111 10 1130 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/04077aae6fafd81cdc33afee49db6dd9.pdf b3af9d6db0056304d6a51a5f249cfebb 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 Falmouth May 7th 1836^63 My Dear wife I have got back to camp Safe aggain after 5 days fight thank god we have had anawful fight but we did not get whiped we was on they right and we stood our ground it twas they fault of the 12th armey core that was been on the left they run away so that broke hour lines we stood our ground they rebs came down on us then so we gave them plentey of grape and canester so we stoped them onley for that they rebles would have drived us over they river but there is not mutch use in the riting abbout it know when I get settled again I shall let you know more about it father he will let you have a paper and you can tell more about the killed and wonded you can find more out of the paper than I can tell you but for the [page 2] Company there was 5 wounded prist Brooks Stroud judd capper so I cannot tell how maney there was in they regem^ent but it twas the hardest sight I ever seen there was men laid in all Directions some with heads blown off arms legs and I I never got a scratch thank god shell burst in all directions balls of every discrip^tion all around me and gorge so we are all right god be thanked there is one thing I should like we could have held us our ground we never can whip them for we have got to maney trators in the armey I do not know how long we will star hear from the time we left camp it twas 8 days so we lay on the battle field under fire but thank god ^for 5 days I am all right it tiss a hard sight but they sent us a cross the river after all let father send me a list of the 14th regement he can get the paper I sent you 20 dolors before I got over [page 3] the river let me know if you got your check what I asked you about your bounty money I wanted to know if you got your second bounty money I never wanted to know what you dow with your money but I wanted to know if you got it it tis hard erened money hope on it tis hard but god has been good to me about my knabsack I lost my wolen blanket over coat ruber blanket shelter tent shirts and nabsack we was ordered to take it ^them off and lave a gard over them we had to go double quick to the front when the 12th Armey core broke so the rebs has got them know so I have got nothing know but shirt pants stockings and a dress coat I do not know whether the will allow us aney thing for them or not my Dear wife I feel tired so you must excuse my Short letter I am glad that you can hear from me once more again it tiss hard for you but I hope both of ^us will be spared to embrace Each other again that is the erenest wish from your loving husband William D Smith give father and family my love Mr hubard and family tom fling tell david to send me a paper or so he it will be some of the boys was going home on a furlow but I donth know whether the can or not but gorge he is [unclear] so Mr hubard will tell you about the battle Kiss the children for me I have had there likeness but I swet them a little [unclear] so they heint verey bad since you had got them taken in a frame good boy your loving 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 7, 1863 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-05-07 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 3-1-17 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 14th (1862-1865) Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863 United States. Army--Pay, allowances, etc. Description An account of the resource William Smith writes to his wife about the Battle of Chancellorsville and its aftermath, asks whether she has received the money he has sent her, tells about the things that he has lost, but that he has managed to keep the photographs of the children. https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/2e472fffdb6a5bbe26b003a4142d14a2.pdf fc235839ff7ba35e042009fa725b70ee 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 Bell Plain November 28th 1862 My Dear wife I received your letter on they 27 and was glad to hear you was well I sent you a letter on they 27th it twas dated November 9th then I Received one dated 16th with willies and sisters letters in it it twas pretty good for them I have got a chance to rite to you know with a pen and ink it tiss they first time I have had a chance to Rite on a table sinse I left home I am stopping at a widdow womans house guarding her property me and a nother soldger we have been hear a week know we will stop hear untill we move I like to be hear first Rate we get plentey to eat of evrey thing that is good it tiss about 3 miles from they camp whare they Rest of they boys are I went down to see them on thanksgiven day it not lock mutch like thanksgiving I told gorge to tell his father when he rites to let you know how I am getting allong for I cannot go to camp when I want to so he told me he would theire is one thing I herd yesterday if it tiss true that they was going to settle they war I hope it tiss so I would be glad of it I juess you would to you mentioned [page 2] in your letter about us been in the Rain storim but we was it beat anney thing that ever I seen if you was to see us next morning we was wet clean trough we had to let our close dry on us it twas fun I have ^had they disentery ever sinse not verey bad about you taking suspenders you must do they best you can we expect to get paid they first of januarey I hope we will if we do I shall send it to you as Quick as I get it you had ought to have got your other money before this time if you want aneything in they store he had ought to give it to you untill I get my pay you wanted me to let you know if I got they comb you sent me I did and all they Rest of they things that you send me. I should like you would let me know how david is getting allong I have rote to him when I was on they march so I have not heard from him sinse I have or I do not know what to rite to you know but there is one thing they reson of us stopping hear so long we cannot move anney further just know they Rebbels hold Fredericksburg and we cannot take it just know they are strong^ly fortified so we cannot whip them just know [page 3] Nor I do belive we never can by fighting they are something like florotemple at running all they places that we have came troug they left and when we left they came back again so instead of we driving them they are driving us I do not know what to say about it but I am tired sick of it we left joseph Mccluskey behind us at harpers ferrey he could not march we left dick singleton two I think dick will die he was verey bad when we left him there is about 8 more there too that has been sick it tis a hard place to be sick hear let allone well about what father said to me I do not know onley to rite to him it tis not but I wish him well just as well as if I rote to him you can tell him that I am well and you can let him read my letters that I send you I shall have a big storey to tell him when I get home I hope it twill not be three years untill I see you all again I wish for home a good manney times but I keep up my spirits hoping it twill not be long untill we all shall meet again onley for hope I should not know what to do give bill my best Respects tell him that we have [page 4] had a hard time sinse I seen him there is one thing that I