47 10 1161 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/f2062cf7dbc8965a3134c9e07570a976.pdf 629bd79b9a96d38cd0e5bc6c93aad552 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 Curtis18650322 Head Quarters 2n Conn. Artillery March 22n 1865 My Dear Friends Nothing of great moment has transpired since the completion of No. 30 yesterday afternoon but as I have a few minutes of leisure perhaps I cannot improve it to better advantage than in advising you of my good health and continued well being which if not very exciting intelligence is pleasant and soothing answering a good purpose where there is nothing of greater importance to communicate. Our friend Zelates returned to the Regt. some days since. I have met him once only. That is only just to pass him in camp He called with that nice can of butter and chatted with me of home and some friends and scenes for a short half hour and presented me the lacteal extract in the name of Frank – that bully brother of mine. I returned thanks to the giver for the gift and the bearer for his care and kindness in its transit from the native to the normal state. Tate gave quite a glowing description of his trip and visit He spoke so frankly of your girl there Miss Lyman that I hardly had the face to rally him on his own success and when I did he evaded it so gracefully that I did not press the matter at all. He seemed to me so different from his cousins of our place that I sometimes doubt if he more than a cousin in name for surely he is no cousin in nature. (page 2) I am feeling a trifle disappointed this morning only just a small trifle. Col. Ordered me to send in an application for a leave of absence to visit Washington, D.C. 3 or 4 days since. I sent it in and was rather expecting it would be approved in a day or two more when last evening an order came down from Army Hd.Qrs which looks leaves of absence and furloughs quite over. I expected to have proceeded to Washington and arranged the business there and then visited home for a week or so and I had anticipated much quiet pleasure from the brief visit but it is now indefinitely postponed. Perhaps it better as it is I do not care very much but I should like to have stepped in on you unawares some evening at tea time and as I had rather come to the conclusion that I might if I did not get collided on the Camden + Amboy Rail Road. I am as I have mentioned once before a little disappointed. There are but few amusements here for whiling away the long hours but one the theatre. I must briefly describe the building in which the play is produced is the beautiful church of the Engineer Corps which I think I have briefly noticed before as a gothico-rustic structure neatly furnished and fluted with the slim pine saplings that are so very abundant about yer and capable of roofing some hundreds of people a thousand perhaps and seating one hundred of them. To this church I wended my way with my friend Munger a few evenings since and on its stage saw a variety of live comedy and minstrel performance which were creditable enough here though (page 3) they would hardly pass in New York or Washington. I noticed some of the little expedients for making the room look theatrical as for instance the large sheet suspended from the centre of the roof and draped with evergreens for a chandelier (how should that be spelled?) with adamantine candles for gas there the use of bright tin plates for reflectors and foot light screens and numerous other ingenious contrivances, scenic effects almost, which added much to the beauty of the hall and reflected much credit upon the designers if but little light in the audience. The performance consisted of songs – dances- walk arounds and a very broad farce a travesty on “Camille” that elicited much laugh if little admiration At the performance on St. Patrick’s Eve , Sec. Stanton, Gen. Warren and other notorieties assisted as the metropolitans say with their presence. They had a gala day down in the 2n Corps a horse and foot race and a general Irish time and it was on their return from that celebration that these worthies called on what I have seen called in the Herald “the operatic troupe of the 6th Corps” which sounds large for a small thing and is not particularly voracious in as much as it has no more connection with the 6th Corps than it has with the Coldstream Guard. But that is of no consequence. The only unexceptionable thing I might rather say pretty thing I heard or saw besides the church was a song- patriotic of course sung by a quartette with guitar and violin accompaniment. We have also some very pretty music from our own and neighboring bands- (page 4) Lt Soule has written Lucy a letter which gone from here by the same mail that takes this. I hope it will be much more interesting that this, sure. You must remember (I need not say) that Mr. Pierre writes like a man with a rope around his neck figuratively speaking as he is engaged to Miss Sarah Sullivan of Wellsville so you will only need a hint to be circumspectangular I have been playing backgammon with Mr. Vaill and throwing dice to get a the rule of chance which as near as I can demonstrate it is the average of the odds- There is really a loss or loss that govern chance. I must think often throwing dice 100 times to get at it. Did you ever think of it? The average throw is 7, highest 12, lowest 2, +12 =14÷ 2=7 the average. 