1 10 8 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/f0f62e520cc4ca8361691b8597d886de.pdf 52aff9acb63c5747b10f23aa4b6193d7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Ingram Civil War Correspondence Subject The topic of the resource United States -- History -- Civil War (1861-1865) -- Sources Description An account of the resource A collection of correspondence sent by William Ingram, a solider in the 12th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, to his wife during the Civil War. Also includes a letter by his brother, Henry Lampheare, to his father. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ingram, William, 1824-1863 Ingram, Harriet Lamphere Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://collections.conncoll.edu/ingram/fa.html">William Ingram Collection</a>, Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives, Connecticut College Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Campe Parepet Aug 11-62 My Dear Wife I Receivd your leter of July 18 And I was very glad to Hear from you and the Children and the rest of The folks that you was all Well I am well as comon I Have not did eny deuty Sense the 16 of apriel I Havent got very Stout yet but I am So that I Can travel all round the Camp ground it is very Warm weather downe heare Now henry is quite well Theire is plenty of ripe Figs and a plenty of orengs [page 2] And sum lemons here you wrote a good deal a Boute my coming home But I dont sea eny Chance for me to guit Home untill the war is Ended and that dont look As it will bea very Soon Now I Should bea very Glad to cum home and Sea you and the children But it cost to much The fair is 60ty dolars From new orlens to new york you must keap up Goo chear and put your Trust in god for every Thing will work for [page 3] The best who put their Trust in god I was very Glad to hear that willy Has ben a good boy tell Him he must help you All he can tell the rest Of the children that I Say tha they must bea Good Children and help you all they can for it Will bea very on Sirtin When I shll guit home Againe for the rebels air Determin to hold oute As long as they can Five companeys of ours Rigment our company Was withem went a few [page 4] Days a go over lake Ponchetraine to burn a Bridg and toir up the Railrode track they Stairs Nine days theys had a Brush with the rebels their Was for or five of our men Wounded and we kild Seven of them and wounded Nine of them you did not Write wheither you receivd The 10 dolar check or not I wish you would let me no Wheither you receivd it or Not you rote aboute Sending me sum money but Theire wasnot eny in it From your afectionate husband Wm Ingram Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data ALS Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Ingram, 12th C.V.I., August 11, 1862 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army--Pay, allowances, etc. Operations rations (Military supplies) United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1865) Description An account of the resource William Ingram writes to his wife about the difficulties of getting home and the progress of the war in Louisiana. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-08-11 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/9d040bc7e1dc7f1d385addbeea3f897c.pdf 8ca4e3c8be7ad185f2fbfd801bda8c80 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Ingram Civil War Correspondence Subject The topic of the resource United States -- History -- Civil War (1861-1865) -- Sources Description An account of the resource A collection of correspondence sent by William Ingram, a solider in the 12th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, to his wife during the Civil War. Also includes a letter by his brother, Henry Lampheare, to his father. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ingram, William, 1824-1863 Ingram, Harriet Lamphere Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://collections.conncoll.edu/ingram/fa.html">William Ingram Collection</a>, Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives, Connecticut College Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Text Any textual data included in the document Camp Lyon Feb 21th 1862 Dear wife I hav a fue Minutes time to rite to you I am well as common hoping Thease few lines will find You and the children the Same I was very glad to Hear from you and the Children the reason I did Not write was that I thought I should Hav a chance to cum home But when I had a chance I could not guit eny Munney to cum home With now I cant cum for We air going to start for Ship island tomorrow There is abou seventy sick [Page 2] In the hosspitle oute of Our rigment that we Shall hav to leave behind I don’t now when I shal Have a chance to cum home Againe but you must keep up God chear and put your Trust in the lord I want you To pray for me and I will Do the same I wanted tow Cum home the werst kind But I had no munney to guit Home with we hav not bin Paid of sense I was at Home Be fore to day we air being One munth pay 13 dolars the Rest of the pay dou us has Ben sent down to ship Island 26 dolars more due us [Page 3] I inclose ten dolars For you you must bea Saving of it you must Excuese me this time I am Ongard to day and it is Aboute time for me to go On a gaine I will rite As soon as I guit whair I can send at home Fram your poetianate Husband Wm. Ingram Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data ALS Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1865) Soldiers--Conduct of life United States. Army--Pay, allowances, etc. United States. Army--Leaves and furloughs Description An account of the resource William Ingram writes to his wife about Camp Lyon and his inability to make a final visit home before deployment to Mississippi because he hasn't been paid and can't afford the trip. