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Text Any textual data included in the document Feburary 9th Falmouth Decem My Dear Wife I received your last letter and they Dolor you sent me I waited pationley for your letter to hear from they children I was glad that She is getting better Ellen tell her to be a good giril and father will if he can get a chance to see her he will they are giving 10 days furlo to some of they men they way they do it is draw lots and if you are they luckey one why you do get a furlow and if not you can stay hear we have got 4 months pay 52 dolors I am going to send you 30 dolors by the Chaplin he is going home on a furlow for 10 days So he will take it to Middletown and put it in they post office So you can get it joseph Mackcluskey he has got hear know he lockes first rate we have got a knew captain 2 leutenants we have lost bro broach lucas and galpin Broach he has been Promoted captain in Co A So we Have lost all all our old officers know [page 2] So we have to do they best we I can about that furlow you kneed not expect me untill my time is Served in they Army I am getting allong first rate thank god I wish I could get a furlow I should like to see you and they children but if not hope on hope on About they Box I Should like that Box know for I want them Boots this place is all Mud tell bill that if He was Hear he would See Some of they greenest Officers that ever was Some of them was made leutenants from corpolors they whole officers Does not know beans we have lost all our best officers how is David getting allong tell Bill to that all they Soldgers wants Mcclenan then they will fight that is So it tis all little Mack give father my best respects and all they familey I wish you would ask margrit for Johns adress what company he is in I Should like to hear from him I will Send they children 10 cents a pice in this letter [page 3] This is No 1 from me Letter Willie 10 Ellen 10 Mary An 10 Magy Jane 10 I want you to number your letters know thin I can tell if I get them and So can you I have nothing particular to rite to you know but we are in the same place still give my best respects to Mr Hubbard and Family tell seth to rite to me or harley and I Will rite to him I should like to hear how they get allong gorge he is first rate give tom fling my Respects tell him I would rather make hay in they bogey meddowes than to carey a rifele Abbout them mits you kneed not send them for I have got they pair you sent me is as good as ever you Sell them but you can send all they Socks you have a mind to I want they Childrens likeness if you can send them in a card I want to see them but for you I donth care for I guess you can send them all in a letter or give them to lucas and he will fetch them to me I should like to see them you can send yours to I should [page 4] Like to see it two I want to have you to rite to me as soon as son you get this letter Sunday or not for I like to get as maney as you can rite no more at present From your Affectionate Husband William D Smith good boy Excuse my short letter 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 Digby Smith, 14th C.V.I., February 9, 1863 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army--Pay, allowances, etc. McClellan, George B. -- (George Brinton), -- 1826-1885 Description An account of the resource William Smith writes to his wife about his chance to get a furlough, his pay, sending money home, the current state of the regiment's officers, and opinions of George McClellan. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-02-09 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/38e730b54e944fbe3b671b9680031420.pdf 9dbc15ee130759524eeb8e021ebefe08 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 on the Rapadan janury 8th My dear wife I send you these few lines to let you know that I am well hoping this will find you and the children the same I Received a letter and 2 papers with 2 plugs of tobaco and a pair of mits that captain lucas fetched to me dear wife the boys has had a hard time of it sinse I rote to you last the crossed the Repidan on Saturdy in Water and mood up to there middle. it twas awfull cold the went out skermishing all day and when it come night the went to cook Some Supper when the ball oppened the boys Said that the never had sutch a hard fight they johnnies was within 3 yards of them when the cominced fighting generall hays ordered up Some of the rest of the division but the lay down so he damned them and he Called for the 14th that he could depend upon they boys did nobley the neaver done So well before the lost in killed and wou[nded] 150 men of the old company B 1 wounded James ingles in the G and 5 of the Subs [page 2] the lost the most in A and I and D C you will see it in the papers but I happened to be one of the luckey ones I went on picket a friday morning there did know one know of it that we was going to move untill 5 oclock Saturday morning when the orders come to get ready to move at 7 oclock so I was out at general Kilpatricks on picket with 11 more and a leutenant So there was a mounted orderley came out and told the leutenant that the core was going to move and he was to take his twelve men into camp and gard the Camp So when we got in the boys was all moved it twas about a mile from our camp whare the had the fight we could see them of the hill back of our camp in the night you could see the shells burst and the flash of there guns plain as aney thing our camp [he]int but about 5 minutes walk from the river. So the boys