Manley Stacey Civil War Letters

Camp Hayes June 17th 63 7 AM Dear Father Yesterday all of the Troops here, drew their 4 Days Rations, & packed up, their things & this morning at 3 AM, they commenced moving. Where no one knows. I think however they will turn up in Lees Rear, either in Maryland, or near Harpers Ferry. […]

Camp Hayes Centerville Va Company Dee 111th Regt NYSV June 18th /63 My Dear Charles I send with this letter, two Pictures of Camps both of which we have Camped at. The largest one I send to Maggie & the smallest one to Rosa. The Envelope, Pictures, & this Sheet of Paper, only cost 5cts. […]

Camp Hayes June 20th /63 Dear Father Yesterday afternoon, the last of the 8th Corps left Centerville, towards Warrenton, where they go I can not tell. All day yesterday we heard Canonading, over at Aldie, It was reported that we were Fighting there. Last night the 2nd Corps, comanded by Genl Hancock came in & […]

Camp Hayes Centerville June 22d, 6,30 AM Dear Father I received your letter of the 17th yesterday & will reply this morning. I thought you would be in great deal of excitement at Home, so I wrote every day. Thus far Hookers move has made but little difference to us, but my oppinion [sic], is […]

Camp Hayes June 24th Dear Father Again we got marching orders, for the Front, as we think this time. Yesterday at noon the whole Brigade had Orders, to be ready to move, at short [notice] with 10 Days Rations, 3 in Haversacks & 7 in Wagons, so last night we had our 3 Days Rations […]

Edwards Ferry Md 3d Brigade, & Division 2nd Army Corps, Co D 111th Regt June 27th 1863 Dear Father I suppose you will be anxious to hear, from me by this time, so I embrace the first opportunity, of writing a letter. We left Centerville, at 3 PM for Gum Spring, the order, for our […]

Monocacy Junction 3 Brig, 3 Division 2d Army Corps June 28th Dear Father I wrote you a letter yesterday, & put it in my pocket, intending to write more & seal it up, but I sweated & so it got sealed. I left off, in the morning, after I wrote the letter, I laid down […]

On the March, near Liberty Md. Co D 111th Regt June 29th 4 PM Dear Father I concluded to write you a letter & drop it in some Post Office, that is if I can. Well we are again on the March, between Fredericks & Middlebury going towards the [Penn] Line. Nobody knows where we […]

Union Town Md 30 miles from Frederick City, Co D 111th Regt June 30 /63 Dear Father I sent you a letter yesterday from a place called Liberty, a few miles back, & now this morning I will write again. Yesterday we marched 30 miles, We left Frederick at 10 AM, & Halted at 11 […]

Camp near Gettysburg Pa July 2nd 1 PM Dear Father Having a few leisure moments, I thought I would write a little. We left Union Town, yesterday morning at 7 AM & our Regt was detailed to Guard the Ammunition & Baggage Train. We marched to Taney Town & halted a few moments, when we […]