20 10 1130 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/f1f905a2952e273106492b46c3cc442b.pdf f6e9fa3b8599bb6a0e2ce1f68778ff5b 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 Thomas Pimer Papers Description An account of the resource Correspondence of Thomas Pimer to his father while he was serving in the 21st Connecticut Infantry in the Civil War. 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 Provost Marshals Office. Norfolk Va, Sept. 18th/64 Dear Father, It is now some time since I received your last letter, and I think by now you are anxious to hear from me. for the past three weeks my time has been so much employed with my duties that I have had no spare moments to write. to day being sunday, and no particular business for me to do, I thought I would improve the opportunity, and write you a few lines. I am on duty now both night and day, and it is very hard for me, as I am deprived of my sleep. during the day I am in the office and at night I am on duty in the City as Policeman. Necesity compelled the Marshal to put us on this duty, as we have a Regt. of Colored troops doing guard duty in this City, and the many Sailors that are granted shore liberty here cannot and will not aggree with the [page 2] N----- guard. they get on shore, and in two hours they are drunk, and fighting among themselves, and when the guard attempts to arrest them, they pitch in and fight the guard, several of the N-----s has been killed by them, and in return the guard has shot them, and it became a neces- ity that something should be done to protect the guards, as they were placed here by the Genl. Comdg. they must remain and must do their duty. some twenty men from this Dept. were picked out and made Policeman who were to patrol the City all night. they devided into reliefs. ten of them are out untill twelve. the others untill morning. I was appointed 2nd Chief of Police, and go out from six untill one at night. I am armed with a Colts revolver, a small Club, and a silver whistle and wear upon my coat a silver Badge, denoting who, and what I am the duty is not hard, and I am perfectly well satisfied, as I had rather do that, and stay here than go back to the Regiment. the only thing I care for is my sleep. I [page 3] am very sleepy daytimes, and very often go to sleep sitting at my desk. I think I shall get used to it in time. I was very sorry to hear that Mother has been so sick, and hope she will recover or has recovered by this time. I have been quite well with the exception of a Cold which I shall always have, I never expect to get entirely clear of it. I understand that the Yellow Feaver is raging in N.Y. I hope it is not so to any great extent. please tell me if any have died of it. there is no prevaling sickness here at present. we have had considera- ble of Typhoid Feaver here, but it is quite abated now. Everything ^(has) continued to increase in price here. it is very hard to buy the necessities of life. provisions are so high, and clothing is awfull. last week I had a Coat + Pants made, of black broad Cloth, and they cost me $50.00. Fifty Dollars. the same could be bought one year ago, for half the money. it is a Shame for the merchants to charge [page 4] such enormous prices for their goods half of it is clear profit. Hobun is still here but I think he will go home soon. he is getting very homesick. There is no news to write at present. everything is quiet in this vacinity. we had a great rejoicing here on the fall of Atlanta. among the Union People, but the seceshonists were down hearted enough. I have only Eleven months more to stay in this woe begon country, and if I can only stay here, I shall he all right for Home in 1865. Give my love to Mother and all the family, and now hoping this will find you well and in good spirits I will close. goodby. Excuse the writing. Your Son Th K Pimer Box 23 Norfolk Va 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 Thomas Pimer, 21st C.V.I, September 18, 1864 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-18 Type The nature or genre of the resource 4-15 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 21st (1862-1865) Military police Racism United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans Description An account of the resource Thomas Pimer writes to his father of serving as a military policeman in Norfolk because of conflicts between Black troops and sailors. https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/55231c5b565a35833d697586c0a0dee0.pdf 80efcf30423decb1c09c71ca3e358e04 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 Thomas Pimer Papers Description An account of the resource Correspondence of Thomas Pimer to his father while he was serving in the 21st Connecticut Infantry in the Civil War. 