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-02-21 Title A name given to the resource William Ingram, 12th C.V.I., February 21, 1862 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/5b2187766fab0d9b8ee3bd7312cbdd39.pdf 41a7ce6257fa6385c8352c49bcd6f0cd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Ingram Civil War Correspondence Subject The topic of the resource United States -- History -- Civil War (1861-1865) -- Sources Description An account of the resource A collection of correspondence sent by William Ingram, a solider in the 12th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, to his wife during the Civil War. Also includes a letter by his brother, Henry Lampheare, to his father. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ingram, William, 1824-1863 Ingram, Harriet Lamphere Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://collections.conncoll.edu/ingram/fa.html">William Ingram Collection</a>, Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives, Connecticut College Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Camp Stevens L.A. Dec 14th 1862. Dear Wife I though that I would write you a few lines to let you know that I am well as common hoping those few lines will find you and the children the same. I have got harde nues to write you your bother henry is dead he died two weaks to day he was down tow jeferson city boarding to a privet house so I heard I heard that he was dead then I heard that he want so I dident write you a boute it one of our boys that was left down to camp kerney came up the other day and he sead that it was sow he sead that 2 of our boy was down to the city the nite before he died he sead that the sead that hey sow him in the strat that evning and talked withed them they dident say but what he was well as common that nite I heard that he eate lobsters that cum put up in tin cans that is all I kno a boute it [Page 2] Jeferson city is clost to new orleans and I am 55 miles from theire capt roche told me that they hadent rote enny thing aboute it tow him and he dident know what it ment theire is very strict rules in camp heare now majer pick has command of the rigment now an cant guit oute the camp now you must write to father lampheare aboute it I wont guite much time to rite now theire is so much guard dutey to bee don hear now I sent you [unclear] and I wish that you would write me as soon as you guit this I send you now two bounty checks 10 dollars each I sent you one 10 dollar check befor and you never hav rote me whether you ever drawd the pay on it or not I wich you would write and let me know when you guit it I don't think of enny thing more now so I must bid you good by for this time from your afectionate husband Wm. Ingram [Page 3] The moon is sinking slowly love adown the western sky but stars are beaming brightly, lov as beams they dark black eye the soft south wind is morning now among the orange bowers and swiftly silently away doth pass the midnight hours. and when the first, faint light of morn shall make the hill tops bright i must away, and with the sun my bark be out of sight biut weep not, love, for soon again i will return to thee and never more afar will roam across the deep blue sea. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Ingram, 12th C.V.I., December 14, 1862 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1865) United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Health aspects Description An account of the resource William Ingram writes to his wife of the death of her brother, Henry Lamphere, of food poisoning in Jefferson City, Louisiana Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-12-14 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/f360d572b96bab24a6c23bbb86f5f04b.pdf 2724917bcfcdee718b06b8c27b7e8914 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Ingram Civil War Correspondence Subject The topic of the resource United States -- History -- Civil War (1861-1865) -- Sources Description An account of the resource A collection of correspondence sent by William Ingram, a solider in the 12th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, to his wife during the Civil War. Also includes a letter by his brother, Henry Lampheare, to his father. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ingram, William, 1824-1863 Ingram, Harriet Lamphere Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://collections.conncoll.edu/ingram/fa.html">William Ingram Collection</a>, Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives, Connecticut College Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Camp Stephens L.A. Dec. 2. 