10 throws will seldom or never go up to 80 or fall below 60 and so on 100-1000 or any other number. I am going over Little Dorrit again find it better than before, even – and Charles OMalley is magnifical By the way I read that word in my daily chapter this morning. Can you guess by that wherabout I am The post man waits. I bid you adieu Au revoir Yours respectfully C.S. Curtis 1st Lieut + A.O.O. 2nd Conn Arty Madame Curtis Warren, Conn. 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 Homer Curtiss, 2nd C.H.A., March 22, 1865 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-03-22 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 6-140 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Connecticut Artillery Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865) United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life Description An account of the resource Homer Curtiss writes to his mother of his inability to get a furlough and the entertainments in camp. https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/8fa4f809a82e1e49c18a4a463dfd2d6e.pdf 050d5d4b80ef51c24d69113e43371cf7 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 Fort Ellsworth Va, March 30th 1864 Dear Friends at Home, Long before you get this you will have seen Homer Sackett, and will probably have received the first installment of my diary. I do not know whether you had best read it yet or not, it is rather too recent now. However I do not mind, so you keep it quite to yourselves and don't get biassed against my body by it. Don't allow it to influence you at all. When did Homer get along? Did Aust come home with him, and how do you enjoy him, or them? He is a gay one. We are in the midst of a terrific storm, one of the worst I have met in Va. A cold rain and sleet falling in a heavy wind from the nor'west making a grand combination as the theatre bill put it that surpass most of the Storm King's late efforts in this Dept. It don't affect me much as I am under a roof, but the poor fellows out on guard or picket, have it rough. I guess we will get off to the front, either this week or next as we have been expecting marching orders for some days. Lt. Gen. Grant seems to be cleaning out the lazy Artillery from the Dept. of Washington. [page 2] The 15th N.Y. next Sunday. The 2d and 4th N.Y. Saturday and Monday the 1t C.A. is under marching orders today, and the 10th N.Y. also seems to be. Likely we will get orders tonight or tomorrow, and the away we go. When Homer Sackett went up last Monday, I was pretty sure there would be some furloughs granted to us that we might go home to vote and I think now we were pretty sure of them at that time, but the morning after he left, an order came down to Headqrs countermanding the order under which the furloughs were to be granted, so that cake is all dough and I shall not get home this year. I am a little sorry but not very much disappointed, as I never got to think seriously that I should get home, though I really hoped to. I am not doing much Co. duty now, as I was detailed by Maj. Rice to assist Col. Smith in making out some Ord. Returns and Inventories, and as they rather drag for a day or two, I am now writing for Mr. G.S. Williams in his new book "A Manual of the Constitution." Have written 6 or 10 pages of close MS for the press. Have also assisted Q.M. Sergt. Erwin in his Clothing Account and have lots of odd bits of writing to do besides. Altogether I am pretty busy, though the boys all delight in calling me "Officer's Pimp" "Play-off" and such endearing titles, but as they say it only in jest, and all treat me well I don't mind them, and have a good time besides. [page 3] There is a great deal of moving to and fro and shipping of books, and I have no doubt the Spring Campaign will open soon, and I must hope to better purpose than the last two or three. Gen. Grant goes out by here, and out west, and all around town telling no one when or where he goes. He has been out to Culpepper two or three times within a few days, and seems to be flyin' roun' at a great rate. Burnside is at Annapolis filling up his old "Ninth Corps," and it is rumored that he will cooperate with Gen Meade and Gen Foster in the reduction of Richmond. Already we feel the change at the head, and can almost see victory ahead of the oft defeated Army of the Potomac. Gen. Grant is not worshipped as Genl. McClellan was when we came out, but there is more confidence, not so much love, but more respect. I guess "U.S." will bring us around all right, and then "Hurrah for Home!" I've got a little library here that I would give several shinnies if it could be got to you before we leave. There is my "Friedrich der Grosse," "Army of the Cumberland," "Roundabout Papers," "Newcomes," "Reveries of a Bachelor," "Decameron" and "Art of Extempore Speaking" all which I dislike leaving with the Alexandrians to manure their soil withal. Mayhap I will get an opportunity to send up part at least. Where is Aunt Phebe? I have not heard a word of her this year. Give her my love and my best regards to Uncle Clark Smith. [page 4 blank] [page 5] How are you all, Lincoln men or Fremonters? I am Lincoln all over, believing him to be worthy of another trial when I hope he may have a bit of sunshine. However I abide the decision of the Baltimore Convention, like a good citizen of the Republic. You may hear even at this date some rumors of the love of the army for Little Mac. I hear