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 Bowers hill near Portsmouth, Va. June 12, 63 Dear Father, Your letter was received in due season, and I should have answered before, but I have been waiting to find out all the particulars concerning this Regt.’s coming home, and have fount out that it was all a humbug, and the story started in the Regt. in the first place. I did not place as much dependence in the report as some did, so I shall come out all right in the end, but there are some men in the Regt. that beleaved they were going home just as much as they did that the sun would rise on [page 2] the morrow, and even now they believe it. with them I think it will go hard, if we don’t go, but it will be all the same with me. I enlisted for three years or dureing the War, and did never expect to get clear before that time. when I last wrote to you we were encamped near to Suffolk, since then we have moved some 17 miles from there, and are now encamped on a hill near the railroad, and only 7 miles from Portsmouth. we have a beautiful campground here and have made arrangements to stay here all summer. since we have been here we have built two large Forts and are now at work on the third. the first one, is one hundred and fifty- feet square, and mounts [page 3] twelve guns, the inside is all turfed over, and looks very nice, the walls of the Fort are ten feet high from the ground outside and five feet on the inside, and are thirty feet thick at the base and fifteen at the top. inside of the Fort we have a magazine which is 12 by 20 feet, and ten feet deep, it will hold a large quantity of ammunition. the Fort is the largest and best looking of any in the whole line of Fortifications, between Portsmouth + Suffolk. the other Fort is not so large and is not worth giving a description of. the Regt. has built eight Forts since we have been at Suffolk and I think for one regiment we have done our part of the digging. we are now getting [page 4] up a Negro Brigade, and have now got some five hundred. we send out a detachment of men every day, and they take every Negro that they can find for ten miles around. the Old Farmers find considerable fault because we take there Negroes from them, and in so doeing they loose not only their N----s but their Horses, we take every hoarse that can be found, for the use of the Army. I went out with a party on Monday and returned yesterday. we took 65 Neroes and 12 horses, at one house we found a good looking young fellow, and told him he must go with us, but he did not want to go. he said that his Wife was sick and had no one to take care of her but him. we asked [page 5] him where his Wife was, and he said that she was over to Massa Joes, so we went over there, and found the girl at work in the field hoeing corn, so we ^saw that the N-- had lied to us, and when he found out that he was caught he made a jump from the guard and ran into the house. in a few moments Massa Joe came out and asked what we wanted, he was a very rough looking man and seemed to have an ugly disposition. we told him that we had come to take all the Male hands he had, and his Horses. at that he was quite salty and swore like a pirat, he said that he would shoot the first man that tuched a N---- that belonged to him, but we were not going to [page 6] be frightened by him, so the men divided off into squads and sent to find the slaves and the Horses. the one that run into the house we found in the cellar, and broughted him out. the whole number we got there was six Negroes and two good Horses, Old Joe after a while cooled down a little, as he saw it would be no use to try and drive us off, and when we left he sang out that he hoped the Rebs would kill the whole Northern Army, and that will be all his raging will amount, we care fo none of them they are all strong secesh, and it is no more than right to take their property away from them. I think we shall stay here all summer, and garrison the Forts. I shall try and get a Furlough [page 7] some time dureing the summer and come home. You spoke in your letter about Mothers feeling bad, because I sent to word of greeting to her. I am very sorry it is so, and I am sure I did not neglect it, on purpose. I thought that I told you to give my respects to all of the family and if I neglected speaking of her alone, I did not do so because I never think of her, or that I had no respect for her, for I have, and do think of her often I am not so hard hearted as not to apprec- iate the many good thigs she has done for me. I know that she done for me so well as any one could under the circumstan- ces, and I therefore thank her for what she has done, and I [page 8] shall never speak ill of her to anyone. tell her that I am sorry she felt bad, and will hereafter remember to speak more punctual of her in my good wishes. you thought that I was influenced by others outside, but not so. no one never speaking of eather you or Mother to me, and the only thing that I hear comes from you. Dell sometimes tell me that you are well and also the rest of the family, otherwise I never hear from you. and now hopeing this will find you well and Mother the same, even as I am, and hoping for an answer soon I will close by remaining ever your son Tho. K Pimer Give my respects to Mr Shaw and to Mr and Mrs Bush also to all enquiring Friends. 