Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 1)

[page 1 of Haycook Civil War Letters]

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 1]


May the 12 1861

dear Sister now I take

my pen in hand to

let you now that I

am well At present

and I hope that

your are all the same

there is lots sick

here now thar is A least

one hundard in the

hospittal now and

more still going and

none dide only

yet don't no more

com till more is alost

did hand for we want

all is here our selves

we had meat and bread

for brekfast bread

and meat for dinner

and nothing for supper

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 2)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 1]

[left column]

two thirds of the times

we had two meals

to day breakfast and

dinner and Supper to geather

we had two see biskits

for supper only and

one Cup of Coffee twist

A day thare is Eight

thousand her now

and more still coming

in tell will

so write to us tell

Ellen Hubbell to write

me tell all the girls to writ

to tel Miss Jany Hubbell

that I have got that

testament yet I hav

it lolck up in Capt

Caping

I receiv your letter

yester day in the

after noon May the 11

[right column]

no more at present

good luck to all of

you in Center

this is not

working on the farm

tell Cary

life is on his lain

Death is sure we

are all cum ing

home whene the three

months is up

miss lib patoss I

want you to wri to

me if you pleas

write soon all of you

for we don't now

how soon we shal

go A way from here

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 3)

[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 1]


tell ant nancy

that uncel is well

he is first Corpal he is on

gard now

george Haycook

to

mary Haycock

remaining my dear

Sister

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 4)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 2]


Camp Denison

June the 5 1861

dear brother

now I tak

my pen in

hand to let

you now that

I am well at presant

and I hope that your

the same I receive

your letter last mond noon

I am Cuming home when

mi time is out

will tell Hustrum that

iam glad that he

he rit to me tell

miss hunt to rite to

me

tell all of the

the Sundy school

scollars to rite

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 5)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 2]


I Cant wrte to

All I am scarse of

muney now I hav

A nuff to mall three

letters more

pleas hand this to

Nathaniel Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 6)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 3]


September the 5 1861

edar mother

now I take mi

pen in hand

to let you now

that we are all

well now eight

of us was down to

cincinnati yesterday

I and nathaniel got

two revolvers thay cost

us thirty dolars we have

not much to eat now

we are hoping fo beter

tims O. tell back Out

to Cum on withus

the girls cant no time save

the cuntry. now tell the

girls that

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 7)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 3]

[left column]

home in three years

tell the boys to Cum

on and gow with us

. now now is the time

to in list we are

still wating for

the boys from Delawar

to cum the boys is in

good hart thar was

14 Cannas went down to

cincinnati yesterday

there was Six cannons cum

here this morning.

nomore at presant

good luck to

you all

[right column]

tell ant pelia

that the boy is

well

tell the girls

to to write

to me

tel lib patton

to write me

tel elen Hubbell

that to write

to write me

George Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 8)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 4]


Camp Denison Ohio

September 9 1861

dear father and

friends now I take

mi pen in hand

to let you now

that I re ceive

your letters to

night I was glad

to hear that you

was well we are

all well tell ant

pelia that the boys

is well they receiv

the leters we got

the word that we

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 9)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 4]

[left column]

had to leave

the 13. Some

[illegible] are now pac

king up

you must

take care of my

things til I come

home I am Cume

ing home in A

month. dont wri

te til I

write A gain

good by old

Centar no more

at presant

[right column]

george Haycook

to to his

mother & father

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 10)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 5]


the 11-1861

Camp Denison Septem

Dearest Friend

it is with pleasure

that I take my

pen in hand to

inform you that

I am well and hope that

theas few lins will find

you injoying the same good

helth wee hav good times

heer you beter beleav

fun there is no end to it

but that is not what

wee aul want wee

would like to see our

friends once and a while

but still wee cannot

do evrything wee would

like to do

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 11)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 5]


it is raining to day

and I am getting very

lazy and I must quit

you must excuse my bad

speling stamering stutering

and scribling

Direct your leters

to mee in the care of

Capton Dyer Camp

denison Ohio

Forget me not

my dearest friend

Mary Hycook

Harmon Robbins

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 12)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 6]


32d Regiment O.V.U.S.A.,

COL. T. H FORD,

Caheap Mountain

1861

[illegible] th 1861

Dear friend It is with

pleasure that I tak my

pen in hand to inform

you that I am well

and hope that theas

few lins will find you

injoying the same blessing

I received your leter

and was glad to heir

from you I was glad to

hear that your health

was good and hope it

will remain so I would

like to see you and talk

with you A bit if I

could but it is to

far son ive must

bee contented to

our lot

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 13)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 6]

[left column]

tel aul the Buoys

that they ought to

to bee soldiering

this is the worst place

in Virgina there is

nothing but stoans

heer and grave her

there mountains upon

mountains and mountains

upon mountains again

our beds are made

on pine brush on the

ground wee have pourk

beans and Crackers to

eat and Coffee to drink

Cheas is 65 sents A pound

as I am geting very tierd

I must bring my letter

to a close do not for

get to rite yours

truly from H Robbins

to M E Haycook

[right column]

I never shal forgt

the time when we eat

the Candy and

drank the the Bear

Round is the

Ring that has

no nd so if

my luv to you

my friends is

sure as the gras

grows on the ground

I will Cis you as

you do your round

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 14)

[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 6]


We have no

postage Stamp

and it is not

saf to pay

the postage


Direct your leter

to Harmon Robbins

32 Co in Regiment

in care of Capton

J Dyer

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 15)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 7]

[left column]

Honer to the

Oala Flag

Harmon Robbins


[right column]

Camp Cheap Mountain

Summit November the 11-1861

Dear friend it is with

pleasure that I take my

pen in hand to inform

you that I am well and

hope that theas few lnes

will fnd you injoying

the same blessing I reseived

your leter dated October

the 28 and was glad to hear

from you I have ben

sick but am geting

well again this is

the worst place in

virginia there has

ben two Snow Storms

heer this moonth

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 16)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 7]

[left column]

it rains about

half the tine har

it is raining to day

wee dont now when

wee will get away from

heer wee got the

Close that was sent

to us from Senter and

about their the boys

aul have aul the

Close they want I

got too quilts too

blankets and too pair

of Socks sent to mee

wee are bilding winter

quarters her but

wee do not expect

to stay in them

yet wee may I cant

tel so far ahed

[right column]

I would like

to see you and

talk with you A

while if I could

but I Cant sow

wee must bee Contented

to our lot now I must

bring my letter to

A Close excuse my

bad riting and speling.

yours truly

from

Harmon Robbins

to

mary Haycook

Rite soon

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 17)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 8]


Noveber the 24 1861

My Der sister it is with

plesher to rite yu A few

lines to let yu Now how I

am geting beter at present

I Have. bin ver sick with

the tifod fever I rseved yur

leter and was glad to her

from yu I haveto rite A every few

lines than rst for I am so

wek that i cant hardly

rite much I have bin

ver sick but I am ganing

sloly It is sowing her

mostever day it is ver cold

her we exspect to leve her

som of the boys has gon A

skouting out grenbrier

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 18)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 8]


I most bring my leter

to A Close so No more

at present Nathaniel

Haycook to

Mary Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 19)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 9]


cheat mountain summit

miss Mary Haycook

I receive your letter to day

and [crossed out] I am well at presant

and I hope that you are well

Nathaniel is gitting well

Jake is well tell all of

the rest I an well I

am cook for the turm

Ira and gil is cook with

me tell pap that I

would like to see them.

stamps tell all of

the folks to rite to

me tell john willison

to rite to me john.

I have seen sum secess

I was out and A scout

friday weak I and

Enoch and bill piper and

hutch watrs

[copy of envelope at bottom of page 1]

MEMPHIS TENN AUG 17

Miss Mary E Haycook

Miss Mary Centerville

Mary Delaware Co

Ohio

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 20)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 9]

[corresponds to envelope bottom of page]

MEMPHIS TENN AUG 17

Miss Mary E Haycook

Miss Mary Centerville

Mary Delaware Co

Ohio

[upside down]

well john ritte if you

pleas George Haycook

to Mary Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 21)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 10]


32d Regiment O.V.U.S.A.