citizens speak in that way. So far as I know it is all [unclear]. I don't know a man that supports him, in our brigade. How are things with you, livables I mean, wearables and eatables pretty high? We have got up well toward Richmond prices down here, but we shall live it out I reckon. However it goes rather rough with eggs at 80¢ per doz. Butter 30¢ per lb. Beef 20¢ per lb. Queer aint it? Wednesday Eve. I have just finished Cap's "Chap 1 Vol. 1" of his new book. As I am tired and have nothing in particular to say, I will bring my coarse print letter to a close pretty soon. Yesterday I saw a man who owns a claim in Vineland and he knew Mr. R.C. Smith and spoke of him but no word spoke of the "Miss Henrietta" knew no such. Neither do you or any one else, it is a phantom delusion, only believed by a few old women of both sexes. Lt. Berry spoke of it last night, spoke of it as a reality but of long, long ago. Oh! I've right fast enough. Write soon, give out my regard to the few profusely and visit Sackitt. Yours, Tub. 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 Homer Curtiss, 2nd C.H.A., March 30, 1864 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-03-30 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 6-86 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Connecticut Artillery Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865) Soldiers--Books and reading United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Public opinion Operations rations (Military supplies) Description An account of the resource Homer Curtiss writes to his mother and sisters about life in camp, what he is reading, opinions about the Republican nomination and Union generals, and food prices. https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/6edc93a1173bf879f96ccd9bcb84a94e.pdf f2b9780aacce52400c8d53106c24a465 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 No. 14 Con. Hdqrs. Co. "H" 2d Conn. H. Artillery 2d Brigade 1t Division 6h Army Corps "Camp Russell", Army of the Shenandoah Friday, November 23rd AD. 1864 eve'g. Dr. Friends at Home It has been a lovely day clear, warm Indian Summery, a pleasing change after Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, which were rigorous. We are in camp here where I first joined the boys a half mile from Corps Hdqrs, a mile from Dept. Hdqrs and 1 1/2 miles from Kernestown which is 3 miles from Winchester, Va. The boys have put up comfortable quarters, generally, though not what would naturally be called "rustic qrs" as few have stockades, but most have good fireplaces and chimnees and though wood is not convenient, they manage to pick up enough to keep from suffering with cold. We go a mile for wood and 1/2 mile for water, but both are good when reached, so if it keeps us busy to supply fire and food we are healthy and enjoy the life very well indeed though there is the usual amount of grumbling. [page 2] Nothing out of the usual line to day. An early rise, breakfast of dyspeptic griddle(or spider) cakes and Gov't. beef, guard mount at 9 o'c. Co drill from 9.30' to 11 o'c. I drilling Co "H" + "K" consolidated going through 1st Vol. Casey and McClellan's Bayonet Exercise mostly, diffuse if not very profitable. An excellent dinner of chicken pot pie. Thanksgiving remnant Battn drill from 1.30' to 3.30' p.m. the 2d being divided into 6 Cos with 3 line officers out, 2 of which rank me, so I get 3d Co (Color Co.) and am chief of Div'n for First line, but I manage to get along without any bad errors all through the drill, which like mine of the morning, is quite diffuse, going over Vol. 1, 2, + 3 of Casey's Tactics regardless of morder or arrangement. A brigade dress parade up near Gen. Wright's Hdgrs at 4.30 closes the active exercises of the day, a light supper of remains of dinner, this letter writing and the 8.30 roll call being inconsiderable efforts. For Aunt Mary Wedge's benefit I would say that Frank Wedge is a Sergt. in Co. K an honest, respectable quiet and I have no doubt a "pious" young man. He acted as right guidepost of the line this morning's drill. He is quite deaf but otherwise an excellent soldier. [page 3] Did you hear of our review the 21st inst? I did, and what is more to the point, saw it + participated in it, to the extent of my humble ability. It had been cloudy all day the morn'g and it began to rain as we fell in at 12 n, so we had a muddy little march up the pike to Gen. Sheridan's Hdqrs, nearly where we formed in column by regtl division, our brigade the 2d of the 1st Divn bringing us well to the right of the line. Our regt is the 1st or right of the 2d brigade. We formed the Corps line promptly, and myst have waited nearly an hour bin the cold dip, after forming for 2 o'c (the reviewing hour) to arrive. Gen. Sheridan in full dress and with a large staff and train rode up punctual to the minute, and the review commenced. He rode a splendid black horse, and rode him excellently well. Rode in front of each Brigde Comdr and saluted them down the brigade line. So on through the 3 Divisions of the infantry part of the Corps, these then the batteries of of artillery, posted in rear of the infantry line. It was a little differently conducted review, from what I had ever seen, for Gen. Phil dont go mto Washington for his Method of Review, but has Gen. Torbert get up one to suit the circumstances and the "Army of the Shenandoah." [page 4] After he (the