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 Thomas Pimer, 21st C.V.I., June 12, 1863 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-06-12 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 4-8 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 21st (1862-1865) United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Destruction and pillage Racism Description An account of the resource Thomas Pimer writes to his father about the fortifications his unit is building in southern Virginia his regiment's practice of seizing African-Americans from local slaveholders and compelling them to work for the Union army. https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/884402f2a39af28bdf2565d263c0beda.pdf 2fb441b64530555467448af0b7c397a1 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 Thomas Pimer Papers Description An account of the resource Correspondence of Thomas Pimer to his father while he was serving in the 21st Connecticut Infantry in the Civil War. 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 opposite Fredericksburg Va. Dec. 18th 1862 Dear Father. I have just received your letter of the 24th. I was quite glad to hear from you once more after so long a time, and to know that you are well. I now sit down to answer for I supposed that you will be anxious to hear from me now after having been in Battle it is now two weeks and three days since the Bombardment and attemted capture of Fredericksburg in the morning of Thursday Dec 11th the Bombardment commenced. a heavy firing was kept up all day upon the City with but little return from the Enemy. on Friday morning they attemted to lay the Pontoon Bridge accrost the Rapahanoc but at the first trial the enemy opened fire upon them and thus began the second day’s fight. about noon they had got the Bridge accrost and the troops immediately crossed over and took possession of the City. the 21th went accrost about dark and were quartered for the night in the houses our company was put into a carpenters shop the boys split up the boards made a good fire spred their Blankets on the shaving and thus lay very comfortable that night. the next morning we went arround amongst the houses and stores and ransacked them from the Garret to the Cellar. took the flour out of the pantrys and made [page 2] Bread and Griddles which we cooked on the stoves. we found plenty of Honey and jellys of all kinds we lived high while we were in the city. at one time there was about a dozen of the boys going up the street and the rebs got sight of them and they sent a Shell whizzing down the street. then you ought to have seen the boys scatter they went in all directions one of the boys ran right towards the shell and if he had not bent his body, it would have knocked his head off for sure pop. we all put into the houses on double quick and did not venture out again untill the long roll was beaten for us to fall in. it was then about six oclock the regiment had received orders to advance to the front which they did do in good order although we were hindered by stonewalls and wood fences but we did not mind that we walked right over the fences and at last reached the front right in the face of the enemys Batteries which was throwing shot + shell at us thick and fast some of the shells brushing right in front of us and others over our heads. we had advanced to within fifty rods of their Batteries when the Colonell gave the order to halt saying at the same time (Boys I don’t know what to do) Just then the Generals orderly rode up and told him to get his men into as safe position a possible and lay down. he then ordered us to advance sixteen spaces and lay down on our arms for the night. which order was willingly obeyed by all. such hugging the ground you never see the Boys would get believed one on other and hide their heads in their blankets and most any where to keep them from [page 3] getting hit with pieces of shell and thus that night passed about five oclock we were awakened by a heavy discharge of musketry which was a regiment on our left making a charge on one of the batteries in about an hour the fireing had began pretty heavy on both sides I expected that we should have to go into it then in good earnest but we had orders to go back into the city which we did, and in about an hour the fireing ceased on both sides and was not commenced again that day it being Sunday. all that day we went arround the city just as we had a mind ransacking ever store and house we came to the Boys found lots of small things which they kept as trophies. the next morning Monday the Colonel came and told the Lieutenant that the second Briggade was to go into the fight that day and the 21 was to take the lead he told him to keep as cool as possible and not to get excited while in action. the plan was laid in the way, the second Briggade was to make a charge upon three of the enemys heavyest batteries and to take them if possible the elevent conn was to go out to skermishes and then to fall back and our regiment to make the first charge followed by the eighth sixteenth twelveth + eleventh conn and 4th rhode Island. we fell in about two oclock and marched on to the field there we halted to wait for orders. we stayed there all of the afternoon the rebs fireing a shell down at us once in while I tell you what Father I never want to see another Battle field it was an awfull sight once seen can never be forgotten. there were men [page 4] lying in all manner of ways. some with their heads blown off others with one leg shot away one arm gone and mashed and mangled