Manley Stacey Civil War Letters

Camp Casey Co D 111 Regt NYSV Dec 7th /62 Mr Charles Stacey Dear Sir As yesterday was your Birthday, I wish you many happy returns of the day.  And I hope you, enjoyed yourself better than I did. I wrote to Father, last Thursday morning Just as we was leaving Camp Chase, & Suppose […]

Camp near Fairfax Sem Dec 8th /62 Dear Father I wrote you a letter yesterday, & will write you again to day.  I received your letter last night about 6 PM & was very glad to hear from you again. I hope Alec will come, pretty soon as I need my Boots very much, these […]

Camp Pomeroy Co D 111th Regt NYSV Dec 10th Dear Father I had a Splendid time on Picket yesterday, it was so nice & warm. In the day time we have no guards posted, only from 5 PM, to 6 AM. In the day time we can do as we like, only not go far away, […]

Camp Pomeroy Co D 11th Regt NYSV Dec 11th /62 Dear Father I wrote you a little about our Daily duties, & now I will tell you how strict they are.  We can not pass the Guard, for anything, Not even to get water, all [th..] way, we can get water, is to [run] the guard.  […]

Camp Vermont 3 miles South of Alexandria Dec 12th /62 Dear Father I wrote to you yesterday just as we were leaving Camp Pomeroy, that we were again ordered to move, but knew not whither.  We left the Camp about 9 AM & marched about 3 miles South, to a Barracks, just Vacated by the […]

Camp Vermont Dec 15th /62 Dear Father I have not got my box yet, but expect to tomorrow.  I got a Pass, this morning for Alexandria, expecting to find it at the Express Office, but did not find it.  It will most likely come there to day & then I can send for it. There […]

Dec 16th 6 PM I have just got your letter of the 12th, & will answer it in this. In regard to that Paper, I can say that I did not put that in the box.  The box had been laying around & some one had used it. I can say that is not the […]

camp Vermont Dec 18th /62 I have not recd the Box yet, though it is at Alexandria. I got a pass for the City to day & went to the Express Office, it had come but as I did not have the Receipt I could not get it. I had let one of the Teamsters […]

6 PM Camp Vermont Co D 111th Regt NTSV Dear Father This morning at 7,30 we were again ordered out to do Fatigue Duty at Fort [Legon] [2nd].  We marched over & then the Seargents & Corporals, were excused from doing duty, so all we had to do was to look around the country.  I […]

Camp Vermont Dec 21st /62 Dear Father Yesterday we went out on Fatigue1 Duty, but got excused about 9 AM.  It was a very cold day, a great deal like winter. To day it is nice & warm. I never saw such changable weather in my life, one day it is very cold & the next […]