Gen.) had done his part, the battn of the hin changed direction by the left flank, by head of column took wheeling distance, and so marched in series, and home in the rain I read Gen. Sheridan is a little man physically, but a whale militarily. All the boys nearly worship him, and dont growl at his reviews at all. I should have known him readily from his pictures I had seen in the papers. A queer plain face, round kind of head with striaght hair and full beard and mustache. There is a very good picture of him in the "annals of the Army of the Cumberland". There is a curious look on his face, half comical, half sad, all bright and sharp, different from anything I ever saw in any other dace. A man told me the Gen. almost cried when he rode up to the Fight of Oct. 19th another told me he almost laughed. I think likely from what I saw of his face that probably it did not look very differently from what it usually does, the difference being in the 2 mens eyes more than any thing else. Altogether he is not a common looking man. Of his achieve you know as much as I. They speak for dimensions [page 5] I am not certain that you will get a very vivid idea of the Army of the Shenandoah from my rough and imperfect sketch, but it may assist you just a little. You will notive that the 6th Corps has the post of honor (right wing) and half of the danger + work (at least) To hear the 6th Corps boys talk one would reasonably suppose njo other corps could fight at all. They say the 8th + 9th broke + ran at Winchester as well as at Cedar Creek and nothing "but our brigade of the 6th stood to a man" and saved the day. The 2d C.A. can brag more, [unclear] more and fight harder than any other military organization in the Vol. Army if the boys words are to be credited at all. Our brigade (famous Upton's) is a small squad now. Does not turn out more than 1000 rifles at the most and usually not upon an inspection or mparade. There are besides the 2d C.A. which is the right battn, the 95th P.I. 121st + 65th N.Y.I, all good regts. and true. Col. Hubbard our regl Cmdr is more beloved by the boys than ever Col. Kellogg was, which is saying much. Of. Col. McKenzie I need say nothing except that [page 6] he is about as popular a brigade cmdr as he has been regtl Cmdr. Others can detail his saying and doings better than I as he was one of [unclear] Gen. Wheaton Div. Cmdr is a gentleman and very fastidious in style + dress, appearing in the finest and brightest attire. Gen. Wright comes out in his very plainest dress possible, enlisted man over coat, cavalry boots and slouch hat, but both Gens ride very finest horses - Gen. Wright's a black, Gen. Wheaton's a chestnut, both beauties, but not grand like Gen. Sheridan's black that took him from Winchester to Cedar Creek that 19th of Oct. and took him all through the afternoon battle. Gen. Upton is said to be at Brigde Hdqrs. He is brevet Maj. Gen. I hear, and goes to Sherman's Army from here. Sorry to lose him, glad to have him rise. Reverse for "3 fingered slack". There! I have gossiped enough of my betters but I have also reached the bottom of the last page, so I cannot change the subject not having room to turn around. With much love therefore I bid you all a very good day. Homer S. Curtis Lieut. 2nd C.V.A. Comdg Co "H" 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 Homer Curtiss, 2nd C.H.A., November 24, 1864 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864.11.24 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 6-123a Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Connecticut Artillery Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865) United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888 Wheaton, Frank, 1833-1903 Wright, Horatio Gouverneur, 1820-1899 Upton, Emory, 1839-1881 Description An account of the resource Homer Curtis writes to his family about his daily routine and a recent review by General Sheridan. He also gives extended assessments of the generals of the 6th Army Corps. https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/cb9208dcf02228476bc99487d11b9509.pdf d04daf530b86ccf017617d923424ed7e 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 Relay House, 9 miles S. of Balt. Sat. noon Nov. 5th 1864 Dr Ma + girls I am so far on my way to the regt - at last - I did not expect such delay, and in such out of the way places too, in going to the front, but I am learning patience if nothing else from the experiences of the past week. I recapitulate - 1st delay in getting transportation in Annapolis, and consequent delay in starting from there. 2nd Wrong transportation for you will perceive ere this that I ought not to have gone to Washington at all, but I have been sent by the N. route in the first place I was sent to Wn which caused 3d delays without number, in getting transportation, tickets and seat on a train, part of which is anticipatory, as I left myself at the "Home" in Wn - in my last - I wrote no. 7 from this "Home" and spoke confidently of going up to Martinsburg that (Thurs.) evening, too confidently as it turned out. For though I went early to the depot, and staid late, I could not get [page 2] even a ticket that evening, so after vainly trying to get away until near 10 o'c. p.m. and when the last train had gone, I took my luggage up to the Home and myself to Springmans Columbian Hotel (euphonious appellation for a small and rather neat little house