told you the*	*ing off Lately, if there is any such*
*Motto given us to fight under*	*thing as our being paid off and*
*The Sunday night at the Ferry*	*Discharged from the U S Service*
*after the Fight, Brig D Utassi (D'Utassi), rode*	*I will Telegraph, Yesterday morn-*
*along our lines & said, My Boys*	*ing the Chicago Tribune said*
*You have two things to do*	*the latest Advices from Washington*
*tomorrow, Fight Like Braves*	*are that the Paroled Prisoners*
**and Die Like Christians**	*are to be soon Exchanged or*
*At the time we did not ex-*	*Discharged into the State Ser-*
*pect to Surrender & expected*	*vice.*
*to be engaged in an Awful*
*Fight. When Utassi, told*	*Love to all*
*us we had Surrendered*	*Manly*
*one of Co A's Liets, McIntyre*

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