COL. T. H FORD,

November the 30

1861

Cheat mountain summit

Dear father and mother and

sisters I thought I would

rite you A fiew lins to let

you now that I am well at

presant and hope that thay

will find you the same, it

is snoing her this day and

vary cold. it rain her yester

day. the sick left her yes ter

day. Nathaniel went with them

we are going to leav her in

the morning tell ant nancy

that unkel is well. tel ant

pela that the Bois is well

gard life is lite at this

time I am of of cook jake

took mi plase the sicess

has left her let them go on

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 22)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 10]


I hav seven par of socks

of mi only and wone par of wolen

glovs and five blankits and

unkel has fore blankits, we

draw three dais rations, we

hav plenty to war and Eat

we are all bisey to Day


we are going A way in the

morning we dont no where

we are going to do

rite son as you can

Direct your letters in

Care of Captain Dyer

Co. I thirty second rigment


from George Haycook

to his father

god tims here

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 23)

[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 10]


H

Good

By

for A

while

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 24)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 11]


December the 3 1861

Cheat mountain summit

Dear mother I receiv your

letter that was rote on the

19 of November I was glad to

hear that you all well [crossed out] well,

I am [hole in paper] at presant and

in good [illegible] th I hope that those

fiew lins ma find you all

well and in good helth, it is

snoin her to day and [crossed out]

her [crossed out] it has bin snoing

her of an on for wone month

and raining to, snow is A bout

twelv inches deape, it is vary

cold her, we got our pay yester

day I got twenty fore dolar and

fifteen sents all in gold to

Nathaniel is gon down in the

valley with the sick he is most

well the bois is giting fat

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 25)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 11]


we hav plenty to ware and

Eat her, I rote A letter

for Jake yester day thay

are all well the bas is

not all is not drunk to

day but they cant not

git no red ie her. I cant

not send no munee from

her it is not safe I got

the letter stamps good by

[illegible] the union forver

George Haycook

to his mother

no bibls this time

I hav nun mad

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 26)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 12]


32d Regiment O.V. U.S.A.,

COL. T. H FORD,


December 12th 1861

Camp Beverly

Dear friend it is with

great pleasure that I

take my pen in hand

to inform you that I

am well and hope theas

fiew lins may find you

injoying the same blessing

I reseived your leter and

was glad to har from you

but was sory to hear

that things was [crossed out]

sow dul and dry we

have good tines heer

I have ben sick for sum

time but I am geting

prety harty again

this is a beter place

than Cheap Mountain

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 27)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 12]


there is plenty of

mud heer you beter

beter beleav the boys

are aul very stif

on th march wee cum

from the 10 of this month

we are bilding winter

quarters her there is

nothing more to rite

that I can thinkof

you must exccuse

my bad speling

and scribling

yours truly

from

Harmon Robbins

to

Mary Haycook

Rite Soon

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 28)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 13]


ONE PEOPLE ONE GOVERNMENT

FROM THE CANADAS TO THE GULF OF MEXICO FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC

JAS. GATES PUB. CIN.

Fort Smith Smithsland KY Dec 13th 61

Dear Mary it is rather under an em

baresment that i take this opportunity of

adressing you these few and imperfect

lines when i come to think how long it

is since i received your letter and not

answerd it untill this time i am allmost

ashamed to answer it now all the execus

i have to offer is that of Negligence or neglec

wich is rather a poor excuse but it is all

i have to offer and i hope you wil

accept it for the present and i will

try to do better in the future i have

nothing very important to comunicate at

present thear is only one company of our regim

ent at this place the rest are at Padacuch

and we are anxiously awating orders for to

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 29)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 13]

[left column]

go down thear we want to have a hand

in the taking of Columbus it will be pretty

hard to take the bank from the river is seven

hundred feet high and very near perpendicular

but if it was as high again it must be

taken on monday evening the gun boat

Conestaga came up the cumberland River and

Brought along 54 Union men from Christian

County wich is about 100 hundred Miles down

the Cumberland River and last evening,

she Brought 50 more men down to this place.

the sesesh are compelling men to enlist betwen

the ages of 15 years and sixty and these

men sooner than they would stand and be

Compelied to fight against their liberty

and their consience the fled from their

homes leaving their Wives and their family

their sons and their daughters the Widdow

and the orphan to the mercies of the sesesh

who shows their Manhood and Manlinys

By taking their sustenance and that

[right column]

which they must have to sustain life this

leaving them to perish and in many instances

driving them from their homes and burning

the Houses of their [illegible] thus depriving

them of their Shelter when you and your eyes on

the group that is assembled their after getting

of the boat and sees the Gray Haired old man

perhaps a Grandfather who has ben forced to leave

his home or else join the Ranks of the Rebel army,

it will naturaly bring to your mind the

pasage of sacred writ wich says i will watch

over the orphan and the fatherless children and

the old man who is totering on the verge of the

Grave, then you will think what an awfull [illegible]

a Just God will have on these sesesh and i knew

he will for we are the instruments by wich he is a

going to bring about this Retribution on the

heads of these evil doers i believe i have nothing

more to say at present Brother George sends his best

Respects to you in the kindness manner you will

please give my best Respects to father and mother

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 30)

[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 13]


Mary Haycook

in the kindest manor Dear Cousin i believe

i will say no more at present but remain

your affectionate Cousin Peter Carr

When you write direct your letter in care of

Capt Ferris 12th Reigment - Illinois Vol Padauy

Kentucky for your affectionate cousin Pete Carr

Last night as i lay on my bed,

The thoughts of love came in my head.

I thought of her that is far away,

And awoke with pleasant dreams [illegible] day,

That I my love should see

But oh how Charming is the grace,

And lovely smilles that bedeck her face.

Like the blooming rose in may,

But as my thoughts does run astray,

For her alass i can not see.

But ah the life that i now lead,

Does hasten me on with quickening speed

Unto that everlasting name

That many a one has tarnished with shame

For I fight in the war for my Country

[illegible] Beecher

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 31)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 14]


Bevrly, Virgina

Decembe the 25 1861

Chrismas eve Dear father

and mother I receive your

letter I was glad to hear

from you, and that

you was well at home

it is crismas her to

day and A nise day

it is to, it is crismas

thare to I suppose, we

all from our cumpany

just cum from A

supper, we had turkey

and chicking and oystrs

to and bear plenty to

Eat and lots of fun to

we got our suppr to

Mr. russels to the

bevrly ho tel it cost

us fifty sents A

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 32)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 14]


pease I had to borow the

muney to pa for mi

diner [crossed out] supper I havent

got A sent of muney

but I hav got plenty

of paper and letter stamps

at this time to rite

to all we are

all well her A dis

pack just came in

to nite I will rite

sum more in the

morning, we all was

callout to role call

with aminition on and

our guns. I was detail to

Stand on pickit gard

we had to picket round

our company I stood

on the mountain I stood

fore ours only and vary

cold her. that is all A

but that

[second column]

the secess did not

Eat diner her yester

day, we Et her our self,

Mary I haven't got no

muney now tell thaniel

to fech my boots with

him and git them made them

as I rote for them

so no more at this

time so good by ~ ~ ~ ~

Mary Haycook from

George Haycook


Mary whar is lib patton

at the presant good times

her. Does john Milleson

liv in center at this

time


the union foreve

or Death

rite soon rite it littel

planer next time

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 33)

[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 14]

till all of the girls

that I would like to

hear from them livs in center

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 34)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 15]


Fort Smith Smithsland KY

Jany 4th 1862

Dear Cousin i take up my pen to

inform you that i am well at present

and i hope these few lines may find

you enjoying good health as this

leaves me at present i received your

kind and interesting letters a few days

ago and you can not tell the Joy i

felt when i received your letter you

can not no it is imposible for you

to even imagine the Joy that i felt

as i gased at your letter so full of love and

all that tender feeling wich only the nobler

of you sex is capable of accomplishing that

is committing the hollier more lofty and

purer thoughts of your mind to

paper and therby benifiting and at the

same time treating a love a burning

as it were in the thoughts or i should

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 35)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 15]

[left column]

the heart of him who nows at this

time address you thear is not any very

thrillng events transpiring here at

this time day before yestarday there

was some sesesh Cavalry attacketed

our pickets some shots were fired on both

sides but no body was hurt thear is

three companies of Cavalry at this

Place now thear was tow companies

of Cavalry came from Padauck yesterday

and thear is an enginer corps a

coming up tomorow so from all

of this things i think that thear

will be some movement somewher

before long and i think it will

be up the up cumberland river

i believe i have nothing more to say

at present But remains yours

forever Peter Carr to

Miss Mary E Haycook

[right column]

Kind Father i take up my pen to

inform you that i and brother

George and well at present George has

sent you three letters and along with

one i sent my likeness and you did

not think worth your while to answer

my letters so i wont trouble you

with any more untill you write

to me father we have not received

any pay yet father Nor do i think

we will untill the first of March

but whenever i get it you will

be shure for to get some of it

i dont know as i have more to say

at present i wrote a letter to Asa

and as yet i have not received any

answer from him i beleive i have

nothing more to say at present but

remains your dutiful and obedeint

sons Peter and George Carr when

you write direct your letters as

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 36)

[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 15]


as before the end

Amen

Please write as soon as

this come to hand

farewell till we

meet again

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 37)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 16]


Jan 15th 1862

Camp Bevarly

Dear friend

it is with great

pleas ure that I

take my pen in hand

to inform you

that I am well and

hope tha theas few lins

may find you injoying

the same blessing I received

your [crossed out] your leter that

Nathaniel brought to

mee I was very glad to

hear of your turkey Roast

and oister supper and I would

like to have ben their and

shaired with you I expect

you had A good time

I would like to have

ben their to help

to eat them and

shared in the fun

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 38)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 16]

[left column]

the boys are aul in

good helth except

gillbert fravel hee is

under the wether but

hee is geting beter I am

geting harty as A bair

I way 195 pounds 20

pounds more than

did when I enlisted

her is A ring for A cristhmas

gift [crossed out] I expect youl

think it is A great one

to but it is the best

I have given my best

respects to aul inquiring

friends no more at

presant sow good

by rite soon

from

Harmon Robbins

to Mary E Haycok

[right column]

Three chears for the

flag of our union

thre Chears for our

Cuntry to thre

Chears for the

girls of Ohio thre

Chars for the red

white and blue

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 39)

[corresponds to envelope of Letter 17]

soldiers letter

John Warner May 41st

Ill vol

Due 3 cts

Miss Mary E Haycook

Centervile Harlntown

ship Deleware Co

Ohio


[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 17]


The Tree of Liberty,

TRAITOR, spare that tree!