near the Capitol on the Av.) where I found a decent bed which I occupied until morning, + slept well. I tried again in the morning to get off but saw it was no use - depot cars - street even more jammed with soldiers going home to vote, so as I was bound as it were - I concluded to enjoy it the best I could happy that it was no worse, so I went up to the San'y Com.n Home and wrote a letter and my diary, then went to the Capitol and roamed over it an hour and from there I took car for Smithsonian Institute where I spent the day. Found some new curiosities in the museum and a new picture + statuary room and library opened since I visited it last. I spent several hours very leisurely and also very pleasantly in the pretty library with its stained glass windows and good collection of current literature. Read some of Abbott's Napoleon whitewash, battles of Wagram and the island in the Rhine, also of the [page 3] divorce, which, like every other one I have known of seemed scandalous, villainous, altogether bad. Then I read some stray chapters of Bleak House which I found was quite new and interesting to me. I also read some in my little Bible that I commenced reading by course in Annapolis. How very interesting, by the way is Bible history, so clear and terse. I am more and more delighted with it the more I read it. I never fail to find new beauties in every chapter I read and every time I read. Great book indeed. At last it came to be time to close the library so I stopped reading and went out. Got a late dinner at 8 o'c and went over for a grand effort to get away from Wn by the 8.30 train. I got my ticket for Martinsburg without much trouble and felt much encouraged. But it was no use no use. I couldn't get away. Waited and tried patiently until 10 o'c then retired in good order to my sheer Springmans where I spent another night, and this brings me up to this morning. Got up in good season and went over to the depot not confident now but dogged and obstinate, with [page 4] my mind made up to try as hard as ever, but expecting to fail this day, as I had done before. Got down in time for the train, but it was full up, not a shadow of a chance on it, so I watched it glide away without any very decided emotions on the subject, but when I saw the next trains back in to the depot I made a flank movement by the right, and took it easy got the first seat in one of the best cars and at the important moment, when I usually retired quite downcast, I rode away triumphant I was not sorry to leave the shabby suburbs of Washington, and hoping to see them neatly built up and the Capitol completed when I came back, I left the City of Magnificent Distances, and at a pleasant speed came up to this place, a place of no particular size or importance, where I have to wait until 10 o'c this evening before I make another advance which will be in the direction of Harper's Ferry If nothing unfavorable occurs, I hope to be in Martinsburg to morrow morning. Farther than that I have little or no idea of time or space [page 5] no. 8 con. that intervenes between my goal and I. If I am successful in the prosecution of my journey, I will advise you of all the stages of its progress, but if you please I will not anticipate any more, but wait until each is concluded before I describe it. Do you not remember seeing in our illustrated trip on the Balt. + Ohio. R.R. in Harper's magazine 4 or 5 years since a very pretty cut of the Relay House? I remember it well and did the first time I was over the road, when the 19th C.V. came through 2 years ago, and I recall my disappointment when I first saw it. The picture of the building was correct so far as architectural outline is concerned, but it represented it as a neat pleasant place (at least it seemed to me) + I think, surrounded with shrubbery. All fancy! there is not a pleasant thing about it, (except temporarily to me, because it is not Washington) but on the contrary it is a mean, shabby, dirty depot on this dirty coal hauling, coal burning, coal built R.R. there is a little tavern [page 6] I will not honor it by the title hotel, and in that tavern there is a room - bare, hard coarse - but warm - and in that room, on an old antique, awkward, (+ unique so far as I know) musical instrument with 7 wooden legs, I am inditing this letter. It is the sitting room of the "Relay House", if you can ever stop here by any mischance, peep in and see the room and its furniture and pictures which besides the old instrument are as follows vix - portraits of Gen. Washington + the "Maltby House" Baltimore, each good in its ways. A very good map of Maryland, "My Maryland" Free Maryland, + a chest of the Ill. Central R.R. 3 or 4 chairs, a many legged couch and a remarkable piece of furniture it has been my lot to witness in use, half sofa, part settee part tete a tete and the rest casters, all covered with red velvet. I wonder if it is not a padein or a chefdover or the like? A queer place, but rather pleasant this chilly rain, gusty day. I love it a little already [page 7] No 8. con. I sent a confused lot of papers from Annapolis this evening before I left. The day before, I sent a letter without any no. on the corner of the envelope - directed to mother and enclosing a $100.00 Treasury note, that evening I enclosed all my old letters in No 6 envelope with a sheet to Fannie, but put it in the express bundle with the diary finally, and