1862 My Dear Wife I thought that I would write you a few lines to let you know that I am well hoping those few lines will find you and the children the same we ar en campt near a small viledge called thibadoux we air encampt 55 miles from new orleans we have been paid sum munne to day and I will send you 45 dollars and I want you should take good car of it I want you should use what you need I wish you would put what you don't use with the rest of that in the bank I shold like to have you save as much as you can so [Page 2] if I should ever liv to guit home again that we can by us a little home and if I dont live to cum home you will neat it I don't want you to pay eny my old dets they cant curlect them of you I save every cent that I can their is hundreds that spend every cent of their wages and guit in det in the bargin I don't think that henry will send home much munney this pay day for I think if he pays up all his dets he wont have eny left he don't deny himself of eny thing that he can guit let it cost whit it will evry thing is very high hear cheas 40 cts a pound buter 80 cts a pound soda crackers 25 cts a pound eggs 5 cts a peace aples 5 cts a peace evry thing else in perpotion I direct this muney thit I send you [Page 3] Just as I did that I sent you before in car of Samuell S Lamb you can look oute for it aboute the tine you guit this I send you and the children sum rings that I made oute of ox horn those ring is with the munney I want you to give aunt sarah one to remember me by I havent enny thing els to send you now it is most drill time now so I must bid you goo by now from your afectionate husband Wm. Ingram Pleas direct your leters To New Orleans Just as you Have before Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Ingram, 12th C.V.I., December 2, 1862 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1865) United States. Army--Pay, allowances, etc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-12-02 Description An account of the resource William Ingram writes to his wife that he is sending home money, which she should save. He writes of the spending habits of his fellow soldiers and comments on the price of goods in New Orleans. https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/4c8a8e0a318207157aa85d5fb7033ac0.pdf 6fb2b24be3a3f876a5c42f10d69e8e1b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Ingram Civil War Correspondence Subject The topic of the resource United States -- History -- Civil War (1861-1865) -- Sources Description An account of the resource A collection of correspondence sent by William Ingram, a solider in the 12th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, to his wife during the Civil War. Also includes a letter by his brother, Henry Lampheare, to his father. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ingram, William, 1824-1863 Ingram, Harriet Lamphere Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://collections.conncoll.edu/ingram/fa.html">William Ingram Collection</a>, Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives, Connecticut College Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document L.A. Nov 5 1862 My Dear Wife I Receivd your leters Last night and was very glad to hear From you and the Children I am well as comon Hoping those few lines will find you and the children the same we Air now on a march we started From our camp Oct 25 and went up the river aboute ninty miles From new orleans and then we Have ben marchen kinderly on a Sirkle we are now aboute 52 miles From new orleans we have bn On our march 13 days we have Had one fight at Gorgey landens Oct 28 the 8 new hampshire 13 ct And our regment was in the fight Our rigment was in the front of [Page 2] The batel the inermy was posted In the road running from east to West on the left of the line They had 16 peaces of cannon the Infuntry had a deep ditch that They squt in and a high bord Fence in front of them whch They could hide behinde and we Couldent se them we had a plain Feald to cross aboute a hundred Rods long and they commenst firen As quick as we hove in sight we Marcht streight forward and loaded And fiered as fast as we could And by the time we had got half Way crost the lot the begun to Run for a swamp which was just Acrost the road and haulted and Half of our company was ordered In to the swamp and I was among The rest we marcht in the water and Mud was half lage deep we tuck 23 [Page 3] Prisners and brought oute of The swamp was strued with guns Blankets hats haversacks kanteens And a greate menney other things We foloward them up so sharp Tht we got 2 hundred of them Priseners and aboute 2 hundred And 50 stans of arms and one Cannon our side had 11 kiled And 18 wounded the rebels had `5 Kiled and 1 genral 34 wounded And 1 genra wounded and tuck Prisner our company had 1 kiled 1 Wounded this fight tuck place On the west side of a small river Which cums oute th missipy river And emps into the gulf of mexico Part of our brigaid was on the east Sid of the river when the fite was The rebels put oute and I hav Not sea them sens they burnt A bridge at thibodaux and a Rialroad bridge about 2 miles Below this road runs into new orleans [Page 4] We have stopt hear to rest for A fue days and repare the bridge We have got the road clear from New Orleans to this bridge our Leters cum to us this way the Box that you sent me I have not Got yet and it will bea douteful Whither I gut it or not if it was Directed new orleans a box will Go as furas it is directed and No further leters will follow the Regment whare ever it goes so you Must direct yours the same as you hav before I got 3 leters last nite 1 From emily 2 from you and was very glad to hear from you and All the rest and to hear that you had got what I sent you I had to write this in such a Hurrey I don't know as you can Read it so I must bid you good by from your afectionate husband Wm. Ingram The picture you sent me I wouldent take 100 dolars for it Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Ingram, 12th C.V.I., November 5, 1862 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1865) Georgia Landing, Battle of (Louisiana : 1862) Description An account of the resource William Ingram writes to his wife about his participation in the Battle of Georgia Landing, a Union victory in Lafourche Parish, October 27, 1862. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-11-05 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/09db0e0af23ae36a33db32d8aefca13e.pdf d98771de9d48f732ac8508d3bf00eb5c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Ingram Civil War Correspondence Subject The topic of the resource United States -- History -- Civil War (1861-1865) -- Sources Description An account of the resource A collection of correspondence sent by William Ingram, a solider in the 12th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, to his wife during the Civil War. Also includes a letter by his brother, Henry Lampheare, to his father. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ingram, William, 1824-1863 Ingram, Harriet Lamphere Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://collections.conncoll.edu/ingram/fa.html">William Ingram Collection</a>, Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives, Connecticut College Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Camp Paripet Sept. 15. 1862 May. Dear. Wife I thought I Woul Wright you a Few lines to let You know that I have got quite Smart a gaine hoping these few Lines will finde you and the Children all well I send you one Box containing a gun. I wish You Would guit uncle ben to oile It in side and oute side and rap it All up with sum wolen cloth and Put it in dum fry plase whare it Will keape safe I wan you to take Good care of it for I think a good Deale of it as it was a seasesh gun Onse if I shouldent live to cum Home a gane I wante Willey to have It I send you a seasesh shell box And a paire of shels and I want [Page 2] You shoulde kepe them to remember Me by I send you sum glass Jars theire is bushels of them laing Aboute the campe ground and I Tyhought I would send you sum Of them I send you sum seasesh Pepers which I gethered myself and I Wish that you would give Mrs Fellows one bottle of them And aunt Sarah 1 bottle of them And uncle ben 1 bottle of them I wish that you would plant those Peper seads in a box and if you Will keape them in a warm Place they will grow and bare the year round I send you sum of our Camp candles. this basket I made From sum palm leaf stolks those Pods aire cotton pods cotton plant groes sum hier than I can reach And has yellow and pink blosums One stolk I send uncle ben sum Cartredges so he can sea hoe they aire maide [Page 3] Those shells in the tin box I pick Them up on ship Island and want Tow keepe them tow remember the Island by those roses grow heare In abundance heare I send you Sum figs put in venagar the First crop of figs aire all gon and Theire is a nother crop cuming on Oranges aire very plenty heare the First crope of them aire all gon and The secon crop aire moste grone now I send you sum greane ones I donte Spose that they will keepe till They guit home those presimons Seads plant them sum shaare Send sum to father lampheres Folks tell them that I say that They must plant them in a good Rich spot they grow to bea quite A large tree and bear first rate Fruite those leaves are bernaners leavs Sum of those leavs aire as bigr a Gaine as those aire I sent you [Page 4] I donte think of eny thing Else now so god by for this time Fram your afectionate husband Wm. Ingram Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Ingram, 12th C.V.I., September 15, 1862 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1865) Description An account of the resource William Ingram sends a letter describing the contents of a box he is sending home Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-09-15 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/53a7d5e7426e3666f28449d7a2326e4e.pdf c0e04c59c93e14cbaed31841ded6a420 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Ingram Civil War Correspondence Subject The topic of the resource United States -- History -- Civil War (1861-1865) -- Sources Description An account of the resource A collection of correspondence sent by William Ingram, a solider in the 12th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, to his wife during the Civil War. Also includes a letter by his brother, Henry Lampheare, to his father. