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Tag Archives: love letters
30 March 1865: “Oh Darling my heart yearns after you by day and night and if U could only look into it and see how it is filled with love”
Item Description: Letter from Edward Porter Alexander to his wife. He writes about how much he misses her and the children. Item Citation: Folder 22a, in the Edward Porter Alexander Papers, #7, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Civil War, Edward Porter Alexander, Edward Porter Alexander Papers, family, love letters, Petersburg (VA)
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16 September 1863: “…it is so sweet to me to be petted if it is only by letter.”
Item description: Letter, dated 16 September 1863, from Frances “Fannie” Roulhac Hamilton to her husband, Daniel Heyward Hamilton. She discusses an unidentified illness and the spring where she and others are being treated, as well as the pregnancy of a … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Chattanooga (T.N.), clothing, D. H. Hamilton Jr., Frances Roulhac Hamilton, General Robert E. Lee, health, Hillsborough (N.C.), illness, John Bell Hood, Kittrell's Springs (N.C.), love letters, pregnancy, railroad, Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, Richmond (V.A.), social life
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15 July 1863: “I was very much inclined to ask him particularly concerning you, but I was afraid he would suspect something”
Item Description: In this love letter from 15 July 1863, William Gaston Lewis writes to his future wife (they were married in 1864) Martha Lucinda Pender (Mitte) after the Battle of Gettysburg. In it, Lewis mentions his promotion due to … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, love letters, Richmond, Tarboro
Comments Off on 15 July 1863: “I was very much inclined to ask him particularly concerning you, but I was afraid he would suspect something”
19 March 1863: “It makes a man feel strong to know that he is all the world to somebody”
Item Description: Letter,19 March 1863, from Charles W. Hill, serving with the 5th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in New Bern, N.C., to his wife Martha Hill in West Medway, Mass. Letter mentions military movements of his regiment and brigade, dislike of a superior officer’s … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged 5th Massachusetts volunteer infantry, African Americans, Charles W. Hill, James Johnston Pettigrew, love letters, New Bern, servants, soldiers' pay, United States Army
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9 November 1862: “my sister in one of her letters not long ago spoke of that ‘Little love affair’ of mine, how she found out our secret I dont know nor do I care…”
Item description: Letter, 9 November 1862, from Union soldier Stephen Tippet Andrews to his beloved, Margaret (Maggie) Little. Stephen Tippet Andrews enlisted in the 85th New York Infantry Regiment on 26 August 1861. He helped organize Company F, and was mustered … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged 85th New York Infantry Regiment, love letters, Margaret Little Andrews, Stephen Tippet Andrews
Comments Off on 9 November 1862: “my sister in one of her letters not long ago spoke of that ‘Little love affair’ of mine, how she found out our secret I dont know nor do I care…”
6 October 1862: “as fair as I no our side has nothing to brag of our men is out of hart”
Item description: Letter, 6 October 1862, from Confederate soldier Eli Fogleman to his wife, Lucy B. Staley. Fogleman enlisted in Company K, 5th Regiment North Carolina Cavalry, C.S.A., in Guilford County, N.C. On 4 May 1863, Fogleman was taken prisoner … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged 5th North Carolina Cavalry Regiment, Confederate Army, Confederate camp, Eli Fogleman, horses, love letters, peas, Petersburg, Virginia
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25 September 1862: “scarce do my thoughts wander to my loved ere they wander to my little teaze.”
Item description: Letter, dated 25 September 1862, from J. Smith DuShane (Pat), a sergeant in Company K of the 100th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, to his ‘beloved’; The letter describes how he was wounded at 2nd Bull Run on 29 Aug. 1862. Item … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Finley Hospital, hospitals, J. Smith DuShane, love letters, Pennsylvania, Second Battle of Bull Run, Second Battle of Manassas, Virginia
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11 February 1862: Introducing Stephen Tippet Andrews and Margaret “Maggie” Little
About Stephen Tippet Andrews: Stephen Tippet Andrews enlisted in the 85th New York Infantry Regiment on 26 August 1861. He helped organize Company F, and was mustered in as first sergeant of the company in the second half of 1861. … Continue reading
26 December 1861: “I was promising myself much happiness in spending a few days with you at New Year’s, and am much grieved that it has to be deferred…”
Item description: Letter from Elisha Franklin Paxton to his wife, Elizabeth, dated 26 December 1861. In the letter Paxton informs his wife that his hoped-for furlough would not come through in time for him to visit around New Year’s Day, … Continue reading
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Tagged camp life, Elisha Franklin Paxton, furlough, love letters, soldier conditions, Virginia, Winchester
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28 September 1861: “The weather begins to feel like frost, and hereafter we shall, I fear, find a soldier’s life rather uncomfortable.”
Item description: Letter from Elisha Franklin Paxton to his wife, Elizabeth, dated 28 September 1861. In the letter Paxton discusses a promotion in rank that he declined, the changing weather, items such as pants and coats sent from home, and … Continue reading
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Tagged camp life, clothing, Elisha Franklin Paxton, Fairfax, love letters, military promotion, soldier conditions, Virginia
Comments Off on 28 September 1861: “The weather begins to feel like frost, and hereafter we shall, I fear, find a soldier’s life rather uncomfortable.”