Raycide Mosher to Henry "Harry" and Sarah "Sally" Mosher, 1864-01-31 Item Info
Nashville January the 31. 1864
Dear father & Mother
I begin to think it is about time for me to write to you Again. I am well to day as useal. I have Sume cold yet but not so bad as it was. We got here Wensday the 27. it has ben nice wether here but to day is Raney & damp. We have got our tent made and a Stove in it so we [ ] out to get along. We have flour to make bcis biscuit & we have buns Rise pork Coffe Suger. One man has to Cook for 17 hands. It is warm her there is no Snow her. It dont freeze Much. Thare is four Compenseys here, Co. A, G, H, I. thay say that the Rebls are About nine Miles form here. We are a giting out ties now for the track. King got a letter from home and his father had cared home your money. If James Sheldon wont take the fiftey dollars go & pay barns on that note. When you get this letter if McMaster has [ ] I want to have you [ ] me my hat in the [ ] t[ ] hats are worth [ ] a [ ] I hev ben to work [ ] I got out five ties the after noon the Captin told them that they need not work we dont haft to work very hard. I think I can stan it very well if I get over my Cold. You must Rite to me as soon as you get this for I woold like to here from you and how you are a giting along. Sume of the boys in Co. H. goes out most day with ther tems in to the Contry a forgeing. Thay get corn hogs hens turkeys & every thing they can get hold of. James Lark is here in Co. H. he was glad to see me. He has ben here over two years he is a big stout fellow he weas 175. I Cant think of much more to write you must xcuse me for setch bad writing. you Must write as soon as you get this.
Direct. Co. A. 1st Regt. Mich Eng. & Mech. Nashville, Tenssee
Co. A. 1st Regt. Mich
Eng. & Mech
Nashville Tensee
Raycide Mosher
- Title:
- Raycide Mosher to Henry "Harry" and Sarah "Sally" Mosher, 1864-01-31
- Creator:
- Mosher, Raycide
- Date Created (ISO Standard):
- 1864-01-31
- Description:
- Letter from Raycide Mosher to his father, Henry "Harry" Mosher, and mother, Sarah "Sally" Mosher; includes description of Raycide's experiences in his camp near Nashville, his health, and the companies in his regiment.
- Subjects:
- soldiers civil wars military camps
- Location:
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Latitude:
- 36.1640177
- Longitude:
- -86.78380903
- Recipient:
- Mosher, Henry; Mosher, Sarah
- Recipient Location:
- Albion, Michigan
- Source:
- MG 118, Raycide Mosher Civil War Letters, Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library
- Source Identifier:
- mg118_folder2_01-31-1864
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Preferred Citation:
- "Raycide Mosher to Henry "Harry" and Sarah "Sally" Mosher, 1864-01-31", Raycide Mosher Civil War Letters, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/mosher/items/mosher007.html
- Rights:
- Material has likely passed into public domain. Digital reproductions are made available by University of Idaho Library for educational purposes, and future use should acknowledge this repository. For more information, please contact University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu. The University of Idaho Library is not liable for any violations of the law by users
- Standardized Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/