so wrote a supplementary no. 6, without the number however, and directed to Lucy and mailed. Have you received all these precious packets? If so, you will need this key to show their proper order, and if not you will wish to know the extent of your loss. In my hurry I forgot to correct my Letter list in the diary, so it must remain an unfinished work unless you will kindly consent to complete it for me. Lou will probably wonder why I was so diffuse in my favors. In explanation I would say that I took tim [sic] by the forelock and did up my transient writing there in Annapolis where I had leisure and the other facilities. Several of the letters were the first + last of their [page 8] respective series eg. those to Kellogg, Gen. Graham Flora S. +c. +c. Something had to be said in each case but one shell could contain all. I think, so far, you cannot complain that I had neglected you to write to aliens. For I have written more sheets than to all the rest, in fact I have no correspondence but you, nor do I desire any more. I asked Flora to write if she could find time, often writing to her father, brothers + female friends and as Young America puts it, I got the refusal of her, which being interpreted is she said that she couldn't, and as she is the only one that I really asked, I haven't much in that line to show for my 40 days leave. Flora is a good deal of a a woman. I cannot describe her as I saw her, but she was not the "Riss" of old by any means, though still retaining many of her ways, "little loving ways" I think is the expression I heard applied to something in the same way. I was very much surprised to find her so much matured, her words and I judge from them, her thoughts + ideas [page 9] are much in advance of those of the girls of her age that I have met, and still she is the dame retiring + modest little one she always has been since I have known her. When she is quite in earnest she talks almost if not quite brilliantly, and it was on the strength of some of her best talking that I asked her to write, but she saw threw what I saw the next week, that it wasn't best. When I fairly saw it in that light, I wrote half or more apologetically and that is the sum and substance of that cor- respondence. I wrote to Geo K. all apologetically, as I rather infamously neglected to even call on him, although he was very kind + attentive to me, for which he deserved my thanks, and having failed to give them verbally I wrote them, which explains that part of my correspdce Most of the other foreign letters were mere business notes, though that would not include 0the one to Eunice which if I do not forget, was rather of the hilarious order. She and Seymour + Datie deserved theirs for old acquaintance sake if for nothing else. [page 10] After a long period of sour, damp, rain weather it has first now (2 o'c p.m.) cleared off beautifully bright and breezy, and I hope it will remain pleasant tomorrow, for I shall probably have to spend the coming Sunday among entire strangers, and I shall feel happier to know that Providence is smiling than to see his frown on the sky, reflected by earth and water, and I alone, among those that are neither near + dear to me except as fellow mortals, which after all is but a weak tie unless reinforced by acquaintance. I hoped to have spent tomorrow with our boys, but it was otherwise arranged. I wonder if I shall find Homer or Austin or Minor or John at all. I fear they are all gone from the regt., but if they are so I hope it is only to go home or on some such pleasant journey. Miner of course is away, but I do not know where at all. I hope you will not forget to write to your boy now he is away, for receiving your letters is one of his chief joys. Yours, Homer 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 Homer Curtiss, 2nd C.H.A., November 5, 1864 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-11-05 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Connecticut Artillery Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865) Description An account of the resource Homer Curtiss writes to his mother and sisters about his attempts to rejoin his regiment, Washington D.C., the difficulty of taking trains, and his correspondents at home. https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/800032d8255ebac836d084f0db8e91ad.pdf f58fc38b83aaa9af48c5712de0db973a 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 Officers Hosp. Annapolis Md. Wed. Oct. 19th 1864 Dr Friends at Home I think of so many things I wish to say to you that while I have leisure I will write some of them. I wish to know all about house affairs from the moment I left until the present moment. Did Miranda + Mr. Edmund go up that Thurs. and did you ever return with Miranda and let the dishes stand. When did Aunt Sarah + Mr. Edmund return to Northeast. Has Lucys school begun. O and a hundred other little nothings. Who is going to get that pretty album and those really pretty lithographs that I got so angry at Uncle Louis about! Did your cash hold out to get home, girls? Mine did so much better than I expected that I must tell you about it. Perhaps you remember I told you what I had outside the even $100.00 would not take me through New York, but it did more took me clean through to Annapolis and was not quite gone there. Dont you think the pleasantest hours we had in B'port were those at Aunt Lucys? I do and the pleasant