Touch not a single bough!

In youth it sheltered me,

And I'll protect it now.

Padaucha KY

January 27th /62

Dear Mary i take this

opportunity of informing

you that i am well at

present and i hope when these few

lines comes to hand it may find you

enjoying good Health we have left

Smithsland and we are now at Padac

a Kentucky under marching orders

we may leave in a day or so and we

may not leave for one week this we can

not tell but leave we will and that

very soon and when you next here from

me i think we will either have whiped

the Rebels in battle or they will Have

whipped us one of the tow i did not

like the idea very well of leaving smith

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 40)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 17]

[left column]

sland for other troops to come in

and take our place after we had

it fortified but then i want to

be with the ballance of the regimen

and now whatever they be into we

will have a share if it is only mud

and watter and we have a pretty good

share of that just at present the river has

raised so that it is within three feet of

our tent and the mud in our tent

is a little less than knee deep but

when it comes dry weather it will

all be dry so you see we are not so bad

off off after all we have got our pay

and now i send you my likeness and

as soon as you receive it i want you

to send me yours for i am very anxious

for to see it i dont Know as i have

anything more to say at present George

is well and doing well no more at

present but remains yours until Death

[right column]

Petter Carr when you write Direct

in care of Capt Ferris 12th Regiment

Illinois volunteres Padaucka KY

for Peter Carr

I got my likeness taken

with a scotch cap on

All off our Regiment

is a going to have them on.

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 41)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 18]

[left column]

[corresponds to envelope of Letter 18]

32d Miss Mary Hayc

REGIMENT Center Village

O.V.U.S.A Deleware Co

Col. T. H. Ford Ohio

BEVERLY

DEC

23

VA



[middle column]

[illegible]



[right column]

Feb 1th 1862

Bevarly VA

Dear friend

it is with great pleasure

that I take my pen in hand

to in form you that I am

well at presant and hope

theas few lins may find

you injoying the same

blessing I reseived your leter

dated the 25 and was glad to

hear from you but was

sory to hear fron [crossed out] that

maters was sow dul and

dry bu there is A beter

day A Cuming I hope

Mary I am very lasy

this morning and sow

you must excuse my

bad riting my hand

trimbels very mutch

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 42)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 18]

[left column]

the boys air aul well

now it is raining and

there is nothing to do

sow I thought I would

scratch A few lins

to see how you geting

along through the world

I like your way of

talking about the boys

that stayed to home

now Mary I must

bring my leter to A

Close give my lyv to

aul inquiring friends

from Harmon Robbins

to Mary E Haycook


[middle column]

[illegible]


[right column]

[corresponds to envelope of Letter 18]


32d Miss Mary Hayc

REGIMENT Center village

O.V.U.S.A. Deleware Co

Col. T. H. Ford Ohio

BEVERLY

DEC

23

VA

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 43)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 19]


Camp Franklin Va

May 22th /62

Dear Friend

Mary, I

take my pen in

hand to inform you

that I am well and hope theas

few lins may fin you enjoying

the same great earthly blessing

I have not [crossed out] rote you too leters

and have not reseived any

from you I thought perhaps

you had not got them

sow I thought I would

rite you a few and tel you

that I hav not forgot

you entirely I am in Tolerab

good health at presant

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 44)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 19]

[left column]

the boys air aul well and

harty I beleav I suppose

you hurd of the battle

that wee was in wee aul

got through safe there was

one ciled in [illegible] Co

but not from hour part

of the Cuntry Selah

Stark was the one that

was ciled hee is from

burk Shear I have roat aul

the news I beleav I will

not give you the details

of the battle becaus I

expect you hav hurd

aul about it any how

no more at presant rite soon

and often from Harmon Robbins

to Mary E Haycook as a friend

[right column]

Use 2 Powders a day

use the Pills once a week

make [illegible] a ]illegible]

tea use half a table spoon

first 4 times a day tele

[illegible] then wait 2 days

then make moer use tha

same way

Harmon Robbins

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 45)

[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 19]


Direct your leter

to mee in care of Capton

Gladdon Co. J 32 reg

Va Camp Franklin

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 46)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 20]


Camp near Winchester

July the 23 /62

Dear Friend

Mary I take

my pen in hand to enform

you that I am well and

hope theas few lines may

find you injoying the

same great earthly

blessing I reseived your leter

last eavening and was glad

to hear from you and to

hear that things looked sow

well and prosperous I would

like to bee thair and

help you to eat cherries

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 47)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 20]

[left column]

and blackberries

but the distanc

is sow far that wee

can not sow wee must

bee contented to hour

lot wee can get berries hear

but wee have to pay well

for them ther is nothing

gowing on hear now but

work wee have to work

very hard on these

fortafycations and thu

wee have heavy gard duty

to and bowth poot to

gether maks it prety

hard duty Mary I would

like to bee thair and spend

A week or to in meeting

and riding around I woul

enjoy my self well I now

[right column]

I think probably that

Could make my self at

home if I have ben away

sum time you sayed they

was talking of drafting

I hope they will and get

sum of them home cowards

and Cil of sum of them

secesh ther is plenty of them

about their I now

Now I must bring my

porly scratched leter to

A close you must excuse

bad writing and speling

write som as you get this

From your friend

Harmon Robbins

To Mary E Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 48)

[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 20]


my dear est friend in

bonds of luv who now

in sweetest union prove

who stil Love but cannot

see

round is the ring that has no end

sow is my luv to you my friend

sure as te

gras grows on the

ground I will cis

you when I cum

around

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 49)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 21]


1862

JULY 25

DEAR

FRIEND

IT IS WITH

PLEASURE THAT

I TAKE MY PEN

IN HAND TO LET

YO KNOW THAT

I AM WELL AT

PREASENT AND

HOPE THAT TH

OSE FEW LINS

MA FIND YOU

THE SAME I

RESIEVED YOUR

LETER BUT NEG

LECTED TO ANSW

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 50)

ER IT [illegible]

[illegible]

ANSWER THIS

FOM YOUR

FRIEND

MR JOHN

BEECHER

MS MARY

HAYCOOK

[column two]

DIRECT YPR LE

TO CAMP TER

IUKA

MISS

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 51)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 22]


Camp Douglas Chicago Ill

October the 19 1862


Dear Friend Mary, I take my pen

in hand to inform

you that I am well and hope theas

few lins may find you injoying the

same great blessing I reseived your

letter that the Chaplon brought through

and was glad to hear from you and

to hear that your helth was sow good

I think that I will get A chans to

Cum and see you and aul the rest of

the boys girls I think I can enjoy A

few days[illegible] very well I dont now

how long before I will get to cum

I think it will not bee over three

or four weeks any how and may bee

sooner and I intend to cum as soon

as I can but dont make no calcultion

about it becaus there is often

great disapointment in the army

there is A chanc for A furlow of 10 days

but I dont like to start on sow short

A time aulthough if I cant get any

longer I will try it for that length

of time and then I will cum

and see you and then gow rite

[crossed out] on I must bring my letter

to a close becaus I have rote aUL that

I can think of [illegible] Harmon Robbins To Mary Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 52)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 22]


Cook Mary E Hay


delaware Centervil

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 53)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 23]


Camp Douglas Chicago Ill

October the 21 1862

Dear Friend Mary I thake my

Pen in hand to

inform you that I am well and

hope theas few lins may find you

injoying the same great blessing

I reseived your letter that you

rote the 15 of September and was

sorry [crossed out] glad to hear from you and

was glad to hear that your

helth was sow good I was very glad

to hear that you enjoyed the

Selabration sow well I would

like to have ben their and

injoyed it with you I think

wee could enjoyed hour selvs

together very well

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 54)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 23]

[left column]

you rote that John Dewalt

said hee got A letter from mee

Stating such and such things

John Devalt is A lyer I

have never rote him A letter

Since I have ben in the army

and I dont now what got

him in the notion of teling

such A pack of lys unless

hee wanted to make you

mad at mee becaus as onest

as I live I never have rote to

him since I enlisted

hee does not hurt my fealings

I doant Cair what hee sais

about mee but if hee doant

look out what hee sais

I will hurt his hed when

I get home I never layed A

straw in his way to hurt

his fealings and I would

thank him to keep his

[illegible]