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ingram, William, 1824-1863 Ingram, Harriet Lamphere Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://collections.conncoll.edu/ingram/fa.html">William Ingram Collection</a>, Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives, Connecticut College Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Camp Parapet, L.A. June 13th 1862 Dear uncle in behalf of my brother soldiers and comrades in war I take my pen to write you concerning the bounty of ten dollars which the town of Stonington voted to give to every ma who enlisted in the company which was then being recruited by Mayor Joseph A Lamb. we have received the bounty that is 48 of us, but the undersigned men who are from the towns of Enfield and east Windsor and who are just as good soldiers as the rest of us are being throwed out of the bounty because the people of thier towns have seen fit to give them something themselves. they the undersigned men requested to write [Page 2] asking you as a friend of mine and therefore a friend of thiers likewise to see the town officers of Stonington and ascertain the fact of the case whether these men can be entitled to the said bounty of ten dollars or not. one man from the same town as some of the senders signed has received the bounty. also will you find out when this money was paid over by the town of Stonington and oblige me and my friends the the undersigned. the undersigned Benton J Whipple Julius N Paseo Thomas Castle Andrew Fish HL Land William Allen James Pease [Page 3] I am well as usual and so is William I think he will be at home time enough to take some of those long bills. I shall be very anxious for a reply untill I get it so please write as soon as possible. give my love to all the folks at home and Mystic to Grany in particular and oblige me your ever old fasion Henry A Lamphere Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Henry Lamphere, 12th C.V.I., June 13, 1862 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1865) Soldiers--Conduct of life United States. Army--Pay, allowances, etc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-06-13 Description An account of the resource Henry Lamphere writes to his uncle over the unequal enrollment bounty that some soldiers received asking that he help resolve the issue in town. https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/ffee145c3f027ad9cfc8190901f1ec49.pdf b1984c2a80380a5c068afbfcc2210248 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Ingram Civil War Correspondence Subject The topic of the resource United States -- History -- Civil War (1861-1865) -- Sources Description An account of the resource A collection of correspondence sent by William Ingram, a solider in the 12th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, to his wife during the Civil War. Also includes a letter by his brother, Henry Lampheare, to his father. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ingram, William, 1824-1863 Ingram, Harriet Lamphere Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://collections.conncoll.edu/ingram/fa.html">William Ingram Collection</a>, Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives, Connecticut College Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Camp Lyon 12 Reg’t, Co. K, U.S.A., March 8 1862 Dear Wife We Reacht Ship Island this morning Aboute 8 o’clock and we had A very pleasant pashage. I am Well as comon hoping these few Lins will find you the same Henry is well we left hartford Febuary 23 for Ship Island We puled down our tents aboute 10 o clock and it begun to raine Aboute the same time we got Them down and rained stdy all The time we march to hartford Thrue sposh ancle deep got weat Thrue to our skin feat and all Got a board of the cars aboute 4 O clock got to new haven little After dark then we had to stand Aboute their a nour or tow [Page 2] Before we could guit a board Of the Seamar elon sity Half of the rigment was going Aboard a nother Steamer but It did not cum soe we had All of us to go in one we was so Crouded that I did not guit a Chance to lay down that night We got in new york the next Morning aboute day light and We got aboard the steamer fulton That day thear was six hundred Of the 13 main rigment on board Of the fulton our rigmnet and Sailors makes upwards of seventeen Hundred men on board we Left new york for Ship Island Thursday 26 of febeary we have Bin 10 days coming hear which Is sum over ninteen hundred miles from new york to Ship Island I want you shod rite [Page 3] To me as soon as you guit This for I want to hear from you and the children the very Wourst kind I want to know How you guit along wheather you air goin to liv whear you Liv now or not write wheather you have got your ten dolars bounty Or not I sent you a leter A day or tow bfore I left with My degaritype and ten dolor Note and I want to no wheather you got them or not write All the nues you guit around Home guive my love to mis Felows and Sarah and uncle Ben and aunt Sarah I want To hear from them all Tell uncle ben thear is eny Quantey of sea fouls hear Can Shoute eny Quantey Of them reight long Siae [Page 4] The vesel thear pears to bea a good meny Solgers On the Island I dont No how menny for I hav Not ben ashoer yet They ar in a hury to send The male so I cant write eny more now pleas write plain So I can reaid it them others Leters was serablea so that I Could not read all of it Direct your leters Camp Lyon Co K 12 Rigment Cv Ship Island Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Ingram, 12th C.V.I., March 18, 1862 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1865) Soldiers--Conduct of life Description An account of the resource William Ingram writes to his wife of his departure from Connecticut, passage to the Gulf of Mexico, and the regimental camp on Ship Island, Mississippi Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-18