est hour that up in my little room, talking over prospects and the past and future. You dont know how bad I felt at the depot when I thought the train was coming and Fannie away. I felt bad enough to leave you at all, but I think I could not have gone without a sight of both your faces. I believe there were others on the platform when I left, but I recal none, can remember no faces but those 2 slightly tearful ones. I wonder if a few tears from my eyes would not have started those dumplings from my throat. I could have sobbed like a boy, but that would have done very little good and would not have been much to my credit anyway, so I swallowed grief and tears with election returns from Penn. etc. from Tribune [page 2] Have you ever heard from our groups yet? When they come will you not send me one in which I am capped. Dont let Charrie pay for any. For she more than paid me for her tickets, and now while I think of it wont you pay Fred Colemans blacksmith bill, less than a dollar, he told me I am sure but the exact amount he had forgotten and Jobel a little bill for fixing my boots which my hurried leave prevented me from paying. Pay and send the amount to me if you please and I will remit. Please write too if you get the invoice I subscribed for Mrs. J.S. Carliss this morning and you ought to get it this week sure. If not write to that office and I will advise Mr. Tribuno of his duty. I took the precaution to note the number, date and letter of the bill and date and place of the mailing, so I will give Mr. T. some particulars if he does not send on his paper soon. Lt. Chapin has left us for home. He got his discharge yesterday and I presume is nearly home now. (Thurs. morn 20th Oct.) I did not see him very much while he was here for he was in another ward, but I saw he did not wish to return to the regt. indeed he told me that none of the officers of the 2nd that had been here, wished to go back. He spoke harshly of Col. Mackenzie and of his treatment of the 2nd saying that he would much rather go back to his old regt. (the 15th C.V.) and be infantry sure. Did I ever tell you anything of Phil? He was private in the 15th C.V. until Burnsides battle of Fredericksburg, when for special bravery and daring he was promoted 2nd Lt. He told me that he was in no way responsible for what he did that day as he was so full of whiskey that he did not know anything he did, but I hope he overdrew this part of his story, for it seemed like he might have been brave without whiskey - much more to his credit. He is out of the service now and quite happy I think he looked so when I met him yesterday noon as I was going to dinner. He did not lean on his staff heavily at all and his face looked brighter than usual He went off without bidding me good by even, he was so excited and pleased [page 3] I was sorry about those vignettes of mine. For it did seem as though they might have been better. I think Mr. Eriksons taste in poses is not very correct. There was no necessity of my looking so gawky. For really I can be better looking than that. For I have been by other artists, however I do not care very much. I'll get some new pictures when I get promoted. I wish ma + Fanny, you would some time send me your cartes. I regret now that Ma could not have gome to N. Milford with me, and you girls to N. Britain but I could not see how it was to be done in the time of it, and it is just a little late now. Do you know I am afraid you did not see me in the best light, when I was home? I found everything so new and still so natural that I was confused a bit at first and then I wanted to be so very free and boyish that I fear I sometimes rather overdid the subject. But if you knew how I enjoyed every moment I spent in Conn. most especially those hours at home, you would easily forgive my follies. I can never enjoy anything more in this world than those little tete a tetes we used to have after the company was gone, and then Miss Strong was abed. But there are new names, new faces for me now, for a time. After breakfast, Phil did not go yesterday after all. I met him going to b'fast but he goes today, so I will have an opportunity to see him and bid him adieu. I have just come off from the wharf with Capt. Harding and Lieut. Dale We went down to see the paroled prisoners from Charleston via Fortress Monroe per steamer New York. A sad, sad sight. Officers looked comfortable generally but the poor boys were almost gone with starvation, some half dozen quite so. Some 40 of us go before the Board of Examination this morning, and I should not be surprised if some of us went out to reinforce "Sheridan Sheridan, Cavalry Sheridan" in a day or two. I would like to go if I could stand it there, but if it was just as convenient I would prefer some lighter duty for a few days, until I was a little stronger in body. My appetite is good now, not so voracious as when at home and I am [page 4] very regular in meals and hours and would soon be strong and healthy I hope if left here or put on light duty, but if sent to front I shall try to get well by the way, and it may be best so. I shall be satisfied any way, and shall never forget to thank God for the privilege I enjoy of seeing you all at home and so well whatever may befal me in the future. We all enjoyed it I think and will all pray that some day not far distant we may meet again for more than "forty (40) days" I am sure we