[right column]

there is nothing gowing on

hear of any importance hear

wee have plenty of grub and that

is more than wee use to get in

old Virgina wee had pretty

hard times their when wee

was on A march sum times

wee got enough to eat and

sum times wee did not I have

went aul day on one cracker

and traveled hard to boot

anlthow wee get plenty to

eat I am very lone som sum

way there is sum prospect of

us getting A furlow and I

intend to cum home if there

is any chans what ever and

I think there will bee one

before long at least I have

the promise for one any how

and I beleave wee will

get one before long

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 55)

[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 23]


Mary if I get A chas to cum hom

I think youll [crossed out] wee will take another walk

down the road the we walked down that

night wee left center I have had sum

good times since then and hard time to

now I must close becaus I expect you will

get tierd of reading it any how [crossed out]

Mary you must not think hard of me

for writing sow plain becaus I doant

think any body for teling such stuf

about mee pleas write as soon as you

get this and I will return the [crossed out]

compliment

From Harmon Robbins

To Mary Haycook

[upside down]

Round is the ring that has

no end sow is my luv to

you my friend sure as the

gras grows on the ground

I will cis you when I cum

around

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 56)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 24]


Camp Duglas Chicago, Ill

November the 9, 62

Dear Friend Mary,

I take my pen

in hand to inform you that

I am well and hope theas

few lins may find you

injoying the same great

blessing I reseived your letter

sum three days ago and was

glad to hear from you and

to hear that you was in such

good health my helth has ben

very good for sum time

and I hope it will remain

sow and [crossed out] the boys air sum of

them gowing to start for home

without leav and I dont

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 57)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 24]


think much of the plan

for my par I will stay my

time out before I will

Run off and cum home

I dont think it will bee any

credit to them any how

but evry one to his own

notion and I an for my own

but if I cant cum home

honerable I will stay sum

time yet I would like to

cum now [crossed out] home as well as any

body. I think I hope there will

a chans for A furlow before long

and if there is any body to

get one I will try and get

one now I must close hoping

to hear from you soon yours

truly from

Harmon Robbins

To Mary E Haycook

Write soon and often

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 58)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 25]


Corinth M.C.

Dec. 9th 1862

Dear Cousin

Your welcom letter is

recd [illegible] pleasure to

hear from you, and ought to make

some appology but I will do better

hear after. It is fine weather

here now we just come come

home from along march to LaGrange

Tenn we guarded a train of 40

wagons there came home by rail

you spoke of Jacob Hasson he was

wounded very bad, lived for a

short time but has gone to a

Soldiers rest. he was a brave fellow

a [illegible] solder too.

All quiet here now. we dont

look for any fighting here this winter

This will be our winter quarters

I believe

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 59)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 25]

[left column]

I wish you would tell me

wither Mary Smith or Margret

Haycook is dead for I nevry hear

from them. write how Uncle

Amos & Aunt Pheby are

getting [crossed out] along.

I want you to tell me who

the young fellow was [illegible]

home with you that John spoke

of in your letter. What soldier

come home tell me all of there

names I want you to go

to Granfather and tell me

how they are getting along.

You wrot in your letter of going

Sunday Jacob was going to send

me your pictures I wish [illegible] you

to do it soon if you are going

to do it. I am in a hurry so

I will close hoping to hear from

you soon Give my love to all

from your Cousin Peter Carr


[right column]

Address Corinth

Miss Co 12 Ill vol.

Care of Capt W Mills

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 60)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 26]


Corinth Miss Dec 19th 1862

Dear Cousin:

I recd your letter

and was very much pleased with the strain

of the same. I am quite surprised to think

that you suppose that it is my intention to slight

you, or in any way make the [crossed out] light of your friendship

by writing to other ladies. The press of military

duty it is true has caused me to be somewhat

delinqent in writing but still I have

faithfully answered all your letters as soon

as possible after the recpt of them.

As for your parties & Oyster suppers I

hope you may enjoy them as as for

taking Co bail for security. I do not apprehend

that it would be valid in law: nor do I desire

any bail whatever. Your love to me is return

ed as ardently as it is given, and until I

transfer my sweetheart to another personage

than yourself and inform you definitely

of the same you may consider me bound

as a man of honor to redeem all pledges

I have ever given notwithstanding you

may use your own pleasure as regards

my fidelity. Yours truly,

Peter Carr Esqr

Miss Mary Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 61)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 27]


Camp Cleveland

January, the, 6, 1863

Dear sisters

& father & mother

& all of the inquiring

friends I take my

pen in hand to let

you know that I am

and hope that these

fiew lins may find you

all well in Centervill

Sister we are all in

good hart at the present

time, Mary I suppose

Jake is home now tell

him he must not

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 62)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 27]


fall of of the handel

be fore he coms back

to these A gain to

Camp. Mary I want you

to take Jake to tell [illegible]

that I forgot to [crossed out] send

him that money that I

borrowed of him, an tell

him that I will send

it home A bout A

month from now not

then I will pay him then

Mary tell Lib Hubbell

that her sholders straps

is her now and that the

is it going to Cansas to

see his folks there

So good nite

rite As soon as

this cums at hand

an tell me who Jake

is A going with ~~

[right column]

[corresponds to envelope of Letter 27]

Miss Mary Haycook CLEVELAND

Center Village JAN

Delaware Co 9

Ohio O

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 63)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 28]


Lexington Ky

January the 15 1863

Dear friend I

thake my pen

in hand to let

you no that I

am well and

I hope that these

few lines will

find you in the

same state of

health it very

hard times. hear

now for it

snowing and raining

hear to day I

have not much

time to rite

to you this

time so I hope

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 64)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 28]


you will

excuse me

this time

So rite son

as you get

this

S T

Ro Linnabary

to Mary Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 65)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 29]


Camp Tod, Feb the 4th

Memfas tennissee

Dear sister I

take my pen in hand to

answer your kind letter that

you sent by Jake your letter

found us all well an hoping

to hav better dais A cuming

sister I was sary to hear that

you had bin sick an glad

to hear that you was A giting

well A gain I hope that

those fiew lins may find

you all well at home

Father & Mother I was

glad to hear that you was

well an the rest of the famly

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 66)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 29]

[left column]

Father tell Pres that

I send my best respects

to hin Tess I am sary to hear

that you was sick.

well Tess you youst to

tell us bois that the black

ease ought to be free Tress you

ought to be her an see them

her in this place how thay

are starving an freesing. last

tuesday nite thare was

seven frose to deth an starved

to geather, the negrows Dug A

hole the next day an poot

them all in it to geather

Pres I think that our men

better left them whare thay

was an let them hav thare

one way, Father I think

we are A fitiny to free the

black that is all I think, but

that is not what I am A

fighting for if I dy I

[right column]

want you to under stand

I am A fighting for the

union not for those blacks.

Father the Center bis

is all well an harty as

ever Mother tell ant Tela

that all is well

well sisters I

will hav to bring my letter

to A close for this time

for it is time for dresper an

so good by Father & Mother

an family an all Center folks

Dear sister Mary Haycook

from George Haycook

Direct to Camp

Tod 32 R. Co 1 in care of

Cap Joseph Gladden

Memfas Tennissee

A Home Again I wish

I could be there wonese

more in old Center

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 67)

[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 29]


the bois seen the 121

when they came down

the river the Center

bois was all well

J G

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 68)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 30]


Camp Tod

Memphes Tenn

Febuary 12th 1863

Mr. Joseph McEwee

I now take

my pen in hand to rit

you A few lines too let you

now how we ar geting A long

we ar geting A long fine

I am well at present I hop

when thes few lines comes too

hand tha will find you injoying

the same blessing & I will

have to sop till after role call

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 69)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 30]

[left column]

now I set my self too finesh

my leter too you & I wont you too

right me A leter son as you get

this leter u right me all the noes

& thar hant eny ones too right

you her for I cant her eny thing

that is going on.. you her mor than

we Do A bout this war for you

can get the papers as we cant

get eny thing & we ar going to leave

her in a few daes for tha have got

five botes loded with caones too

Day to start dowen the river

& I think that we will go for

them in A few daes & that too

for or sarrow to ma be

but I hop not & the resen that

I think so is becos the boies

ar discorage & tha can se what

tha ar fiting for

[right column]

I Darcent rit what for we

hunt land too & we darcent

tawk on politickes of eny cind

nor the niger queston if we do

we ar brot op & ponshet for it

if we ar fiting for this gover

& for its rites and fre spech ~~

& when it comes to that A man

durcent tell his A pinion A bout

this war I think it is hi time

too rebell & thar is A bout 9,000 negroes

in won camp & thar is A bout 7 of

them dies A Day, and tha dig A hole

& pile them in to it kiver them op

I most rit it if we ar going too

beter their condishion then it woud

be werth wile fiting too free the

por cases bot we hant A going

too beter thar condishon A bit

it is geting lat & I will have too

cloes my leter right sone as you get this

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 70)

[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 30]


