Manley Stacey Civil War Letters

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Manley Stacey Civil War Letters

October 26, 1862 (to Father)

*Camp Douglas*	*home any thing else. I think*
*Chicago*	*there are two or three other of*
*Co D 111 Regt*	*our boys that will come home*
*NYSV*	*on a Furlough, But not me*
*Oct 26*	*I suppose Mother will be, dis-*
*Dear Father*	appointed in my not coming
*Mr Gavitt did not take*	*home, I know I am. I have*
*the Trunk the other day as I ex-*	*given up all hopes of our Regt*
*pected, We sent the Trunk down*	*coming to New York now, every*
*with the Hearse & through some*	*day things look darker, & look*
*mistake he did not take it.*	*less like coming home. And*
*It will come however, by Cor-*	*every day I dread the more*
*nelius Johnson, one of our men*	*to spend the winter here.*
*that has got his discharge.*	*On Saturday last we had the*
*He will bring it directly*	*First Snow Storm of the Sea-*
*to you & you can distribute*	*son, It snowed quite fast for*
*them. You will find a Knapsack*	*a few minutes. When Jimmy*
*for Johnson & a blanket on the*	*Waddle left here, we had*
*outside of the Trunk. A Knapsack*	*Six Pall Bearers, march on*
*for Jimmy Waddle & also Blanket*	*each side of the Hearse, also*
*& Overcoat. A Package for Mrs*	*a Guard of 8 men march*
*Sharp & Goblet for*	*to the Rear, with their Guns*
*Maggie, from me, that I brought*	*Reversed, we marched half*
*from the Ferry, from a Secesh*	*way to the City & would have*
*House, A Cane made from a*	*went all the way, if it had not*
*Rebel FlagStaff, picked up on*	*been so late, but we found that*
*the Pontoon Bridge at the Ferry*	*they had got just time to get*
*Dan Hutchins sent it to you*	*to the Depot. There was*
*Also [ ] belts for Charlie Hunt*	*three Corpses taken from the Ground*
*I had nothing to send*	*when they took Waddle, two from*
*home. A B Williams os com-*	*our Regt. You need not be al-*
*ing home on a Furlough, as*	*larmed, about my being a nurse*
*he has been sick for a week*	*in the Hospital where there*
*or two past, so I can send*	*is the Small Pox. How can they*
	*detail me, when I am a non*
	*commissioned Officer. At any*
	*rate I would not go there*

*I think there is no danger*	*Down to Harpers Ferry there Remaining*
*now of the Small Pox spread-*	*But the Rebel's they came there*
*ing, as we hear no more of it*	*And they made us cut & clean*
*All the trouble now is the*	*& sent us to our Happy land of Cannan*
*proposes of our staying here*	*Chorus*
*all winter. Gavitt did not*	*HO HO HO Dont you hear me now*
*say a word to me about the*	*Our day of Retribution is a coming*
*Furlough, I was in hopes you wold*	*But will never mind the weather*
*send me a little money by him*	*& we'll all march off together*
*& a few Stamps as we have*	*And will go to our Happy land*
*no chance to get good clean*	*of Cannan*
*Stamps here. We had Inspec-*
*tion yesterday morning as usual*	*One of Co [ ] boys has made up*
*It most generally fall on Sun-*	*a song about our Camp here*
*day. If the Supervisors of W*	*that is quite amusing.*
*County intend to get [us] home*	*I saw a letter in last weeks*
*in time to Vote, they must*	*Republican, about our model*
*hurry up. We will all vote*	*Doctor & Hospital, this is all a*
*if they will bring us home*	**Lie & I can prove it, any one**
*We keep hearing the Report*	*can see it was an Officer*
*that the War Committee of [Britane]*	*that wrote it. A man that will*
*Seneca & Yates, intend to have*	*write such a letter as that*
*the 126th come to NY State &*	*ought to be Shot. I think we*
*make that their Winter Quar-*	*boys ought to know. I am now*
*ters. We heard they were going*	*Mail Boy fro Co D & you had*
*to winter at [S ] Roy. I know*	*ought to see the rush of the boys*
*if the 126th goes home & we do*	*when I distribute it & the down*
*not there will be musing in*	*cast looks, when there is no*
*Camp, as the 111th Boys will*	*Mail for them. They will have*
*not stay. I saw a verse that the*	*anything to read a letter*
*138th Sing in Camp & that re-*	*I do not know anything of*
*minds me that I have never*	*importance to write*
*told you what we sung at*	*But will write again as soon*
*the Ferry. The Tune Happy land of Cannan*	*as I hear anything*
*There's 1000 men from Cayuga & from Wayne*
	*Love to all*
	*Manley*

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