Manley Stacey Civil War Letters

Barracks No 3 Elmira Oct 8th 1 PM Dear Father I am afraid 3 Day Passes are played out, Col Brown has shut down on it. We now have to Drill from 9 to 11 AM, from 2 to 4 PM, Dress Parade at 5 PM, This is a big thing. Yesterday it was reported […]

Barracks No 3 Elmira Oct 14th Dear Father Since I wrote you last, there has been some changes here. Yesterday morning I got an Order from the General, stating that I was relieved from Duty at these Barracks, & would immediately report at my Regt, for Duty. The Order said, that I should go yesterday, […]

Oct 21st 63 2,30 PM Elmira Depot Dear Father After a very pleasant ride, this morning we arrived at Gorham at 7,30 being just 2 hours on the Road. I arrived in Elmira at 10,30 AM, and found that [Kinnie] the Young Man that was going back with me, had gone, on monday. But he […]

Camp near Warrenton Oct 30th 1863 Dear Father I have but little to write, today, but knowing you will be anxious to hear, I will write a few lines. there is nothing going on in Camp, the Officers are making out the Muster Rolls, We had Brigade Drill this morning, but as a general thing, […]

Address No 1 Camp near Warrenton Oct 31st 11 AM 63 Charles Henry Augustus Well Charlie, here is the first, of a series of Letters, I shall address to you. Now my Son, be steady, take the place of your oldest Brother in all things at Home. Now what do you think of this order, […]

Camp near Warrenton Nov 2nd 1863 Dear Father I have written you a letter, about every other day, since I returned, which will partly make up, for what I lacked, while at Washington. Tonight there is a report that we soon move, but I do not see it. We have to keep 8 Days rations […]

Brandy Station Nov 9th 7 AM Dear Father I suppose you have heard eve this, that the Army of the Potomac, is again, on the advance so of course that means us. We left our Camp, on saturday morning last, & marched too Warrenton Junction, from there to Bealton Station when we halted for Dinner, […]

Camp 4 miles from B Station Nov 10th 3,30 PM Dear Father We left Camp at Brandy Station, at 7 AM & marched, to our present Camp, all I can tell you of the locality of the place is, that it is, 4 miles east of Brandy Station. Near a place called, Pepper Mills, We […]

Camp near B Station Nov 21st 11 AM Dear Father When you send me a Newspaper, I wish you would send me a Lead Pencil, as I have used mine nearly up. When you get me another Diary, be sure & get one, like the one I now have, bound well, with a page for […]

Camp near B Station Nov 24th [1 PM] Dear Father I did think of waiting, till I heard from you, before, I wrote, but as there is some prospect of moving I will write. Last night I was on Camp Guard, at midnight, we got Orders to move, this morning, at Daylight. So at 4 […]