Sorry, but I made an error on the 16th NC letter I posted. I was trying to make sure I typed in the spelling 'right' and typed the wrong date......should be: "Oct 11th /62" --- Brenda Normandin <harrow444@yahoo.com> wrote: > Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 15:30:36 -0700 (PDT) > From: Brenda Normandin <harrow444@yahoo.com> > Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Civil War Letter - 16th NC > Infantry > To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com > > Hello List, > > I'm submitting a transcription of a letter written > from my gg-uncle Wilson Hensley of the 16th NC > Infantry to his father John Hensley of Yancey > County, > North Carolina. The transcription was done quite > some > time ago, and luckily the person doing it didn't try > to clean up the spelling or punctuation - as you see > it is how it was written. Yancey County is in the > mountains of western North Carolina. It does > mention > a couple of names and some interesting prices.... > > ******** > > Oct 11th /63 > > Camp near Bunkers Hill N.W > Father Dear Sir > We are still in Camp near Bunker's hill drilling. > we > drill three hours aday times is giting very harde > with the Sowldiers in regard for something to eat > we > get nothing but beaf and flour and sometimes not > anuf > of it. I have no news that is worth your attention > > we get no nusspapers and no but little about the > public affairs it is the opinion of some that > peace > will bee made shortly but as my part I dont see any > better prospect of it than I did sixt months ago but > from my own observation I no this war cant last > agreat > while longer from the fact the Confederate States > cant > support it it is now a tite sqwease for the > sowldiers to live on what they get Nearly one > fifth > of them are barefooted and shoes cant be got for > them > there is a many one that hasn't got the 2nd shirt > When we were in Maryland bacon was worth 8 cts > corn 60 cts wheat 100 coffee 5 lbs to the dollar > > Sugar 10 cts lb Sidy 10 cts everything cheap as > it > was before the war > I don't see any prospect of afight hear shortly > though when we fall back from hear I shal look for > one > The Yankees are afraid to attact us hear they > cant > attact us hear without wadeing the Potomic and they > tride that once and cost them too much before they > got > back again. > I am sorry to tell you that the Smallpocks are > raging in Camps which will do us agreat injury > though > we have narry case of it in this brigade the boys > are being vaccinated and doing all they can to stop > it > with that exceptions the health of the Army is the > best I ever saw it. Our Reg is small too C. has > been taken from it and gone to Tenn. Capt. Young is > about to get a discharge. Col. McElroy hasnt come > with his conscripts yet It is Gen. orders to gave > discharges sick furloughs and Transfurs more to the > sowldre i had a thot of geting a transfur to the > 29th N.C. Reg. > You will pleas tell Thomas Edge that Capt. Young > says he didnt get him to pay me teen dollars if he > dont tell him I shall think he ant honest fer I let > him have the money when he was out. > I am plenty confident that you can get McDanel > out > of the Army if you will try John Nils and Myself is > well--yours truly > > W. Hensley > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site > design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, email > CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > and in the text area of the message, type only the > word > unsubscribe > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com