are all back g again over the river evrey thing is Quit [page 3] again the went over to try what a force the had there and when the went the found plentey of them they say that the johneys heint got know clothing and are on half rations that is all grass the paper may blow what the boys has seen of them had a plenty of Rations and clothing but the know a nuff not to atack us we have to atack them all the time and the are all fortified and plenty of rifelpits when we have to take the open field to atack them or we have to cross rivers or something else I donth belive but from the rapidan to Richmond evrey hill and hole is fortified the Keep them to work all the time there is some more going home to enlist and ere 5 officers I sent the childrens likenesis home by fred ny the locked pretty rusty I had them in my brest pocket going to getteysburg and I sweat so that I got them all rust you kneed not [page 4] send t aney of them untill I get my Pay I donth know but you will have to wate untill the first of March Joseph Wibber and Neman Crowell is all well when Joseph got back he told me I was luckey this time he said he never suffered so before in his life the was gone 2 days and a half it rained the most of the time that the marc over the river I have got a lot of suff newes to rite to you but I cannot think of it know dear wife there was 7 of the officers wives Came to the camp a friday the Quarter Master he went home on a furlow and fitched them out so a saturday morning there husbands had to go into the fight the womon stood on the hill all day Saturday locking a cross the river at them but thank god there was none of the officers killed there was 2 of them that had there wifes wounded slightley there was one of our Captains taken prisnor doton he was from new britain Captain broach got his finger ^bunged he may have to lose his finger and he had his sword brock he is going home in a day or two but the 14th fo done nobley this time 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 Digby Smith, 14th C.V.I., January 8, 1864 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 14th (1862-1865) Description An account of the resource William Smith writes to his wife of the latest news from the camp, the continuous skirmishing, and the state of the Confederate army. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-01-08 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/2483c93efd4600016ac9b61c3c8962bc.pdf 4913c017235720669ac6f0f635ad78c9 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data ALS Text Any textual data included in the document Penselvenie July 12th Sunday 1863 My Dear wife I send you these few lines to let you know I am well hoping this will find you and the children the same I am in the same place the are sending off all the wounded as fast as the can from hear Mr Hubbard I seen him thursday evning gorge he left hear before he got hear he told me you was well and children I walked some ways with him before he left he told me he had some tobaco for me in town and he would send it to me in the morning so I heint seen it sinse nor herd from him you kneed not rite to me untill I tell you for I donth know how long I will be hear but I will rite to you so you can tell me how many letters I rote to you this makes three I rote to sinse the battle whare the regement is know I cant tell but I think the are some plase in Mareyland when we lave hear we will have to take the cars to Baltimore then to frederick citey when we are going to lave I cannot tell but as [page 2 - blank] [page 3] soon as we leave I shall rite to you you must keep up good courage and I will try to look out for my self and familey the best way I can I have know knews particular to rite to you but I feel lonesome without gorge I guess you will see him prety soon for his father asked me if he could get home I told he could for there is so maney wounded about boltimore that our boys will get to New haven hospital the report hear yesterday that the had a nother fight with lee at South Mountain the govner of penselvenie was hear yesterday and he told us boys that when he left the ware drawn up in line of battle and he herd some heavey canoneding I am siting on a nold box Sunday morning riting you these few lines thinking how maney Sunday mornings that I could have Enjoyed myself but I did not think them days that the was my happey days but I have had my eyes opened sinse I left you if I am spared to get home [page 4] again I shall know how to prise a home but I hope I shall for I should like to be spared to Enjoy myself and you of seeing what comfort we could have had onley for that one thing but god has been good to us both so we got to trust in him for the futer hope on that is all we can do I should like to have a letter from you but the way I am know I cannot get them but as soon as I get to the first place that I can get a letter from you I shall rite I shall rite to you to tell you know how I am getting allong give my love to father and family tell him Margret has Margret herd from John yet I must draw to a close hoping this will find you and the children in good health good boy for the present kiss the children for me tell them to be good children for me No more at present from your loving Husband William D Smith our wounded boys are getting allong first rate I mean our redgement give me love to tom fliny and familey 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 Digby Smith, 14th C.V.I., July 12, 1863 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Gettysburg, Battle of (Pennsylvania : 1863) United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 14th (1862-1865) Description An account of the resource William Smith writes to his wife about his circumstances a week after participating in the Battle of Gettysburg. