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 you have got that.  We left [...]

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 I have got, are [...]

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, from Camp.  Our Rations, [...]

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.  This will soon be [...]

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 12th Vermont, there we [...]

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 is no new [...]

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 kind of [...]

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 have it, [...]

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 helped a lady, draw [...]

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 it is just [...]