I send my best respects to your

father and mother all inquring

friends [illegible]

right son so good by

for this time from your true

friend Nathaniel Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 71)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 31]


Campt Tod

Memph Tenn Feburry 16, 1863

Dea Cossen I now

seat my self to ancer your

kind leter that com to hand

the [illegible] of Febuury, and I

was glad to her from you and

I [illegible] tak for won from you

I thot that yo had for gotten

a bot after all I have got

won at last & I dont now

When I will get A nother won

from Center & yo rot that

thar was good slaing thar I wish

that I was thar to go A way

riding with the girles bot that

hant the way her thar bean

any snow her in the [illegible] of

snow thar is rane the gras is

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 72)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 31]


perty and grean their is gro

larg gr leaves her on the treas

you can send me your liknes when

you can get it taken for i wod

lik to have it ... i can her the

firing of canones to day it

sounds natural as ever i tell

you it is nice muzick it will

make us dance if eny thing will

i Dont car eny thing A bout

Thaner. H and i Dont nor eny

thing a bout Masey Linibary

ether & we have preaching every

sabeth & prar meating every

sondy evning the Chaplin

had prar meating last sondy

eving out sid of the gard line

on A log A this is all that

I have to rit at present

right often & I will do the same

so good by for this time Acy Carr

too Mary Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 73)

[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 31]

Margret Haycook Acy wantes

you to go to get His liknes that

Elen Hubbell Has got of

his kep it & dont let

any won se it if you get

it rit & let me [crossed out] him

now it

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 74)

[corresponds to unnumbered letter]

Camp Tod

Mempis Tenn

Febuary 16 in 1863

Der sisters & bothers I now tak

my pen in hand to rit you

Just A few lines to let you now

how I am geting A long I am geting

A long fine her in this suny south

I am well & harty stout & rugid

Gorge has bin litel onder the wether

but he is on the mend at presen

Jak is well at present

On kell is well at presen

a kernel [illegible] has retten A

rankes & then [illegible] this

his cakmish he is [illegible]

in the rer rank, so

right son [illegible]

tell you aout

he is seting & loking an wotes

you to rit him A

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 75)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 32]


Febuary the 17 1863

Camp Tod

Memphis Tennessee

Dear sister I take my

pen in hand to answer

your letter that Came to

hand to day when I was down

to town to drau rashions

it was riten the 11 an received

the 17 ~ your letter found

me well an doing well

sister I hope that thare fiew

lins may find you all well

as this letter leavs me, all

of the Center bois is well

at the presant time I beleave

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 76)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 32]

[left column]

Dear sister we hav

quite good tims her for

to be in A such country

Oh yes I must tell you

what I saw in town this

morning I saw A bot of sick

soldiers that is not all

I saw the men that

was a taking the sick

men I saw them take A

man of the boat that

was all broke out with

the small pocks thay

took him up in [illegible] to

the hospital, the bois told

me I better go and be

[illegible] rite A way I

tole them not eye

Sister you tole me

that thar had A sing

ever be press [illegible]

I wish I could bin theare

to the sing sister I

[right column]

dont now whare the new

folks cam from to hav A

sing I think [illegible]

the Canter bois is A

bout plaid out at home

an in the army I think

even the Chaplin

Ah Well I gess

I hav no new more to

rite this time...

Pleas answer this letter

as soon as this cumes at

hand from George

Haycook to Sister

Mary Haycook

Pleas dont rite

any thing A bout the

negro question for we

see plenty of them her

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 77)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 33]


Corinth Miss

March 11th 1863

Dear Cousin

For the first

time I will try to write you

a few lines. I have been think

I would write you about Wm

Peeten wrote home about my

being married it shows his good

sence though we must allow

for him as he wanted to lie to

get his name up but in my

estimation it is much farther

down. I hope I have good

sense enough to [crossed out] not to marr

y any of these foolish secesh

I am free of any such foolish-

ness as this. I am surprised

to think Pets Girl would

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 78)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 33]


write

As she does to him about

his being capable of being

an officer any boy who

is not man enough about

him to mind his own

business is no man for

an office well when he gets

an office the war will close

in my opinion. well, I will

close speaking of Peter for my

time is to presious to fool

away talking of him

I am well. fine weather

here now. All quiet here

as this is the first time

I will not write much.

Hoping to hear from you

soon. I am your

Cousin George Carr

Direct Corinth Miss.

care of Capt. WD Miller

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 79)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 34]

[left column]

Corinth Miss

March the 25 1863

dear cousin I recieved

your kind and affectionate

letter this evening and

was pleased to hear from

you and that you ware

enjoying good health

I am now enjoying very

good health at the

presant time and hope

when this letter comes

to hand it wil find you

enjoying the same

blessing dear cousin. I

beg your pardon for

writing you such an angry

letter as I did I am

sorry for it now

[corresponds to envelope of Letter 34]

Mis Mary Haycook

Centervillage

Delaware Co

Ohio

Soldiers Letter

GW Mason adjt

MEMPHIS TEN

MAR 30

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 80)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 34]

[left column]

[corresponds to envelope of Letter 34]

Mis Mary Haycook

Centervillage

Delaware Co

Ohio

Soldiers Letter

GW Mason adjt

MEMPHIS TEN

MAR 30


[middle column]

your letter put me in

mind of the old saying

kind words can never die

I wrote hard words to

you and you wrote kind

words to me dear cousin

I hope you wil forget

the past and I wil try

to doe beter for the

future I wish I had done

as my old friend wanted

me to I call him old

friend for he has been

my friend ever since

I enlisted he told me

to write you a kind letter

and would not write it

for me I was mad

then and wrote it my

self but hear after

I wll hear to him


[right column]

for he allways give me

good advice he is but

a young man not as old

as I am but I think

a great deal of him

I shal get my miniture

taken before long to

send to you. and I wil

hav his taken with

mine and sent it to you

dear cousin. I hope you

wil excuse for this time

and I wil love you

as long as I live and

never greve you again

no more at

presant write soon

and pleas write

often.

from your affectionat

cosin Peter Carr

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 81)

[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 34]


to his loveing

Cousin

Mary E Haycook

remember me

for I shal never

forget you

Mary I Beg your

pardon a thousand times

and would bee glad

to embrace you

and ask your forgiveness

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 82)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 35]

[left column]

Corinth Miss

March the 30th AD 1863

dear cousin your kind

letter came to hand

knight before last

and I was glad to hear

from you and that you

was well and I hope

when this letter comes

to hand it wil find

you enjoying the same

blesing of good health

as it leavs me for the

presant Mary you said

that you was most

affraid to write to me

for fear I should get

mad you must not think

becaus Peet got mad

at nothing that I will


[right column]

[corresponds to envelope]

Mis Mary E. Haycook

Centervillage

DelIware Co

Ohio

MEMPHIS APR

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 83)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 35]

[left column]

[corresponds to envelope of Letter 35]

Miss Mary E Haycook

Center Village

Delaware Co

Ohio


[middle column]

for peet dont know

when he is well used

I want you to write to

me often and dont bee

affraid of my geting

mad at you dear cousin

I hope you wil forget me

because peet is mad at

you for he gets mad

at most every body that

writes to him

I wish you would write

to me often and let

me know all the

news we cant much news

here we are having

very good time here

at presant I havent

any news of importance

at presant. So I

will compose a fiew

lines of poetry

[right column]

oh Mary I neerly

forgot I must tell

you before I compose

my poetry that we

are having meetings

here in the three times

a weak and I hope you

wil prosper in your good

work for the Lord

and I wil pray for you

and I hope you wil

pray for me I hope you

wil not turn from

the good work you are

now engaged in and

if we never meet on

earth again I hope by

the assisting grace

of god to meet you

in heaven

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 84)

[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 35]


lines composed by

George Carr

roll on joyfull day

when from home no

more ill stray but

with those we left

have harts never

more from them

to part

Mary remember me

no more at

presant Write some

I send my love and

best respects to you

George Carr

to his affectionate

Cousin

Mary Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 85)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 36]


Corinth Miss April the 7 AD 1863

dear cousin your kind and ever welcome

letter came to hand last knight

and I was glad to hear from you

and that you well I am now enjoying

very good health and hope when

this letter comes to hand it will find

you enjoying the same blessing of

divine providenc you must not think

that I will get mad at nothing

becaus Peet did for I think that Peet

dont know when he is well used

you have the same opinion as Peets

girl that I have - he thinks he

is all right if a girl rites to him

he is half crazy after hur

but I think he wil whip himself

out yet it was him that started

the story that I was married

he has tryed to hurt me all he

could by writing home that I was

married and teling every thing

that he could make up about me


Miss Mary E Haycook

Centervillage

Deliware Co

Ohio

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 86)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 36]


I wish I could see that girl of Peets

he talks so much about hur.



