Manley Stacey Civil War Letters

Barracks. No 1. Elmira. N.Y Aug 12th 8 AM Dear Father After a very warm ride, we arrived in Genoa at 2,45 PM, Just 30 minutes before the Boat left. That Time is 3,15 PM. Just before we got there, the Boys made up their minds, to put out the Horse, & get Passes up […]

Elmira Barracks No 1 Aug 13th 2 PM Charles Henry Augustus I hope you arrived home safe, & had as a pleasant Trip down the Lake, as we had up. I suppose you got Home about 2 PM, yesterday, & not have to Drive hard at that. I came through all right that night, had […]

Elmira Barracks No 1 Aug 17th 1863 8 AM Dear Father I believe I wrote two letters last week, but read nary one. That is hardly right. Charlie arrived safe on Saturday night at 11 PM. I was on Guard but, I took time to get to the Depot to meet him. I brought him […]

Elmira Barracks No 1 Aug 19th 5,30 PM Dear Father I have just read your letter of the 18th & will answer immediately. In regard to Charlie he has behaved all right since he has been here, we have staid in the Barracks, most of the time he has been here, All the sights in […]

Barracks No 3 Elmira Aug 27th 1863 10 AM Dear Father I know you will be disappointed in not seeing me Home today. but I am not to blame. After this I will not write when I expect to come Home, then there will be no trouble. Yesterday afternoon we were ordered to move over […]

Barracks No 3 Elmira Sep 2nd 63 Dear Father I suppose you will be looking for me home by this time, & if we had, had, an Officer today, I should have sent my Furlough in today. As it is I do not know when I shall get there. Our Capt went to New York, […]

Barracks No 3 Elmira Sep 23d Dear Father I have just returned from New York having left here, on Friday last. We left here friday night at 5 PM, & went as far as Susquahanah, where we had to lay, until Saturday afternoon at 2 PM, owing to the Track being washed away. We arrived […]

Barracks No 3 Elmira Sep 25th Dear Father Since I wrote you last, we have had several changes, all the old Detachments have been organized into 4 Co’s, & now have Roll Calls in the morning. Co Drills for 3 hours a Day. In fact, the Col has got the strictest kind of Dicipline [sic] […]

Barracks No 3 Elmira Sep 28th 2 PM Dear Father I have just read your letter of the 25th, with $2,00 Enclosed which came good, The Paymaster comes tomorrow, but I can not tell whether we shall get out pay, or not, It is reported that we shall not get our pay, unless we have […]

Barracks No 3 Elmira October 4th 3 PM Dear Father I received two letters from you, the past week, & should have written sooner, but to tell the truth, I had nothing to write about. There is actually nothing going on in Camp. Things are moving off, about the same as usual, We have recd […]