Manley Stacey Civil War Letters

Camp Hayes March 26th 8 PM Dear Father I received your letter of Friday, this morning on my return from Picket Post #6. Alas one from Mrs Stout. Enclosed I send the letters. Everything went off all right, on Picket, nothing to disturb us. To night I feel very tired, returned from Picket, this morning […]

Dear Mother I received you letter of the 23d last night, & was very glad to hear from you again. The Postage Currency came to hand all right, & so to day I will get my Boots Tapped & fixed up. these Boots I have got now, do not wear near as well as the […]

Camp Hayes March 29th 7 PM Dear Father I was a little disappointed today in not receiving a letter from you. We have had no mail since Friday, & then a very small one. Today we had Co Inspection, but we had 200 men Detailed, from the Regt, for Picket. It is reported here now that […]

Camp Hayes 6 AM April 1st 63 Dear Father I received yours of the 24th & 27th yesterday, One with a $1,oo Bill & some Postage Currency, & the other 4 Stamps in. I received the Ague Pills, & will take care of them. I want you to keep a full account of all the […]

Camp Hayes April 4th 63 5,45 AM Dear Father I received your letter of the 30th yesterday with 50cts Enclosed. I have heard nothing definite about the Furlough, this morning I shall call on the Chap, & see what he thinks about it. I do not know whether, I have acknowledged, all the Money, you […]

Camp Hayes April 7th /63 Dear Father I have been expecting a letter from you for several days past but do not yet have received none. I have not been as long without a letter from Home in a long time. I have heard nothing more about the Furlough for the past few Days. So […]

Camp Hayes April 9th 6 AM Dear Father I received your letter of the 4th Yesterday. I had begun to think I never should hear from home again, as I had not heard from you since the 3rd. I had received several Papers but no letter. We have had several changes here for the Past few […]

Camp Hayes Centerville Co D 111th Regt NYSV April 10th 1863 9,45 AM Dear Father I am now having [a] little easier times in the Co, all the Drilling I have to do, is Battallion in the Afternoon, for an hour & a half. Tomorrow we have got to Muster, it is reported, that it […]

Camp Hayes APril 12th /63 Dear Father I little expected a letter yesterday by the Capt or Dreyer, but received none. Capt arrived here, about 3 PM, Dreyer about 5 PM. I recieived from Dreyer some Cookies, 1 Box of Blacking, 100 Cartridges, The Neck Ties & Powder, The Paper & Envelopes, also the Emery […]

(in the top margin) I wish you would send me a $1,00 worth of Stamps & I will settle Pay Day Camp Hayes Centerville April 13th 1863 8,45 PM Dear Father We have not as yet moved, though we expect to soon. Today we got all Packed up, then got no orders to move, so […]