[corresponds to envelope of Letter 36]

Miss Mary E Haycook

Centervillage

Deliware Co

Ohio

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 87)

[corresponds to page 4 of Letter 36]


if she is a cesh I dont care much

about her

as I am writing for George

and due all of his corisponding

I wil take te privlage to

inform you that whatever

writen to george or any body

that I due writing for

that I shal not reviel any

secret that passes betwen

either of the parties

yours and so fourth

dear Cousin I hope you wil

not get discouraged but write

often you was speaking about

my miniature I wil get it

taken in a fiew days and send

it to you

and then I should

like to hav yours in return

no more at presant

write soon

george Carr to his affectionate

cousin Mary E. Haycook


Miss Mary E Haycook

Centervillage

Deliware Co

Ohio

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 88)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 37]


Corinth Miss

April the 19th AD 1863

dear cousin your kind and

affectionate letter came to

hand last knight and I

was pleased to hear from you

and that you was well

I am not in very good health

at the presant time I hav

a bad cold pleas dont tell

mother that I aint well

for I dont want to giv her

any more trouble than I can

help and I hope when this

letter comes to hand it wil

not find you in the same

state of health as it leavs

me but wil find you enjoying

good health and prosperity.

dear cousin I wish I was

thar to attend meetings with

you

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 89)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 37]

[left column]


but time wil bring us to see

each other yet I should like

to come home but my country

needs me now and I am contented

to serve my countrys calls

until this rebelion is put down

you make me feel more incouraged

every time I get aletter from

you I should think the men

that is at home would bee

ashamed to go in company

when the young girls and woman

hav such true harts for their

country if I was at home

and had not been to the army

I should bee ashamed of my

self Mary it is to bad

that you had to go to meeting

alone that thare was no

young man for company

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I think I wil hav to

bring a young man home with

me for you I wil bring

a soldier home one that is

a church member

I like yur ententions very

well for geting a soldier for

your sugar lump remember

the old motto none but the

brave deservs the fair

dear cousin I am sorry to

enform you that the church

that you wrote about is the

one that I belong to now

I was sorry to hear you

speak so pregedist against

it for I think I can surve

God as well at that church

as any other I and my pardner

got hour minitures taken

together and sent them

to you they aught to bee

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 90)

[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 37]


thare befour this time

and I wish you would

let us know if you

recieved them yet or not

we sent them by express

and we should like to hav

yours if you wil bee so kind

as to send it to us

I havent news of importance

at presant so I wil hav

to bring my letter to aclose

Good By for the presant

I send my love and

Best respects to you all

no more at presant

write soon George Carr

to his cousin Mary E. Haycook

as I am writing for George

I wil send a fiew lines to you

to enform you that I recieved

your kind and ever welcome letter

and I answered it right away I hav

wrote two letters since

and I thank you very kindly for your

kind letter and hope to hear from you

again soon HPC to Mary E H.

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 91)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 38]


Corinth Miss

April the 27th AD 1863

Dear Cousin Your kind and

affectionate letter came to hand

last knight and I was pleased

to hear from you and to hear

that you are well I am now

enjoying very good health

and hope when this letter

comes to hand it wil find you

enjoying the same blesing

of divine providence.

I was pleased to hear that you

was generous to the sick

there is many a sick soldier

in hour hospitals that dies for

want of proper care

dear cousin I love to get letters

from you for you speek so

well of the Soldiers

as I was geting my miniture

taken to send to you

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 92)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 38]

[left column]

I thought I would hav my

mess mate taken with mine

as him and me are old friends

togather and when one has

any thing the other shares

with him we had ours

taken togather about two

weaks ago and expressed them

to you but as you hav not

recieved them I thought we

would hav them taken again

and send them by mail

and perhaps if you dont

get one you wil get the

other I exspect the one

that we sent by express

wil go to Columbus

[rught column]

I haven any news of

importanc for we cant get any

news of importance they dont

admit the news to come to far

South for the rebels wil

know all of hour moves

if they alow the papers to

bee distrabuated through the

camps thare was an expedition

went out from here about

two weaks ago thare was

about six thousand of them

that went out from here.

we havent hard how they

succeed yet

in regard to Peet I think

he wil whip him self but

yet he hasent got any

letters from hannah for

some time back I think

she is at outs with him

I am sorry for Peet that he

has not more controle of himself

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 93)

[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 38]


than he has

he givs way to his

pashions to quick

I havent any news

to write this time

I will have to bring

my letter to a close

I wish you would

bee so kind as to

send your miniture

to us

no more at presant

write soon

I send my love

and respects to you

George Carr

to my affectionate

cousin

Mary E Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 94)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 39]

[right column]


May the 8 1863

Camp in the Woods an on

the march Missipia

Dear sisters & father & mother

I take my pen in hand to

answer your kind letter that

came to hand the 6 Dear

sister I was glad to hear from

you all an hear that you

was all well, your kind

letter found us all well and

harty an doing hard marching

as we were dome in Va ---

mother when I received your

letter we was A driving the

seseh be fore us that day an

A fiting them A bout every

our the secsh hav Crost

black river an went to vixburg

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 95)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 39]

[left column]

an we expect to meat them

thare in A fiew dais

mary we had A hare old

fite at port gibsin we

maid the rebels more than

clime all thos our brig

ade was not much in the

fite our regment sported

A batry, our men took A

grate many Prisners the day

of the fite an every day

since then this is all A bout

the fite the papers can tell

you more than we can only

we kild wone of the rebls

generls tracy ---

Mary tell ant Pela that

Jake is well an harty I cant

tell you how ase is for we left

him at milikins bend in the

Convelestion Camp sick but I

hope that he may be well by

this time. the regment is in good



[right column]

hart at this time an plenty

to eat at the presant time

so mo more at this time.

hoping that those fiew lins

may find you all well as this

leavs us in the batel feald

from Go Haycook to sister

Mary Haycook

rite as soon as this cums

to hand Direct to Millikins

landing Louisiana

Pleas hand this to

Sister Mary Haycook

Woods

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 96)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 40]


Corinth Miss

May the 20th AD 1863

dear cousin your kind and affectionate

leter came to hand last knight

and I was glad to hear from you

and that you was well I am enjoying

good helth at the presant time

and I hope when this letter comes

to hand it wil find you enjoying

the same blesing of divine providenc

we are mooving now in our new

barracks and are very buisy

for the presant we are stil

doeing provost guard in town

I think we wil stay here

all sumer and perhaps until

our time is out I was glad to

hear that you recieved thoes

minitures and I hope we will

soon recieve yours we are looking

for yours every knight when

the mail comes in

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 97)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 40]

[left column]

we hav just come home

from a meeting we had a very

interresting meeting to knight

we hav meetings twice a weak

things look green here the

trees are all leaved out and grass

is up here like it is in the

north in the month of July

you spoke about your letters

being opened at Columbus

I dont believe they hav any

write to open letters you find

out what their reason is for

opening letters if you can

and I wil see some that knows

wheather they have a right to

or not for letters comes from

illinois and other placeses

and dont hav to bee opened

[right column]

I think I wil bee at home

before long to talk to some of the

coperheads I think I will get

a furlough before long thare

is three of our boys gone

home now on furloughs and I

think I can get one before

long it is now geting late

and I must bring my letter

to aclose so good by for the

presant Write soon

no more at presant

I send my love and best

respects to you

George Carr to his

affectionate cousin

Mary E haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 98)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 41]

[left column]

[corresponds to envelope of Letter 41]

Miss Mary Haycook

Center Village

Delaware Co

Ohio


[right column]

Camp in the rear of

Vicksburg; June the 9, 1863

Dear sister I take

my pen in hand this butiful

morning to answer your letter

that came to hand A fiew days

A go, I was glad to hear from you

an hear that you all was well but

mother I am sory to hear that she

was sick, yours found us all

well at that time but I hav bin

vary sick sinc I an hardly abel

to set up long A nough to rite

you A letter but I am A giting

better now I hav bin vary sick

for the last fiew days the rest of

the boys is well an harty

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 99)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 41]

[left column]

Well Mary we are in the

rear of this ofel place at this

time we hav vary hard tims her

not in the Count of grub but in

the Count of it being so dry

an so many troops evry valy

is full for mine mils back from

us. our regt was on scrimish

the other day an George Osbern

got wounded through the thigh

nothing but A flesh wound

Mary thare is not much fiting

A going on by intifry it is

done by Canon thare is heavy

firing her sum days it mak the

rebs git A round I wish that

we had A fiew more from A

round thare with them we would

make old John Yantes think A

bout his Country ---

Mary you rote A bout

Jane was sick when you rote

your letter I was saray to hear

[right column]

that Jane was sick for it

is A hard to be sick A way

down her an not so hard at

home . . . Charly Arnel

was her yesterday he was well

thare is no more noose to rite now

tell ant pela that the bois is a

an tell unkel enoch & ant nan

that the bois is well

no more now so Good by for

this time From G. Haycook

to his sister M A Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 100)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 42]


