Wartime Correspondence

Letter from Richard S. Carr, from Hampshire County, VA., July 18, 1861

July 18, 1861 [Clearfield Republican: 8-6-1861].Hampshire Co., VA – Dear Friends: It is with the greatest pleasure that I seat myself to write a few lines to you. I received two letters last n...

Letter from Israel M. Groff, from Camp near Belle Plains, December 23, 1862

Camp near Belle PlainsDecember 23rd, 1862 Friend Abraham: Your kind letter was received last Wednesday a week ago in the evening when I was sitting in front of my tent by the fire, we had orders...