have not told you about our nabsacks we have never got them yet sinse we left Washington nor I belive we neaver will all they things that you made for me is in my nabsack pins needles and tread is in them all they boys they are woreying for them know davids gorge Hubards and all they boys are gone some of them had 10 to 12 Dolors worth of Stuf in them they ware sent to Harpers Ferrey after we left there so they ware sent by some teams to catch up with us but they teams could not so they put them in a old barn and they have been Stolen So we have been told evrey thing was taken out of them I suppose they want us to get knew ones know but they boys wants to get there old ones it twas they same time that Mr Hubbard came to see us he can tell you about them you can tell him that we never have got them nor never will we have been used evrey way and aney way sinse we started we have to put aneything we carey in our blankets all they rest of they Regments has got them but they Poor 14th they have got Some poor officers and Quartermaster he is making his money on us aney way so we have to take what is given or go without 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., November 28, 1862 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. Operations rations (Military supplies) Description An account of the resource William Smith writes to his wife about his current situation, the prospects for an early end to the war, frustration with Confederate tactics, and the loss of all of the regiment's possessions. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-11-28 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/e66c11cd897c7d9eb1bd44e520557921.pdf 7dcb676b08456505a46e66b762bfb5b7 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 Camp Near petersburg 29th-1864 My Dear wife I received your last letter Dated 22nd and was glad to hear you and the children was all well as this laves me at present thank god Dear wife we have had quit a brush sinse I last rote to you we have had 15 wounded 2 killed 1 officer killed and capt Broach wounded or rather magor broach All we had wounded in hour company was 2 hiram fox and james hase A sub Dear wife it twas a hard time Dear wife we had to charge the johneys breast works through a River some of us was up to the middle in water and half our hard tack was wet but we drove them but the charged again and we mowed them down I cannot tell mutch Abbout how the rest of the core got allong but we killed 3 [page 2] or 4 to there one but we had to lave At 1 oclock thursday morning you will see in the papers Abbout it you folks home can tell more Abbout the fighting than we can for all we can tell is in our own brigade the say the lost 200 in the brigade Dear wife gorge he is sending home a piece of the ribs telegraph wire that we cut off when we made the charge there was a telegraph office on the hill so we fellows put for it with a hell so I will send a piece of it home I have got plenty of Rebel Relicks to send but donth think mutch abbout sending them for I have seen fellows getting sand and sending it home in a letter Dear wife I will send willie a flag that I got before we got to Pettersburg it tis one of our own flags Dear Wife but I toock it out of a rebs [page 3] house Dear wife I do not think mutch of the Style of our poor wounded Soldgers yesterday there was a nise young fellow lay dead or dying the poor fellow lay with his arms folded he said it tis cold it tis cold it tis cold the poor fellow I have seen plenty of men heads and Bodeys mangled to to pieces but that poor fellow I all most could cry but It tis all in Soldgering Dear wife you mentioned in your letter abbout mr browell telling father that I mig- ht not have Sent my money but I have Sent it it tis lost but if it tis gone So it goes if I can get allong for the next 9 months and a few Days then it twill be all right Dear wife I received a letter from tom fling you can tell him that I will answer him when I get to a stopping place again I donth know but the will keep marching [page 4] Around for a spell know I am badered just know it tis pretty cold know I think we will have a hard time of it know but it tis keep up good courage but it tis hard George and himan is all right you mentioned in your last letter that you did not get a letter from me for 4 weeks but I have send you 3 letters Sinse pay day you can tell Ellen P Smith that I will rite her a letter pretty soon and Margret Kinead Kincade to you know how it tis with me abbout riting I would rather work 2 days than right a letter Dear wife I must draw to a close give my love to father and family Mr hubbard and family David John and family tom fling and family So good boy Dear wife No more at present from your loving husbannd W D Smith Kiss the Children for me 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., October 29, 1864 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 14th (1862-1865) Siege of Petersburg (Virginia : 1864-1865) Description An account of the resource William Smith writes to his wife about losses the brigade has suffered, a charge his company had made, and watching men die. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-10-29 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/2b7ccd9f803c74d844eb3a76a2ddff69.pdf a121da63dd8b6d9c29dd4935237602bb 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 Dear wife you told me to rite to you if I had aney secrets ^rite to you to put them on a scrap of paper and send it to your Dear wife if that is so I shall rite to you a Scrap A little something would not go bad but thank god Hills and hollows it does not bother me none I have seen the time it did I have told you when I was home I did not care who I could get something from I did not care but thank god Hills and hollows I am gust as free from been near a woman sinse I left you as william A Smith is if you was in this Camp you would see more whores from sin + Every night Some of them Stays in the camp all night but thank god Hills and Hollows I ha am not one of that kind you know what I have been but th thank god [page 2] Know I can say that ^I ^am the same to you as when I left you at Hertford and I mean to ^be So if you donth belive me which I have told you Wills and hollows you can Ask george A Hubbard So ^I ^bid good bo boy Hills and Hollows if I had a little Know but thank god it donth trouble me not just know it his more evrey day I think I shall come back to you again and give you fits again So good yb boy yours William Digby 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, undated Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 14th (1862-1865) Prostitution -- United States -- History United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects Description An account of the resource William Digby Smith writes to his wife allaying her concerns about his faithfulness and describing prostitution in the camp. 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. 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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/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/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. 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 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/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 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