CAMP CORRESPONDENCE
Wartime Letters home
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Carbon County boys
Updated November 9, 2003
During the era of the of the mid 1800s, from the War in Mexico to the Civil War, local soldiers often wrote letters home of their experiences, and these letters would find their way into the local newspapers. They give some insight into the day-to-day life of the common soldiers of those wars, and some insight into the writers themselves. Unfortunately, these letters were only occasionally signed, and in many cases only initials or a pseudonym was used. Where I can identify the writer, I’ve added some biographical information on him.
I’ve mostly stayed true to the original writings. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, &c., is as the original writer wrote it. In a few cases, I’ve made some corrections that may well have been “typos” from the newspaper, but fully noted the correction below the letter.
As
time goes by, I hope to uncover and transcribe more of these letters. In the meantime, the following is what I
have come across.
The Mexican War
Late
1846 from the Stockton Artillerists
Letter
from Jan. 1, 1847, written by Robert Klotz
Letter
from Jan. 1, 1847, written by James Miller
The Civil War
Letter
of February 7, 1862, from the 81st Regiment
Letter
of February 13, 1862, from the Bucktail Rifles
Letter
of March 9, 1862, from the 11th Regiment
Letter
of March 16, 1862, from the 11th Regiment
Letter
of June 23, 1863, from the Bucktail Rifles
Letter
of July of 1863, from the 81st Regiment
Letter
of July 6, 1863, from the Bucktail Rifles
Letter
of July 10, 1863, from the 34th Regiment
Letter
of July 16, 1863, from the 67th Regiment
Letter
of July 30, 1863, from the Bucktail Rifles
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