Tuscumbia Briely

June the 19th AD 1863

dear cousin your kind letter

of the 9th came to hand last

knight and I was pleased to

hear from you and that you was

well I am well at presant and hope

when this letter comes to hand it

wil find you enjoying the same

blesing George got yours and

mothers minitures last knight

and it came all right I would

like to hav yours to if you wil

send it to me and tell mother

to hav hurs taken in the same

way as Georges is you look as

if you was laughing I think

you must been thinking about

the chicking feather that you

sent to George tell uncle enech

that I hav wrote four letters

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 101)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 42]


to him and havent recieved

any answer from him

tell him to hav davids and littl

weslys miniture taken togather

and send them to me

giv my best respects to all

enquiring friends it is geting

late and I must close for this

time so good by for this time

my love and best respects to you

write soon

Peter Carr to his affectionate

cousin Mary E Haycook


You must excuse my short letter

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 102)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 43]


Camp in Vicksburg

Monday July the 6, 1863

Dear sister I take my

pen in hand to answer your

kind an welcom letter that

Came to hand the forth

yours found us all well an

ready to go to town the rebs

just histed the white flag

thay Came out with the

flag of truth Friday an

an thare was no more fiting

Since then Generl Stevns

brigade marched in town the

forth a bout noon an the

bois went for the things An

the rebs darent say A word

A gainse it

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 103)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 43]

[left column]

Well Mary I am glad

that we hav got this

plase in our hans now an

our brigade is A going to

Stay her to gard thes plase

the most of the troops is

gon to the rear to wake

mr reb johnson up I think

thay will find him in A

fiew days ~~~ Mary the

sicsh was A bout starved

out I think thay hardly

Could Crall up wone of those

hils in side of thare works

but thay hav sum of our

bred to eat now we are A

Garding them now our men

is A peroling them as fast

as thay can Mary I Cant

tell you how many that

we hav of them her yet

but I suppose that the

papers will tell you how


[right column]

many that we that [crossed out]

we have of them ~~

Mary I hav no more

to rite A bout them now

Mary the northern men Can

rejoice over this plase now

for it is in our hans an no

mistake . . Mary I was glad

to riceive A letter from you

an hear that you was all well

Well I gess I hav rote A

nough for this time for

the papers will giv you

all the noose ~~

Well Mary I hope that

all ar the rest of the

Center folks had A hapy

forth I think that Day

will be long to be remerd

so good by tell ant pela

that the bois is well an

in vicksburg now

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 104)

corresponds to page 3 of Letter 43]


from George Haycook

to his sister Mary

A Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 105)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 44]

[right column]

Vicksburg Miss

Agust 2 1863

Der father & mother

sisteres and brother I now

seat my selef to drop you A

few lines and but a few

for I have not got eney thing

to writ to you that was inter

rest you A toll at present I am

well at this present time & I hop this

when theas few lines comes at hand tha will

find you injoying the same blessing

i have bin teding a big meting at

the city of Vickes burge at the [illegible]

churche tha ar having a good time

and god in a revising his woke

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 106)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 44]

[left column]

in this parte off his morel heritig

are chapline is caring on the meting

and all the rest off the boise are

well at present take good car of

ar matey i send this litel him

book to her O may sehe lerne thoes

litel nice himes that i tes litel

leaves infold Matey take good

care off this litell book i have

nothing more to write at present

onley Joseph take good care

off the coltes and be good and cind to

your father and mother and do what

so ever tha bid the to do and the

good book teaches us to oner thy father

and mother and doith the will of thy

hevenley father and tell ant peley,

that jake is well at present and

that if you ever see cousen

[right column]

will sharpes [illegible] tell them

that i send my best respeckes

to them for i have writen

severel letteres to them and

cant get eny ancer from them

i have givn up writing to them

This is all at present

good bye hoping that i

maye her from

you son i am at the regment

i havt got my paye yet


Nathaniel Haycook

Emrey Garlinghaus has not

got back to the regment yet

what is the mater with him

he is mact abcent with out leaf

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 107)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 45]

[right column]

Vicksburg Miss

August 12th 1863

Mer J.W.M.

I now seat my selef

to write you A few lines to you or

to ancer your kind leter that came

to Hand the 12th of this month and I

was glad to Her from you and to Her

that you was well at present and

your leter found me well at the pres

ent time and I hop that when theas

few lines Comes to Hand thea will find

you injaying the same blessing. well

J. W. M doo the blackberyes bushes under

you mulch who you get in them J.W.

I want you to not get in that bad

habit of geting in to the black bush

you must not think that I mean any

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 108)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 45]

[left column]

thing bad in what I say I

am in from that is so J W

well I will have to ennolage that

I Have Had to mutch I watter

to write mutch at present and I

did not Have A Hand in stealing it

A toll nor I Had no Hand in drink

ing it but I had the Cork

him on of the jug that is A nuf

for me for it is regler rot gut or

that is what we term it it is

rifeld whiskey to Her it goes I cant

stand and lok on and see, the rest

drink and not tast of it my selef

so her I goes for the red jug

well I tell you J.W. M it goes

lik A grest wheal with out

A rim or spok, or lik A barel

of A peles roling dowen Hill wit

the Heades not in well J.W. M.

all that I have to tell you

at present is to not

[right column]

get in the Habet of runing

after the gales that is A

bad Habet to get in to so I

will ad vise you as A friend

in time now lok out what I

tell you write son as you get this

I send my best respeckes to Jack

J. W. M. I will pot you A song

in this leter for you to sing to

the Coper Hedes this is all for this

so good bey J. W. M. write son

from your friend

Nathaniel Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 109)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 46]


Vicksburg Miss

August 12th 1863

Der sister

Mary Haycook

I now put my pen in

Hand to writ you a few

Lines to let you now that

I am well at presant and i

Hop that when theas few lines

Comes to Hand tha will find you

injoying the same blessing. I wish

that I cod see you tonit

and all the rest of the family

and I was thar to nit to think

that we will Have A good time

and I Herd that Cousin Liza was

cick at or Hous with the flose I

want you to tak good carr of her

while she is thar Have Had no

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 110)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 46]

[left column]

from you for A long time I gess

that you have forgoten me hant you

Jak got A leter from you to day

I dont now what was in it. Gill teld

me to tell you that He was well &

Gorge is on gare and Jak told me to

tell you that He was A going to

write you a leter in A few daes

that was if He Had to skruch it

of on His to nale and I dont no

but what I have writen A nof

mor than I will get in retern

but I will send you A song

A bout or gran march and

I got A leter from Onkell

dave too day He gave me

fites A bout what I was

fiting for I wrot Him A leter

and I just gave Him fites A

bout Coper Hed ism I can

read his petigree for Him I gess

He will now it when He

[right column]

getes A nother leter to

Him I Cant write to such

a man as He is try ing to

A Cram it in to my Hed

that I am fiting to fre

the nigroes to fill the places

of ar por men of the north

to work in sted of as geting

$14.00 A mont the negro wod

be thar to work for $6.00 and 7

doleres A month and the rich

Clas of the nort wod Hier them

be for tha wod Hire A whit

man and If I did not no beter

than that tha mit make me bleave

it and when Comes to that thar

will be A nother rebelion and Closter

at Home but that will never

Com to pass in the north.

I will cloes by bidng you good by

My der Sisteres write son and I

will do the same the

Nathaniel Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 111)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 47]


Camp Vicksburg Miss

August the 13 1863

Dear sister Mary an

Margret I take my pen in

hand to answer yours that

Came to yesterday when on

gard, yours found us all well

but Ira he is sick A gain

Mary I was glad to git A letter

from you an to hear that you

was all well but was sary to

hear that liza was sick an

to hear that thare was so many

sick A round Center

Well Mary I Just had diner

I had sum tomatoes an bred

fride to leather on bred and

buter I think I had A very

good diner

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 112)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 47]


Mary I Got A letter from

Emla yesterday she rote that

that they was all well an than

unkel dav was At home he

was out that [crossed out] after that old

reb that was up through ohio

Mary tell Ant Pela that

Jake is well and Just Came

off gard an tell ant pela to

rite as soon as Acy gits home an

let us know how he is an when

he got home . . .


an tele Feba Jane that I

want her to answer that letter

that I rote to her I let me

know how miss rogers is ---

Mary I am A going to send

you A song

that is all for

this time George Haycook

to Mary Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 113)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 48]

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Vicksburg Miss

September 13th 1863

Miss Mary Haycook

it is with great pleasure that I take my

pen in hand to Inform you that I am

well at presant and I hope when these

few linse reaches you they will find

you Injoying the same blessing Mary

I received your kind and welcome letter

the 12 it was dated August 28 and

I was glad to hear from you and glad

to hear that you was well but sorry to

Hear that it was so sickley their it

is to bad that Mr Powers has lost

His wife but wee must all die so

time and I heard that Mr McEl

wee had lost his wife that is to bad

he will have a hard time to get long

for I gess he had a good wife well

that is all, it has ben rite cickley hear

but I gess it is not so sick hear as

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 114)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 47]