shall meet, and I hope here in life, but if not it will be, I trust, in heaven and there will be no leaves of absence there to annoy us. Phil went off about 2 or 3 o'c and long ere this, is buzzing up toward home so now I am quite alone and should be very lonely if I could not write to you and the other Friends. I am trying hard to get my diary and correspondence up even, but it is no small job, and is far from completion yet. Friday morn. Still here, but without anything near to relate. We hear rumors of a fight up the Valley, and it is said Sheridan has defeated Longstreet but as yet it is only a rumor. Hope it's true. Lt. Dale, a new friend of ours of the 4th Va. Inf. 8th A Corps is going up to the army today. I wish I was able to go with him, but shall have to wait a few days. Dale is a splendid fellow and has seen a great deal of service under Grant, Sherman + Sheridan Was wouded and taken prisoner at Vicksburg and has since been in all the Valley battles under Crook, Hunter, + Sheridan, I got a months pay this morning and I will send you the note now to be applied on the note I gave you. It is better interest than I paid you, in fact is the best of anything but the five twenties Lou can get the coupons cashed in Litchfield I presume. Dont expect me to flood fore with money, probably I shall send for some soon but I would rather not break this bill, for I wish you to have it and the interest. Besides I have plenty of money yet. Horace. 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 Homer Curtiss, 2nd C.H.A., October 19, 1864 Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Connecticut Artillery Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865) Description An account of the resource Homer Curtiss writes to his family of his thoughts on returning from his leave at home, wanting to return to the front, and others in camp. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-10-19 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/86cd1ead8791f329c75c1c70921c2e60.pdf 5c93dfa90f020ff010d61f973ee7a99c 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/. 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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 postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 3.5"x5.5" 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 Hugenot House [sic], New London, Conn. Subject The topic of the resource Old Huguenot House, a.k.a. Nathaniel Hempsted House, in New London Description An account of the resource Postcard of the Old Huguenot House, a.k.a the Nathaniel Hempsted House, in New London, Conn. The card is addressed to Howard Bispoh in Harrisville, R.I. It has 1915 postmarks from New London, Conn., and Mapleville, R.I. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union News Company, New York Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1915 Nathaniel Hempsted House New London (Conn.) Old Huguenot House The Union News Co. https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/c8ade8b68792890f8b197bc55844f2d5.jpg 4be0f3db088c4e1b6f4272505a173667 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/cb537431082ec58a880ad48ba395a4b2.jpg 61e7859089f76850e66b03ea3e46c748 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 New London Postcards 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 postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 3.5"x5.5" 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 Huguenot House, New London, Conn. Subject The topic of the resource Huguenot House, a.k.a. Nathaniel Hempsted House, in New London. Description An account of the resource Postcard of Huguenot House, a.k.a. Nathaniel Hempsted House, in New London, Conn. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, Berlin and Leipzig Nathaniel Hempsted House New London (Conn.) 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Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 3.5"x5.5" 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 Huntington St., New London, Conn. Subject The topic of the resource Huntington St. in New London Description An account of the resource Postcard depicting Huntington Street in New London, Conn. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available H.D. Utley, New London, Conn. H.D. Utley Huntington St. New London (Conn.) https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/ea33cba4c97d4c68d39c5e440d8f68df.jpg a6e812e5be380436920bece5d32812b8 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/cb68262447c5eb918ae41a857b4efe9f.jpg a11a19a6f9717eb0d06c8f38e4dbe180 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 New London Postcards 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 postmark Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 3.5"x5.5" 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 Huntington Street N. from Church St., New London, Conn. Subject The topic of the resource Huntington Street in New London Description An account of the resource Postcard depicting a view of Huntington Street in New London, Conn., from Church Street. The card is addressed to Miss Laura Pease in Hazardville, Conn. It has a New London postmark from 1909. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available E.A. Bardol & Co., New London, Conn. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1909 Church St. (New London CT) E.A. Bardol & Co. Huntington St. New London (Conn.)