all to pieces while those that were still alive were crawling on their hands and knees asking where they could find a Hospittall. and there we stayed expecting every moment to hear the orders to advance we waited until about ten oclock, and then Orders came from Burnsides for us to retreat back accrost the river for we never should be able take those Batteries in Gods world. so under cover of the darkness the whole Army retreated in fine style accrost the river taking the Bridges up as they went and returned to their old camps. it was a lucky thing for us that Burnsides altered his mind for if we had made the change there would not have been a man in the regiment alive now to tell the story, for the enemy had all the advantage of us they being up on the hill and we in the Valley beneath they had then batteries placed so that they could sweep all before them. and it was nothing but complete slaughtering men to send them up there. Burnsides has made one grand failier and now had better resign and give some one else a chance to kill a few more human beings. It was the first Battle that the regiment has been in, and I hope it will be the last I am not quite so patriotic as I was when I enlisted I thought that I was going to fight to serve my Country but now I find that we are fighting for the N***r alone and nothing else shall be glad when I get out of it. [page 5] No. 2 I am well and enjoying as good health as ever I did. we are a little more comfortably quartered now than we were when I wrote last to you we have small shelter tents made out of cotton Drilling they are first rate for keeping off the sun but when it rains they leak water like mad. it has been very pleasant weather for the weeks past but we have had some as cold weather as I ever saw at home in Dec. I think that we shall stay here some time for we have had orders to make our tents as warm and comfortable as possible. I should think that they might give us warmer tents for a month or two. I have plenty of good Wollen Shirts I have two on and three in my knapsacks. the only things that I am in need of now [page 6] are stockings and Boots I received the stockings that Carl sent also the gloves I was glad to get the stocks for my feet had been all on the ground for a long time. the gloves that he sent were not fit for me to wear out here they were small and to thin I should like a pair of Buckskin Gloves the boys have lots of them sent out to them. I am now Captain’s Clerk and have all the company writing to do I don’t have to stand Guard or drill am free from all duty I have been making out the muster + Pay rolls this week it is quite a job and has to be done neat I am in hopes that they will settle this war by spring for I should like to see Old N L once more. I hear that business is renewing there. I hope that they will get the Navy Yard there [page 7] if they do it will be the building up of the old place. I have nothing more that is of any account to write and am pretty tired so I must close. give my love to mother tell her than I should have liked some of her Christmas Dinner first rate. give my respects to Mr Shaw, Del and all inquiring friends and now I will close this time by hoping that you enjoyed a happy Christmas and by wishing you all a Happy New Year. From Your Loving Son T.H. Pimer 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 Thomas Pimer, 21st C.V.I., December 28, 1862 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-12-28 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 4-4 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 21st (1862-1865) Fredericksburg, Battle of (Virginia : 1862) United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Casualties Racism United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Destruction and pillage Description An account of the resource Thomas Pimer describes to his father the Union defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg and provides graphic details of the casualties. He also expresses disgust at having to fight for the abolition of slavery. 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/6044130f50540a36dbccb0ca6a552589.pdf 66c59b8a8e4496ff380e019289e5a714 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 Burksvill April 234rd 1864 Dear wife this makes the 3 letter I have written to you and I have not received a letter from you Sinse you mentioned in your letter Abbout george mays wife Abbout to know if he was left on the field he was not he and lucius Biddell was buried Dear wife goerge has written 4 letters home and he has got 3 from home So has himan Crowell the all get letters but me it tis a long time to wait for A letter but I will wait pationtley for one this week Dear wife I mentioned in my other 2 letters abbout the march it twas a hard one but we have not got through with it yet it is reported to day that we are going to richmond we are to have 4 days rations in our haversacks and 8 days in the wagons So I do [page 2] know whare we are bound for next but I had Some hopes of getting home Next Month but I think know we will have to Serve our time out but it tis only 3 and A few this is not a very healthey place we are know the most of us has got the Disenterey I have