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Catalog Number |
1805.044.03.07 |
Collection |
Moore Letters |
Object Name |
Letter |
Title |
Letter from Will Moore to his Mother |
Scope & Content |
Will Moore writes to his mother at home. He received her last letter, is glad to hear that his brother Hugh is safe in Washington, remarking that his brother was a world away when stationed in the deep south. Will is in Berryville, Virginia, calling it paradise compared to Petersburg with friendly people and outings. Will closes by thinking of home, and how he gets out of the service in 11 months. He writes that home sounds strange to someone who has slept in a tent for three years; it remains a far of distant thought, yet pleasant. In a postscript, he asks for his mother to send photographs when he writes again. |
Dates of Creation |
September 11, 1864 |
Date |
September 11, 1864 |
Notes |
The full transcription for this letter is below: Hospital 1st Div [Division] 6th Cr [Corps] Near Berryvill Va [Virginia] Sept [September] 11th 1864 Dear Mother I received you [your] letter day before yesterday and was glad to hear from you. I I am glad to hear that Hugh is at Washing-ton and hope that he may remain there. it seemed that he was out of the world so far South. The part of Virginia we are now in seems like a paradise compared to wher [where] we were, near Petersburg, it seems more like old Bucks County than any place I have seen for two year-s. We are encamped near Berryvill in a pretty piece of Woods, and what is more, it [page break] seems more like civalized [civilized] life and what is better mother [inha-bitaints] are [available], only the others evening I spent the evening where there is a nice looking young lady, who play-ed the piano and sang for us and tell sister that she has promised me [kitten], which she calls Reble [Rebel], and which, if I get I will try and keep till [until] I come home and give to her. I have a way to feed and haul it along. I am sorry to say that I am afraid that she is a little [?] [with] [?], tho' [though] she is quite pretty and I can overlook that. Any thing [Anything] to pass the time away pleasantly it makes me think of old times. Only eleven months [page break] more mother, and then your wish will be granted, if nothing happens. Oh how slowly the time passes away, I see so many going home, that it constantly keeps me thinking of my time. Home [&] how strangly [strangely] the name sounds, to one who has never known no other home than a small shelter tent for over three years, it is something to be thought of only in the far off distance, how pleasant to think you will soon be with those who really care for you, and love you, those who take an intrest [interest] in your welfare. The supply train has just come up from Harpers Ferry, and as that is the only oppertunity [opportunity] to send letters, I must close as I have to go a mile to rest. My love to allYour affect [affectionate] Son Will [page break] PS. Send those Photographs when you write again please, Will |
Extent of Description |
1 leaf, 8" x 9.8" |
Relation |
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Condition |
Fair |
Condition Notes |
Letter written in pencil, folded vertically in the middle, and horizontally into thirds. Brown stains on the top right of the first page, they bleed onto the back pages. Small dot-like stains on the first two pages, and larger splotches on the last pages. |
Legal Status |
On loan from the Civil War Museum of Philadelphia. |
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People |
Moore, Will Moore, Hugh |
Search Terms |
Moore Letters City Point, VA Berryville, VA Washington, D.C. Harpers Ferry, VA |