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-07-12 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/a2842f66143a5bf503bebb1b582b9aae.pdf 7b9e8ee6e480116950f61929a8e02e28 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data ALS Text Any textual data included in the document July 16th Penselvenie My Dear wife I send you thies few lines to let you know I am well thank god hoping this will find you and the same Children the same I am detailed as Hospital cook know with 5 more we have to work pretty hard but we live first rate it tis different from marching and I shall try and stick to it there is one fellow has not been with his regement for 13 months he is detailed in the same place I am i find some difference I can go to bead every night no drill no gard dutey to do nor no ecquipments to put on nor no picket duty to do I never lived so well in my live for eatetebles we have all kinds of jelley all kinds of teas chocolate Beef tea eggs milk condensed milk New potatetotes Beet turnips radish Beans we have evreything we want so you kneed not worey I wish you had some of the things the are so good it is not hardtack and salt pork and hard marching I donth know [page 2] whare the redgement is know all the Boys that was hear was sent to there regements except those that was detailed for cooks or nurses the head cook that is hear he is from ohio Joseph Macluskey youst to help him to cook he is a first rate fellow I happened first rate to get in with him it twas our old hospital Cook got me in he is hear detailed to he is from New haven he has Never done aney duty but cook sinse he enlisted it tis almost a year sinse I left home It tiss not long to look back but to look ahead for 2 years more it seems a lifetime but if I have to serve 2 years longer and cannot get a furlow I shall take one there has been 5 more from Middletown to see us douglas doctor white frisbey 2 more I cannot think of there names has gorge Hubard got home or does his folks know whare he is I want you to rite to me and let me know whare he is and how is is getting allong has Margret herd from [page 3] John yet or has father herd from bill Maitland sinse he left home how is David getting allong tell father if he gets the list of killed and wounded in the 14th to send it to me I know the list of wounded in nour company and killed mayor douglas told me he was going to take Sam Hoxoms body home there has Been an old lady hear this morning for her son he was dead when she got hear she came from ohio to see him she was a widdow woman she had onley the one son he was wounded and he died before she got hear it twas a hard sight to see her she was an irish woman two there is from 3 to 4 died evrey day the donth burey them in know coffins there is some of them has both legs cut of some has there right leg and arim cut off it tis awfull I donth go near them verey oftin I donth like to see them I have not mutch more knewse to rite to you but I am well [page 4] Hoping this will find you and the Children the same give my love to father and familey Mr Hubbard and family rite soon Direct your letter William D Smith 2nd Corps 3rd Div Hospital Near gettysburg care of Doctore Dwinelle let you get Mr Hubbard Direct it for you or father No more at present from your loving Husband William D Smith rite as soon as you can good boy send me a few postag stamps if you have got them I have got paper plenty good Boy 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 Digby Smith, 14th C.V.I., July 16, 1863 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Gettysburg, Battle of (Pennsylvania : 1863) United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 14th (1862-1865) Description An account of the resource William Smith writes to his wife that he has been assigned to duty in the hospital and of the casualties among the Union forces from the Battle of Gettysburg. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-07-16 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/fac462646f5e37ef31dfb56a170a59f1.pdf ef3dc6722abe08849e6e859f711aefb2 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 July 3rd Camp in the woods Near Petersburg Sunday morning My Dear wife I received your kind letter dated June 26 and was glad to hear you na and the children was well as this laves me at resent thank god Captain Broach he has got Back to the redgement and he has Comand of it know Murdock he has got back to I seen gorge hide old man hides son that youst to keep the Boarding house in the farms he is a leutenant in the Second Connecticut Dear wife we have got Relieved from the front for a few days but it tis a bulley Place how long we will stop I donth know Dear wife the boys got it surround near that goe shot himself for he never got to the redgement although wilber Peck he is well and so is Heman Crowell Dear wife if you could send me a pair of Suspenders them you sent me is pretty well wore out and about you sending News papers you can send them if you want My Dear wife I herd them say that the ware going to draft again I hope So I want to see some more of them [page 2] big bugs Drafted but I hope it twill not fall on aney of my frends you may talk abbout soldgering this Summer takes Anney thing down that ever was known but the boys are all in good Spirits the