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| − | Hilton Head, S.C. | + | Hilton Head, S. C. |
| − | June | + | June 23d 1862 |
| − | Your letter of May 30th and one of an earlier date has come into my possession. I also received one from Mother 9th | + | Your letter of May 30th and |
| + | one of an earlier date has come | ||
| + | into my possession. I also received | ||
| + | one from Mother 9th inst. a few | ||
| + | days ago. | ||
| − | I have had very little time to write lately. You must not | + | I have had very little |
| + | time to write lately. You must | ||
| + | not expect me to write as often | ||
| + | as all my correspondents at Hope. | ||
| + | I received the papers you sent. | ||
| + | I have had the toothache for | ||
| + | the past few days. All the | ||
| + | boys from Hope and vicinity are | ||
| + | well excepting Noah [1] who has | ||
| + | not got very smart yet. | ||
| − | Corp. Young of Co. E | + | Corp. Young of Co. E [2] this week |
| + | was instantly killed by a stroke | ||
| + | of lightening. He was on | ||
| + | |||
| + | [footnotes] | ||
| + | [1. Noah Dunton (1844 – 1915) enlisted as a Private promoted through the ranks, mustered out in 1866 as a 2nd Lieutenant. | ||
| + | 2. Corp. Henry Young, 8th Maine Infantry Regiment, Co. E, died June 19, 1862 – killed by lightning] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:35, 25 January 2019
Hilton Head, S. C. June 23d 1862
Your letter of May 30th and one of an earlier date has come into my possession. I also received one from Mother 9th inst. a few days ago.
I have had very little
time to write lately. You must not expect me to write as often as all my correspondents at Hope. I received the papers you sent. I have had the toothache for the past few days. All the boys from Hope and vicinity are well excepting Noah [1] who has not got very smart yet.
Corp. Young of Co. E [2] this week was instantly killed by a stroke of lightening. He was on
[footnotes] [1. Noah Dunton (1844 – 1915) enlisted as a Private promoted through the ranks, mustered out in 1866 as a 2nd Lieutenant.
2. Corp. Henry Young, 8th Maine Infantry Regiment, Co. E, died June 19, 1862 – killed by lightning]