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| − | + | Your letter of May 30th and | |
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one of an earlier date has come | one of an earlier date has come | ||
into my possession. I also received | into my possession. I also received | ||
one from Mother 9th inst. a few | one from Mother 9th inst. a few | ||
days ago. | days ago. | ||
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| + | I have had very little | ||
time to write lately. You must | time to write lately. You must | ||
not expect me to write as often | not expect me to write as often | ||
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well excepting Noah [1] who has | well excepting Noah [1] who has | ||
not got very smart yet. | not got very smart yet. | ||
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| + | Corp. Young of Co. E [2] this week | ||
was instantly killed by a stroke | was instantly killed by a stroke | ||
of lightening. He was on | of lightening. He was on | ||
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[footnotes] | [footnotes] | ||
[1. Noah Dunton (1844 – 1915) enlisted as a Private promoted through the ranks, mustered out in 1866 as a 2nd Lieutenant. | [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 | + | 2. Corp. Henry Young, 8th Maine Infantry Regiment, Co. E, died June 19, 1862 – killed by lightning] |
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]