have fetched us some soft bread and pickles to day for my self I fare pretty well for I get the same as Capt Brigham Russell and greham I Cook for 3 of them it tis pretty hard but I fare better and I have know Picket or guard duty to do I have know gun athall it was taken from me the 20th of April about me not been in danger there is as mutch danger Some times as if I was in line of battle all the difference there is that I donth have to go in know charge nor to stand up in line of battle when the fight Cominces I can go to rare and wait untill it tis over but Some times it tis as hot in the rare [page 3] As it tis in the front I have been whare there has been poor fellows to that was a long side of one tore to pices but thank god I have never got a scratch I go allong sometimes when the bullets is a whissing and Shells is bursting I get so I donth mind it I am so youst to it if it tis a mans luck to get shot or wounded he will but thank god for his goodness towards me for I never felt as well in my life as I do know it tis the hardest campaign that ever was knowin and I have stood it first rate so far Dear wife Heman Crowell told me to tell you he would be home in 3 months to paint the house for you I hope so I must Draw to a close give my love to father and family Mr [page 4] hubbard and family David John and family I hope none of frend will not be drafted Kiss the children for me Keep up good Courage rite soon From your loving husband W D Smith good Boy 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 Digby Smith, 14th C.V.I., July 3, 1864 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 14th (1862-1865) United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Manpower Draft Description An account of the resource William Smith writes to his wife about the regiment's recent combat experience, serving in a noncombat role, and the prospect of a draft. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-07-03 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/e97acdc18a32997f6a44a277646e0d86.pdf 04b5b5251495074215cb4c7fadd93326 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data ALS Text Any textual data included in the document Penselvenie july 9th 1863 My Dear wife I think it tis hard for me not writing to you before this time but I have told gorge to let his folks let you know whare I was he left me the 7th he is gone to Boltimore I think to the hospital I am dituled as cook where the Regement is know I donth know but I think the are in Frederick Citey Mereyland all of the boys that was wounded is hear yet I mean in our regtment the our Division hospital is hire a little wayes from the battle field that is whare I am I am allong with the same steward that joseph Mccluskey youst to cook under and I will stick to it as long as I can for I have seen a nuff of soldgering I shall look out for my life for I have seen a nuff of deaths this last week to harden the hart of a stone I pass men by dead laying in tears farley Black in the face not buiried the smell is awful and then again there is some again whare the --- to put in a hole not covered the hole is [page 2] full of water and the bodeyes floating in it we had a rain storm yesterday all the poor fellows had to be moved as mutch as 1/2 mile in the rain or the would be drownded it tis the awfulest sight I ever have seen dead rebs and horses was mashed down the stream evrey thing you could think of I let drop for this time but I shall try and look our for myself as well as I can there has some of our company never has been in a fight inse the came out the have been detailed for other dutey so I shall try and play my points to for I have seen anuff of butchering I want to get home to you and my children once more as safe as I can It donth make know difference how I have to work I shall do it with the help of god I have know one in the regt that I case about know sinse gorge left me so you knee not worey so mutch about me but there is one thing I cannot get my letters untill we get hour hospital moved the will go to the regtment but you kneend not rite to me untill I rite to you again and then I can [page 3] tell you whare you can direct it it twill have to come to the division hospital it twill not have to go to the regtment so I want you to cheer up know I shall try and look out for my self and you must keep up good courage untill I tell I tell you whare to rite I have seen a nuff of the war I shall try and do the best I can for the futur god has spared in 3 battles but I hope I shall never get into enother one Il try any way you kneed not worey so mutch as you have done nor you must not tell any bodey what I have said in this letter keep it to your self I have not got a letter from you sinse you rote me from terefvill but I shall get them when I get settled the boyes they are getting allong pretty well with there wounds I mean our regement aney of them can walk the try and walk about six miles then the take the cars and the get to boltimore hospital of some other hospital there is plenty of citicens hear helping the boys [page 4] the fetch them wine and wine buiskits help first rate there is a pile of wounded rebs hear to has Margret herd from John yet Sam hoxims [i.e. Huxham] wife must feell Bad he was not out more than ten minutes when he was shot dead the fetch his bodey out of a wheat field and laid him on the road so as we could burey him so he had to be left their allong with the rest of them when the shells burst it twas the heveyest canoneding I ever hear hour company was sent out in the