Manley Stacey Civil War Letters

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Manley Stacey Civil War Letters

September 15, 1862

*Camp Beardly*	*Our Breakfast is Crackers*
*Harpers Ferry Va*	*Coffee, and pork or Beef.*
*Co D 111 Regt*	*Dinner Beef or Rice Soup, &*
*Sep 15th*	*Crackers, Supper Tea Crackers &*
	*Cold Meat, We will have Rice*
*Dear Charlie*	*& Molasses, as soon as we get*
*I will now give you*	*something to cook it in, that*
*a little history of our life here.*	*will go pretty good. As it is,*
*It is, Roll call at 5, breakfast*	*it is rather tedious, The Coffee*
*5:30, Drill from 6, to 7, 30, Drill*	*& Tea is good but we miss the*
*from 9 to 10, for Non Commissioned*	*Milk, There has been a*
*Officers. Dinner at 12 PM, Squad*	*considerable excitement here*
*Drill from 4 to 5,30, Dress Parade*	*for the past few days, We*
*at 6, 15, lasting generally 45 minutes*	*have had orders for the past*
*after that supper, Roll Call 8,30 PM*	*few nights, to sleep on our*
*Lights extinguished at 9 PM*	*Arms, Cartridges Boxes & everything*
*So you see we have enough*	*all ready to get up at a*
*to do, it is rather tedious, hand-*	*moments notice. Yesterday*
*ling Gun's. For the past two or*	*the First Maryland Cavalry*
*three day's we have been drill-*	*returned here, having been*
*ing with the Manual of Arm's*	*driven back, towards Win-*
*This is not near as hard*	*chester, They returned with*
*as Marching. thought it is hard*	*out hats, [ S ling] along*
*enough. Now as to fare*

all in confusion. Colonel	*if we went into action, very*
*Segoin, said that, if we*	*soon. There are a great many*
*were attacked, he would*	*Troops stationed here now*
*not draw us up in a*	*A great many from Winchester*
*line of Battle, but let us*	*I should think there was*
*fight on our own [ ].*	*15, or 20,000. It was quite a*
*We could do nothing any other*	*Sight to see, the [ tting] Drill.*
*way, I am afraid some would*	*The 8th New York Cavalry, is here*
*run, when we got into action*	*now, There is some in that from*
*They are all talking about*	*Lyons I think. We are fast*
*which way Jackson would*	*here, here now, there is no*
*come, that is all we hear*	*such thing as getting a pass*
*For my part it troubles me*	*to go down in the Village*
*but a little. Father asked*	*Capt Holmes is Officer of*
*me, about my getting the Mail*	*the Day, today, Seargt Granger*
*We get Mail every day at*	*was here yesterday, received a*
*three in the afternoon, the*	*letter from home, by him. It is*
*Captain distributes it as soon*	*very warm here days, & very cold*
*as it comes in, As to papers*	*nights When any thing*
*I should prefer the Lyons*	*[occurs] I will keep you posted*
*Papers, I see the Baltimore*	*I hope you [will do the same]*
*& Phil, Papers every day.*	*by me, Some of the Boys are*
*I should not be surprised*	*very [discontented here], [ ] &*
	*are not [going to] make the best*
	*of every thing. One of the boys out*
	*of the [P ] Co, Died yesterday*
	*Crowl, [Miss] Beldens Beaux arr-*
	*ived here safe yesterday. There*
	*are over 70 Boys out of this Regt*
	*in the Hospital Almost all have*
	*had the Diareeah, I have been*
	*quite well, No one out of our Mess*
	*have been sick, except T Hooker.*
	*he is well now.*
	*All the Boys are well*
	*Love to all Manly*

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