Raycide Mosher to Henry "Harry" and Sarah "Sally" Mosher, 1864-11-07 Item Info
Atlanta November the 7. 1864
Dear Father & Mother
I Set down to write a fue lines to you for it ma be the last time. but I hope not. I am well & we are a going on a long march & I Shant here from you in a long time tow or three months. we are agoing towrds the atlantic osheon you need not write untill you here form me. I expect the box I Shant get it for we are a going in a fue days we have had orders to March. we have drowed of dog tents & we haft to Cary our knap sack pack in it one over Coat one blanckit one pare of Socks Ruber blankit Cantene & haver Sack & gun Caterige box I dont haft to Cary gun I Cary the flag one of them the Smallist one I have Sent home 40 dollars by Dave Livingston he lives in Spring port nere James preston I mite went back in the Convelast camp to Chattanooga but I do not like to go back in the Rear I hed drother be with the Compeney. you may not here from me untill Spring you must keep up good courige all of you fore I beleve the thing will Come all Rite one of thes days. I do not like to a Round thes Convelest Camps & hospitals fore they have a good dele of duty to do. I am very Sorry that I Sent fore a box but never mind I will get along my helth is very good now & I think I will be better if keep with the Regiment. I think the war will be over by next Spring we will git plenty to eat thrugh the Contry on our March
Mother you most not worry a bout me for I Shall Come out all Rite I think…
So good by to you all keep Rite Side up & I will try & do the Same.
Raycide Mosher your Son
Co. A. 1st. Mich= Eng= & Mech=
Good by to you all for this time. to Harry Mosher Clarence calhoun Co. Mich.
- Title:
- Raycide Mosher to Henry "Harry" and Sarah "Sally" Mosher, 1864-11-07
- Creator:
- Mosher, Raycide
- Date Created (ISO Standard):
- 1864-11-07
- Description:
- Letter from Raycide Mosher to his father, Henry "Harry" Mosher, and mother, Sarah "Sally" Mosher; includes description of Raycide's progress toward the Atlantic coast and the items he carried with him.
- Subjects:
- soldiers civil wars military campaigns
- Location:
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Latitude:
- 33.75186173
- Longitude:
- -84.38725722
- 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_folder28_11-07-1864
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Preferred Citation:
- "Raycide Mosher to Henry "Harry" and Sarah "Sally" Mosher, 1864-11-07", Raycide Mosher Civil War Letters, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/mosher/items/mosher159.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/