as skirmishers so we was 3 ---- ---- the shell burst from our battery whare we was laying --- fence rails and ---- ---- ---- before the --- kneed not --- the fight --- told him and --- when the come out skirmishing I must draw to a close for the meat is boiling know I live pretty well know but you must be of good cheer I am all rite From your loving husband give father my love and family Mr. hubard and family And kiss the children for me. William D Smith 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 Digby Smith, 14th C.V.I., July 9, 1863 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Gettysburg, Battle of (Pennsylvania : 1863) United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 14th (1862-1865) Description An account of the resource William Digby Smith writes to his wife of the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg and his separation from his regiment Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-07-09 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/89ea4c5059924bd54604afbc8f9ce385.pdf 534fb00abc777856db06d58e04c0e340 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Text Any textual data included in the document N3 Falmouth March 1st Dear wife I received your 2nd letter and was glad to hear you was all well as this laves me at present thank god I received fathers paper also I have know particular news to rite to you onley we are at they same old place still we find a nuff to do 1 day on picket and gard me and Eddward Stroud hes been on gard for they last week 7 days and 7 nights for coming in from picket 3 quarters of an hour before they rest of they Ridgement did they are getting awfull strict know we have got a knew magor and brigedere general he makes us tough they mark how dow they feel athome abought been drafted I guess it twill not work verey well but I hope some of them Abolishionest will be drafted every one of them it twould suit me first rate I sent you a letter last week with 10 dolors in it it twas N2 you mentioned in your letter about me not riting to you oftener I send you letter for letter you had aught to send me [page 2] 2 for my one but I will try and keep up with you they reson I do not rite to you is because you rite your letters on Sunday and then I dow not get your letter untill Thursday or friday so I generley answer your letter Friday or Saturday then I have to wait untill thursday or friday again before I get answer from you but sometimes I am on picket or gard and then I canot rite to you for if I do rite I cannot put it they mail bag untill I get back to camp about joseph McCluskey I let him read your letter he donth think there is any thing outh of they way with sera but he is going to find out but he is not going to fetch your name or fathers in it I would find outh if I was him but let him you mind your own bisey any how if you donth you mind what you will get about them pigs be you going to keep them all summer donth you wish I was home to feed them I should like to be but you donth suppose I would feed pigs know I would rather you would send me some of they straw that they have ^for a bed I should like to have one as good as they have [page 3] I will send they children a little paper they Christen Baner they may like to read it I have red it I may send some more if you get this one we have not got hour boxes yet they are some time on they way I should like to have them boots and so would gorge for this is an awfull muddy place one day it rains they next it snows So you may judge how we have to paddle through they sacred mud of virginie gorge he has gone on picket to day to Fredericksburg he is well tell Seth I will rite to him pretty soon tell him he had ought to come out hear with some hens he will get 65 cents a dozen for Eggs hear you may travel all day and you will not find a hen I have no more news to Send but give my love to father and William David and all they family and allso to Mr Hubbards family Thomis Fling and family and Mrs Smith and berins rite soon tell willie and sister that I want them to rite to me and let me see how they are getting allong in school if they are not sick No more at present but remain your Affectionate husband William D Smith 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 Digby Smith, 14th C.V.I., March 1, 1863 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 14th (1862-1865) United States. Army--Pay, allowances, etc. Draft -- United States -- History Description An account of the resource William Smith writes to his wife of their current camp, the money he is sending home, how the draft is affecting people at home, and argues with her over the frequency of their letters Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-03-01 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/5921da68a23b03f127f8a5b7080b9606.pdf d79e997053038d16de6eb2ee44e0ea13 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. 