Manley Stacey Civil War Letters

Camp Hayes May 22d /63 8 PM Dear Father I received your letter of the 18th, this PM, & will answer it this PM. I hope you succeed in getting started, if not this week come as soon as possible. I like the idea, of the Ladies coming, for I think it will do them […]

May 26th 6,30 AM Dear Mother We have been in so much excitement for the past few days, that I have not written as much as I should have done. I was very glad, on Saturday, to see Father. I had just been down in Swimming, & had washed my Shirt, & had nothing on […]

Camp Hayes May 29th 8 PM Dear Father Well we here in Camp again, which makes me feel at Home again. After you left last night I got my supper, & went around the City a little, then Slept at our Boarding house all night. This morning the first thing, after Breakfast, we went up […]

Camp Hayes May 31st 5,30 PM Dear Father Well I have settled down to duty again, & am feeling much better than before the Trip. If it has done you so much good as it did me, I am sure, there was no money wasted. I wrote you yesterday, that we were to move, our […]

Camp, Well I don’t know what Near Centerville Va Dear Father This has been a day of excitement, this morning at 7, we received Orders, to be ready to move, at 8 AM, with Knapsacks & Haversacks, At 8 we fell out, & Stacked our Arms, then Struck our Tents, pulled down our Lumber, preparatory to […]

Camp I don’t know What, near Union Mills June 3d /63 9,30 AM I suppose you will be rather anxious to hear where we are & what we are doing, so here goes. We left Camp Pomeroy yesterday at 10 AM, & marched to Alexandria, & then took the Cars, on the Alexandria Military RR. […]

Camp Hayes June 4th 1863 7,30 PM Dear Father I received your latter of Saturday last night, annoncing your safe arrival home. I am glad you got through all right, & found things, all well at Home. We have hardly commenced doing Duty yet, in our new Camp, The boys are fixing up their Tents, […]

Camp Hayes June 6th /63 Dear Father Enclosed please find $5,00, which I hope you will get without any trouble. We have been very fortunate this week, in regard to Drilling, All we have Drilled was Monday. Major Lusk, has command of the Regt, that accounts for it. One other thing he has done, that […]

Travelers Home Camp Hayes June 7th /63 10,30 AM Charles Henry Augustus Stacey My Ancient Friend Sir I now take my Pencil in hand, to let you know that I am well & hope these few lines will find you, enjoying the same earthly blessing. My Daughter is well & so is the Powltry. Sir […]

Camp Hayes June 8th /63 Dear Father I received you letter of the 2nd, day before yesterday, & should have answered it before, but there is a great scarcity of News in Camp at Present. I have sent you 10,00 in two different letters which I hope you will receive, all right. Saturday, Genl Hayes […]