Manley Stacey Civil War Letters

(first letter) Camp Douglas Chicago Illinois Co D 111 Regt NYSV Oct 28th Dear Father I sent you a letter yesterday, but have heard a little more news, so will write again.  Now I can write a little more hopeful. Yesterday morning there was a Dispatch in the Chicago Times, that the War Department had […]

Camp Douglass Chicago Illinois Co D 111 Regt NYSV Oct 29th 2,30 PM Dear Father I have just received your long letter from home, for which I am much obliged. I should not have written to Capt Holmes, he does not deserve it, I think but little of him since he did that.  Precious likely […]

Camp Douglas Chicago Illinois Co D 111 Regt NYSV Oct 30th/62 Dear Father A daily scene here is men, with Barrels over them marching around the Ground. a Hole is cut in the Head just large enough to get the head through. Some are standing on the Top of a Barrel. these punishments are mostly […]

Camp Douglass 3 PM Oct 31st Dear Father I have written once to day, home, but have just got another chance to send by Aleck Williams. This morning we were mustered in, preparatory to being paid. I think we will be paid about Monday next but can not tell. Things do not look as favorable […]

Camp Douglas Chicago Illinois Co D 111th Regt NYSV Nov 1st /62 Dear Father I was dissappointed last night, in not getting a letter from home. I know it was asking value received, for I wrote every day, but Saturday. I suppose by your marking, the Democrat, the reports that we were coming to New […]

Camp Douglas Chicago Illinois Co D 111 Regt NYSV Nov 5th Dear Father I do not know what to make of not getting a letter from home, in so long a time.  I have not received a letter since last Thursday, one week tomorrow.  that is hardly right considering that I wrote every day last […]

Camp Douglas Chicago Illinois Dear Father I do not think you used me just right in not writing before, but I suppose you have been expecting us home. We have about given it up, though we keep hearing rumors about it. I think there is no doubt our going home, but then we can not […]

Camp Douglas Chicago Illinois Co D 111 Regt NYSV Nov 9th 1862 Dear Father I received your welcome letter today, while on Guard & now proceed to answer it I have been on Guard today in the White Oak Guard House.  I have had 24 men on a Relief to Guard 40 men, it is […]

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, […]

Camp Douglas Chicago Illinois Nov 12th /62 Dear Father We were very much surprised yesterday to see Mr Hunt & to hear direct from home.  I do not think he will be successful in getting Albert home.  Though I do not think he is getting any better.  Albert is in almost as good a place, […]