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Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data ALS Text Any textual data included in the document (written vertical first line) gorge he is well N4 March 8th 1863 Falmouth My Dear wife I received your last letter and was glad you and they children was getting allong so well as this laves me at present thnk god but I am a kind of lonsome it tiss tuff but it tiss all they one thing it tiss drill picket gard all they time we get anough to do and enough to eat know we get fresh bread evrey day meat Fresh 4 times a week potatetoes onions tea Coffee Shuger Rice Beans Pork no hard tack molasses viniger about they Box I was sorey to see it in sutch a way after all your trouble they cake was all smashed to pieces there was no hart nor frosting on it they ginger snaps also bread and pies I had to throw away Apples half of them was rotton they tonge was good but I wish I was whare I could give you some better tonge onions potatoes little crackers was all good boots and stockings was better tobaco tea peper there is a good many other things to Numers to mention I donth know how I got half of them for they opened all they Boxes before (Page 2) we got them Some of they boxes was smashed to pieces gorge has not got all his things yet it tis a shame they way they used them last Boxes they opned them to see if there was aney licure or cloes thure was one of our Rigement arested some of his folks sent him a pants and vest so as he could Run away but he cannot Run verey verey soon about Sera Dear wife I wish you would not rite aney more about her if she has a mind to make a fool of her self let her Rip Rip Rip she is a chip of they old Block it makes me feel Bad for joe but I would rather they would not bring you into any scrape albout her let some one else tell him you can Rock in they green back for me when you have time I may never see it if you was to see they men hear fine strong able men that I have seen let them go to they hospitle and in a week or two it tiss they last of them there is William Russell he was a tent mate of mine he is gone to his long home he was taken home to Middletown 2 weeks ago he was a stout able fellow and a good fellow two he often used to (Page 3) talk about when him and me would get home what a good time we would have so he is gone to his home and to his long home so goes they weak and they strong but in sutch a place as this deth is anawfull sight heer faraway from home and when you die in they hospital you are put out dors and you may lay there for 24 hours before you are buried it tis ten chances to one whether you get a coffin or not but it tis they best way to keep up good courage and stand they storm as long as we can it tis hard hope on some times I get down harted thinking what a fool I have been to myself and then again I know It has been they best job I could have done for I am fatter and ways more than ever I did and if god spares me my life to meet once more you will see anawfull diference in me I hope we shall onley for hope they hart would break my Dear wife I think a good maney times about you and they wains keep up good courage I want to send me they childrens likeness as soon as you can you can send me two (Page 4) of they captains likeness for there is some of they boys would buy them about lucas he will not come back to they Regtment again broach he is gone to they hospital in Washington he is neaver coming back again and galpin he sent in his papers 3 times so he could not get his discharge so he wants to get a dishonerable discharge So when he goes Company B has lost all her Officers that left Hartford I ment Middletown with us so goes they soldgering It tis Sunday Evning sitting on my bed of green bous a thinking of hills and hollow and some other things it tiss all right that so sayes could soldger boy so I must draw to a close give my respects to father and family and to Mr Hubards family tell tom I had a smoak out of his pipe it tis getting dark so good knight kiss they childrend for me No more at present but Rite soon Remain your Husband William D. Smith 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 Digby Smith, 14th C.V.I., March 8, 1863 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-03-08 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 3-1-12 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Health aspects Military hygiene Operations rations (Military supplies) United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 14th (1862-1865) Description An account of the resource William Smith writes to his wife about life in the camp, what he is eating, the box he received from her, and the health of other soldiers in his regiment. https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/62e24166fa50370480068e69ec683ddc.pdf c102f121677d4398fea58494afe63c7a 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 May 19th Camp Near Alexandra Dear wife I send you these few lines to let you know that I am well hoping this will find you better than when you rote to me last I received the letter you rote to me on the 7th the 16th of this month Dear wife I would have written to you before this time only that I wanted to find out what the was going to do with us the are giving the men in the ridgement that is broke down there discharge so I donth know when we will get our discharge but there is one thing the cannot keep us any longer than the first of September Dear wife it twas a hard march there was quiet a number of the men Died on the march Do you remember the thunder Storm (Page 2) That shoock the house so that you held on to me so well we have had one on the march 3 times as bad it cominced about 5 o clock in the after noon and it lasted all night so we had to march in all the rain then turin out in a lot and stop theire untill morning if any Body wished for morning it twas Me I neaver seen sutch a sight there was quiet a number of men and horses killed the guns Drew the lightning there was so mutch Steel Dear wife I must Drop this george he is well and the rest of the boys is well it rains quiet hard hear know the rain keeps a coming in Dear wife you must Excuse this