Manley Stacey Civil War Letters

Camp Douglas
Nov 10th
Monday night
6 PM

My letter did not get down to the PO in time to send in the morning, so I laid it over till tomorrow morning.

I came of [sic] Guard this morning at 9 AM & have been trying to sleep all day.  To night at 5 PM, we had Dress Parade & our Promotions were read.  [Harvey] Warren¹ was reduced to 5th Sergeant & a Dutchman by the name of Louis Dryer², was promoted from 6 Corporal to 3rd Sergeant.  It makes me so mad to think a Dutchman over me.  he can talk hardly plain yet.  I am promoted to 5th Corporal, a Big Thing.  One of the Corporals put in are C Catlin³ of Sodus, to 7th & L S Rogers⁴ of Lyons to 8th.

There is a great deal of talk here today, about our being Exchanged, the boys are [ ] of this & are giving up coming home.  We are waiting very anxious to hear any news. One thing makes it look like it is we are making a requisition for more Clothes,  That I think looks like going into service again

Hoping to hear from You soon

Manley Stacy

List of Promotions in Co D
Augustus W Green⁵ from 2nd Segt to first, Charles Cookingham⁶ from 3rd Segt to 2nd, Louis Dryer⁷ from 6 Corporal to 3d Segt, H Warren⁸ reduced from 4th Segt to 5th segt & Penoyar⁹ from 5th Regt to 4th Segt. Adrian Contant¹⁰ 4th Corp reduced to the ranks, Charles Pulver¹¹ 5th Corp to 4th Corp Manley T Stacey¹² from 7th Corp to 5th Corp, J P Fishback¹³ from 8th Corp to 6th Corp, Charles Catlin Private, promoted to 7th Corp, Luther S Rogers Private, promoted to 8th Corp

I wish you could get this Drawn up in order in time for this weeks Republican

Manley

^{1 ?}Warren, George H.–age,27 Enlisted 6 Aug 1862 at Lyons to serve three years; mustered in as sergeant, Co. D, 20 Aug 1862; killed in action, 5 May 1864, at The Wilderness, VA.

² Dryer, Lewis –age,27 Enlisted 6 Aug 1862 at Lyons to serve three years. Discharged for disability, 4 Jul 1863.

³ Catlin, Charles M.–age,20. Enlisted 9 Aug 1862 at Sodus.Captured in action 25 Aug 1864 at Reams Station, VA.; paroled, no date.

⁴ Rogers, Luther S.–age,19 Enlisted 6 Aug 1862 at Lyons to serve three years. Promoted corporal, no date; killed in action, 5 May 1864, at The Wilderness, VA.

⁵ Green, Augustus W.–age,22 Enrolled 7 Aug 1862 at Sodus to serve three years. Mustered in as sergeant Co. D, 20 Aug 1862; promoted first sergeant, no date; mustered in as first lieutenant, 28 Nov 1862; wounded in action, 5 May 1864, at The Wilderness, VA.; discharged to disability, 7 Sep 1864.

⁶ Cookingham, Charles L.–age,18. Enlisted 6 Aug 1862 at Galen. Wounded in action 3 Jul 1863, at Gettysburg,  PA.; killed in action 5 May 1864, at The Wilderness, VA.

⁷ Dryer, Lewis–age,27 Enlisted 6 Aug 1862 at Lyons to serve three years. Discharged for disability, 4 Jul 1863.

⁸ Warren, George H.–age,27 Enlisted 6 Aug 1862 at Lyons to serve three years; mustered in as sergeant, Co. D, 20 Aug 1862; killed in action, 5 May 1864, at The Wilderness, VA.

⁹ Penoyer, Ira–age,27 Enlisted 5 Aug 1862 at Sodus to serve three years. Wounded in action, 3 Jul 1863, at Gettysburg, PA.; died of his wounds, 9 Jul 1863.

¹⁰ Contant, Adrian–age,19. Enlisted 11 Aug 1862 at Marion. Captured while on picket 1 Dec 1863, at Mine Run, VA.; released 24 Feb 1865, at Aikins Landing, Va; mustered out, 2 Aug 1865, at Rochester, NY.

¹¹ Pulver, Charles A.–age,30 Enlisted 30 Jul 1862 at Sodus to serve three years. Promoted corporal, no date; discharged, 18 Dec 1863, at Chicago, IL.

¹² Stacey, Manley T.–age,20 Enlisted 6 Aug 1862 at Lyons to serve three years; mustered in as corporal, CO. D, 20 Aug 1862; killed, 26 Dec 1863, accidentally shot; borne as Manley L. Stacey.

¹³ Fishback, John P.–age,21 Enrolled 9 Aug 1862 at Lyons to serve three years. Mustered in as corporal, Co. D; promoted sergeant major, 1 Sep 1863; wounded in action, 6 May 1864, at The Wilderness, VA.; mustered in as first lieutenant, Co. H, 4 Dec 1864.