had it pretty bad on the march but I have got over it know I menti^oned it in my other letters Dear wife it twas A Sad news Abbout the presidents Death I wish he could have Served 4 years more then I think the Johneys would have been pretty well plaid out I donth like the way that they are let to run Abbout know with Arims and Equipment I donth belive in them if I had my way of them I would not let one of them have there libertey untill this thing was Settled Dear wife I have got a check I would have Sent it in my last letter but I was affraid because I got know letter from you but I will Send it in this letter [page 3] for we expect to move again in the morning So I donth want to carrey it in my pocket Any longer whare we are going I cannot tell but we are to have 12 days rations it tis Some good march or other for the 2nd Core but keep up good courage 3 and a few Dear wife we lost a good man when we lost general Smith he was wounded the day before lee Surinder^ed our brigade was abbout as far as toms house from whare lee Surindered when mead came through the Brigade the boys cheered and flung up there caps and Knabsacks it twas a quare old time hear if you Ever get them letters I Sent you you will find all ^the knews Abbout it George he is well and So is the rest of the old boys in Co B Dear wife I must draw to a Close hoping this will find you and the children well as this laves me at present thank god but I want a letter from [page 4] from you the worst way it tis a long time but there is Some more fellows in the company that has not got a letter as well as me give my love to father and family Mr hubbard and family David John and family So good boy Dear wife for this time kiss the Children for me No more at present from your loving Husband William D Smith rite to me for Pitey Sake I was the first one in the Company to right to you when we got back from the march So this makes 3 you Aught to get Some of them Good boy George he is at Division Head Quarters yet he is well I Seen him last night 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., April 24, 1865 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-04-28 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 3-1-70 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 14th (1862-1865) United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns--Appommatox Campaign, 1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination Description An account of the resource William Smith describes to his wife the march from Appomattox Court House to Richmond, his witnessing of Lee's surrender, his sadness at Lincoln's death, and his suspicion of the Confederate soldiers. 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. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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. https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/04077aae6fafd81cdc33afee49db6dd9.pdf b3af9d6db0056304d6a51a5f249cfebb Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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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/5921da68a23b03f127f8a5b7080b9606.pdf d79e997053038d16de6eb2ee44e0ea13 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. 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/d3a11d7b36bf53c08cbc24f408baf24b.jpg b570a90781093c07d5a2d82ba6e73209 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 The USS Seawolf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a>Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource n.d. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource postcard https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/90fb15b28c532467fd4b6e747c7520cb.jpg 1c0afe1c6a711a82a994cf022bee2735 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/f1390dadedaca021381f9818a162c470.jpg 5d1aee02ee7bbef7a5d9a7dcc3dbd4a7 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/a8b3db778d571d79b62fabcb8a832d39.jpg e5b9a6dd245ac032762282560f6d7d21 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 Fort Trumbull Area Description An account of the resource The eastern corner of New London comprises a peninsula commonly referred to as the Fort Trumbell area. This peninsula became extremely relevant to the history of the United States as a whole in 2005 with the ruling of the Supreme Court in Kelo v. New London. The ruling determined that the "public use" provision of the "takings clause" of the 5th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution permits the use of eminent domain for economic development purposes that provide a public benefit. A private owner demolished 15 residential homes in line with a "comprehensive redevelopment plan" implemented by the city. However, after financial struggles he abandoned the site and it remains empty today in 2019. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Caitlin Teare Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Caitlin Teare Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Slides 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 Images of Fort Trumbull District Demolition Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a>Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998-2004