short letter you will not have to lock for (Page 3) Manny more letters from me I hope this will find you and margret in good health And all the rest of the family we would have had a revew to day only it rains Dear wife I will tell you all abbout the march when I get home give my love to father and family Mr hubbard And family David John And family you can tell willie that I think I will be home for to get a mess of Peas yet Kiss the children for me you must excuse me for not riting to you before this time No more at presint From your loving husband William D Smith good boy rite soon 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 Digby Smith, 14th C.V.I., May 19, 1865 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-05-19 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 3-1-71 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 14th (1862-1865) Appomattox Campaign (1865) Description An account of the resource William Smith writes to his wife of the march back from Appomattox following Lee's surrender and of the imminent dissolution of his regiment. https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/32a295269e25beae06f2eef28e82f45a.pdf 58f9b50ebad1b3d35277c1653db617c2 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. 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Text Any textual data included in the document Falmouth May 30th 1861 [i.e.1863] My Dear wife I received your letter on friday night I received fathers paper on thursday night you had better belive I felt bad enough when I did not receive a letter from you when you rite I goner allways I get my letters on thursday if I have to wait over, my time I feel bad enough for I have nothing else to keep up my spirits onley what letters I receive from you I am well as usual thank god we have had orders to pack up and be redey in 15 minutes thursday but we are hire yet the Rebs the have got reinforcements across the river so the talk of something of making a Raid across for the are short of rations I was on picket thursday there was 3 rebs swim across on our side the wanted to for the last 3 weeks the told us ther was plenty of troops on the other side two of the fellows was Brothers the looked pretty good one of the had on our sig I think we will have to fall Back from whare we are for we have not got men anough hear to whip them know for there has gone from the armey of the potomack over 40 thousand for the last 2 months I mean 9 months and 2 years men that there time was up and again the first of july there will be over 60 thousend men so that will have us prety small so goes the soldgering I wish it was over and done with [page 2] for I dread the marching hear in summer we had evrey thing fixed hear in good shape We have got the nicest street in the Regment but we will have to lave it I guess pretty Soon so goes soldgering your last letter I could not make it out verey well for It was stuck to the envelope and I had to tare it some but you can tell Sissy that I red her letter first rate She improves a little tell her that I am glad the pigs well and growing fast ask her donth she want me to come home and see them I should like first rate to but I can if I live to be spaired to live my 3 years in the armey of Robers to the goverment onley for our head men this war should be brought to a close long ago but there is to maney traitors in and around Washington and the potomack we have got to hope on for my part I am sick of it but hope on it tis hard we have got a set of drunken officers that has been promoted from privates to lietenants and we have lost all we started would we have got a good captain but not a f captain like gibsons when we lost him we lost a father and a friend if he was alive know what to rite to you for it tis the one thing over and over again tell david that I should like to be with him Burning them worms tell him that I thought [page 3] I should have been home on a furlou but furlows is plaid out for the present Murdock got home in good time for the stoped them the next day the have not stoped them all together the give 5 days instead of ten but the may comince again you mentioned in your letter that you was ^tired riting on paper but you are no tirder than I am but it tis all that keeps me in good spirits if I did not get aney letters from you I would soon give up Murdock told you that I was not well but I was not well for a few weeks but I feel first rate know gorge he has had a bile on his face it twas swelled pretty big but it is getting smaller know tell father to give the children two cisses for me Dear wife I do not know what to rite you tell Sisey She is a good girl tell her that I should like to be home with her and all the rest of them all but I may some time mor another before long hope on give my love to father and family Mr Hubard and family thomas fling g and family Excuse my short letter gustis guiles he is well good boy rite soon as you can from your loving Husband William D Smith 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 Digby Smith, 14th C.V.I., May 30, 1863 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-05-30 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 3-1-21 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 14th (1862-1865) Description An account of the resource William Smith writes to his wife about the situation in his camp, skirmishes with Confederates, his inability to get a furlough, drunken officers, and his suspicion that the war is being prolonged by corrupt and treasonous politicians in Washington.