Manley Stacey Civil War Letters

Camp Beardsly
Harpers Ferry Va
Aug 31st 1862
Dear Father,
I received your letter from home and was glad to hear from you all, so soon,
Yesterday I received the Tribune. If you would Just as soon send me the weekly papers the Republican & Democrat I would much rather have them, as I see the New York papers the [...]

Camp Beardsley
Harpers Ferry
Sep 1st
I got a little too late for the mail this morning so, I concluded to write a little more. After writing my letter yesterday A couple of Contrabands came into our camp from Lowdon. Jackson was impressing all of the Negroes into the service so they concluded to run for their lives, [...]

Garibaldi Brigade
Camp Beardsly
Harpers Ferry Va
Sep 6th
Dear Father
After writing to Charlie, yesterday, telling him that we should soon be into action, little did I think how near we were to it. At three PM yesterday we had orders to pack our Knapsacks, strike our Tents, & get ready to march at a moments notice. You can [...]

Bolivan Heights
near Harpers Ferry
Sep 11th /62
Dear Father
I have written you two letters Since we left our other Camp Ground but can not tell whether you, have received them or not, as I have received no mail from home in over a week. I have felt quite anxious to hear from you, since I heard that [...]

Camp Beardly
Harpers Ferry Va
Co D 111 Regt
Sep 15th
Dear Charlie
I will now give you a little history of our life here.  It is, Roll call at 5, breakfast 5:30, Drill from 6, to 7, 30, Drill from 9 to 10, for Non Commissioned Officers.  Dinner at 12 PM, Squad Drill from 4 to 5,30, Dress Parade at [...]

Barracks No 3
Elmira Sep 16th
10 AM
Dear Father
I arrived at Camp all night yesterday, at 11,30 AM, & had no trouble at all about being over time. things are moving along the same as usual here. We have now got about 200 men here & many more are coming in. Yesterday the Dft’d men of Elmira [...]

Moncachy (Monocacy) Junction
Md
Sep 17th 62
Dear Father
I know you must be very anxious to hear the particulars of our late Battles at the Ferry.
On saturday morning last, we heard firing on Maryland High commencing about 8 AM, lasting two or three hours, Our Regt was not engaged in that fight About two PM, we observed Signals [...]

Annapolis Ma
Camp Parole
Sep 21st
Dear Father,
I take this opportunity of writing you a letter again. We have had a lovely old time since our march from the Ferry. That was one of the roughest time that I ever had, talking about marches that was a rough one. After I wrote you at Monocacy Junction, we left [...]

Sep 23
Camp Douglas Ill
Chicago
Co D 111 Regt
Dear Father
I suppose you would like to hear a little from me, again.
Last Tuesday night we had orders to cook three day rations, during the night. The best of it was, our three Days rations consisted of one ration of Beef & one of Potatoes. At 3,30 wednesday morning [...]

Camp Douglas
Chicago
Co D 111 Regt
N Y S U
Oct 1st /62
3 PM
Dear Father
I have just received your letter from Lieut Moon, and was very glad to hear again, as it is the first that I have heard form You, since, the letter by Lieut Granger, I have read the letter by Lieut Moon, but not the [...]