[left column]

it was a good Many of the boys

Has got the ague I have it I had it

yesterday but I feel beter to Day I Just

Came from town I was at Meeting wee

go evry sonday their is sonday school

begins Next sonday and I gess they

will have a good time of it Mary I have

no news to writ to you this time

Mary tell Almira if you see

Her that I am well at presant

And I hope she is Injoying good

Helth O Dear it is so warm that

I cant hardly writ and wee haft to

work wee air building forts hear and

wee have a lot of work to do you

Can bet on it well Mary I be

Gan to think that all of the folks

Had forgot Mee but I see you

Have not forgoton mee yet I

Like to hear from the folks it

Does me good well Mary all the rest

of the boys is well but peet Coal is

sick he is a going to be sent up


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the river and I am glad of it

for he will not live long if

He stays hear this winter wel

this is all at presant well Mary I

would like to com home but I shant

Com home till I com to stay wee

have got 10 Months to serve yet

and then wee will have a good time

if wee live to get home wee cant

tell year what Day wee May be

sick but I hope wee will keep our

Helth well I will haft to bring

My scribling to a close for this

time so you will haft to excuse

Mee this time for such bad writing

and spelling so no More at presant

so good by writ soon

Gilbert Fravel

Miss Mary Haycook

Writ soon Mary so good

by

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 115)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 49]

[right column]

Vicksburg, Miss

September 13th 1863

Joseph Mcelwee

Der sir I recieved

your kind leter and I now seat my

selef to write you A few lines in

retern I was truley sarey to Her of the

deth of your Mother I feal sarey and

I Can cimpithise with you. your it

is Hard to part with A mother

but god has [illegible] it to take Her

from you in His time [providence ?]

joseph be a good boy and remember

the kind instructions that she has

givin you. no won noes the worth

of A kind Mother on less you ar

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 116)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 49]

[left column]

deprived of them. . Joseph it hant

like you Had no sisters to take car

of you and to keep hous for you

and to keep the famley to gether

so the best advice that I Can

give you is to be good to your

sisteres and to help them all you

can to get A long and I am A

Coming Home in A few dayes and

Cisrow Cole is in the Hospitel

and I am A going to bring Him

Home with me He lokes Hard

and I Have not got eny thing

more to write to you at present

onley thar was nine of ar por

solgires was Hung The other day

by som gerileas and I gess that I

will Have to cloes for this time Hoping

that I may see you son fas to fas

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and Have A Coshibel chat

with each other and I Hop that

the day is not far distent when

this rebelion may be crusht thru

out the South and that this

united states may be at peas wonce

more and thar was 40 of ar por

solgers died in won night on the

bot thay was a going to

take them north but the por felowes

left the shore of time before tha

left shore of Miss stat. Thar is

many A por solger gon to never to

retern to His fatheres Hous A gane

I will now cloes by biding you

Good by . . . .

Nathaniel Haycook to

J.W. Mcelwee

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 117)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 50]


Oct the 6 1863

dear cousin I now take

the opportunity to write

you a few lines to

inform you that I

am well and hoping

that these few lines

may find you all enjoying

the same what blessing

there is a heavy scout

starts out to night

and my self and 15

more stays to guard the

Camp there was 7 killed

in this batt but

not out of this Company

I cant think of any

thing more at present

more at pres [crossed out] to write

so give my love

to all so good by

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 118)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 50]


write soon write

soon this from

your cousin

Mordecai Beecher

Mary Haycook

tell Mary and

Almire that

I would like

it migty well

if they would

answer my letters


direct to

Co A 5 ind

batt [illegible] C

in care of

Capt Hulm

Camp [illegible] ky

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 119)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 51]

[right column]
Vicksburg, Miss

Oct 21th 1863

Der Father and Mother

and Brother and Sisters

I now tak my pen in hand to drop

you A few lines to let you now how

i am and the rest of the boies we are all

well at present and i hope that when

theas few lines comes at hand tha will find

you injoying the same blessing and the boies

have got back from thar tramp and tha

had A litel fight and the rebel wod mounted

infantry and tha wod not stand fire when

ever ore boies wod com insite of them tha

wod dismount and thru out skermeshers

and skermesh un till ore boyes wod drive

them out of the wodes and then thas wod

be some of thare men there with thare horses

and then tha wod mount thare horses and

put for the next wodes and then tha wod

dis mount A gain and thru out the

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 120)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 51]

[left column]

thare line of skermishers A gaine

and wate for ore me to come up and

Just as soon as ar men wod cam up

the sones of biches wod run and that is

the waye old men run them

fore seven dayes tha toke A few of

them prisners and tha found won of

hade A perole in his pocket that he

got at Vixburg at the time we tok the

place and he hade not bin exchange yet

and tha take him back in the reare

A wase and shot the gentelman And

that is just write to and ore men

just bernt the houses As tha went

and tha burnt wone hous that hade

thre pianes in it just as nic as wer

thar was ore ever sean and the boies wod

gon rite in the houses and the wod take

the wimones tronkes, stamp them to

peses and burne thare clous up, som

of the nises silk dreses as ever man

lade ies on to and if the wiman

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sed won sasey ward to the boies

tha wod tern in and tare every stich

of cloes of from thare backes that tha

hade on thare backs and i don't think

that ot to be A loud and never was

before. Genrel Teagen was in kamand

and he just told the boies to gow for

them this time for he did not car A

dam what the boies don and the boies

saye that he is the write cind of A

man to be over them and if you

will just get Genrel Teagenes speach

that he made in Illinois you will lerne

what kind of A man he is and he is

just won of the best men that ever

we was under now that is sow. well

I gess that i will clous mateyes likenes

i got it and i wod not take eny thing in

this worlde for it. it is maty shore as the

world this is all for this time write

son and i will do the same by you

good by. N. Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 121)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 52]

[right column]


Vicksburg Miss

Oct. 21th 1863

My Der

Sister Mary Haycook

I now toake my pen in hand to drope you a

few linges to tell you somthing that i want

you to due for me if you pleas now i dont want

you to let eny won see this letter. i am well at

present and i hope that when thees few lines comes at

hand tha will find you injoying the same blessing.

i supoes that you now that i came writing to

Sarah C. Mcellwee and som won elce tow but i

am A going to quit writting to her and that

is Miss Sarah J. Jewell and i wrote wone to

Ellen Hotisonpiller and I just don that for

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 122)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 52]

[left column]

fun and i will tell you how i come

to writte to her George and Jacob dared me to write

to her and George sed if i wod write her a letter

he wod write Miss Fancy Bater and Jocb wod write

to Miss Vagnia Hotisonpiller that is the resan

that i wrote to her i dont intend to write to

her eny more ether and if Sarey C. Mcellwee

writes a leter and gives it to you to put

on the in side of youres to send it to me

do so will you for me if you pleas and if

she wontes won of them pictures of mine

you can let her have won of them and i think

that thar is won thare that is becides them that

blonges to you [illegible] thare and i meant that

thare is a od pictur there Hant thare

now dont let eny wone see this letter and

dont say eny thing a bout what i have

writen to you. you nead not say eny thing to

her a bout the picure to her un less she

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ses somthing to you a bout it.

you can tell mother that she nead not

be a frade of me haveing any thing to dow

with that gale that her name is Miss S. J. Jewell

for i am just writting to her for fun but

i wont writte to her eny more - - - -

I gess that i have written a

nof for this time . . . . .

writte soon and i will

do the same too you

N. Haycook

Tow His Sister

Marey Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 123)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 53]

[right column]


Vicksburg Miss

Oct 22th 1863

Der Sister Marey

I now seat my selef

to drop you A few lines

to let you now that i am A

going to leave the regment this

week for the Ordley told me

this.. this morning and tha Have

got my scritve roles made

out and farther more tha have

dropt me from the roles that

is from the Books of the 32 regt

rcordes and the Co. J. Books to

and I dont now whare tha are

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 124)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 53]

[left column]

going to send me to and you

nead not ancer them letters that

I sent to you un till I write

to you A gane and you can tell

Miss Sarah C. Mcelwee that

she nead not ancer them

letters that i sent her untill i

write to Her A gane and you

Can let her read this letter

and when i get to whare tha send

me to then i will. will write

you bothe A nother letter and

I have writen so meny letters

to you bothe latley that i am all

most A shamd to write a gane

but under the circumstances i thot

that i wod write and let you now

A bout me going to leave the regment

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I Have nothing more to write

to you of Eny importence. Only

I recieved your letter that you wrot

to me A bout theme thinges that

you was going to send to me

I am sarey that tha cod not Com

for thinges are ofel High here and

the fact is the boies have nothing to

eat Bot A few Hard tack and cofey

that is the trouth and I and Ira

went down to towen to get som buter

A lofe $4.00 A bushel the same

and ^ bred and ^ potatoes and ^ onions

I will pot the price & have every

thing that i have writen and if we

dont bey such thinges we wod be with

out eny thinge to eat Haf the

time that is the way it goes with

the solgers and solers fare is hard fare

this is all for this time and ever your

brother N. Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 125)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 54]


G.H.H. N.H. of R. Hard C

Nov 1st 1863 St. Louis

Meo

Dear Cousin

I take the pleasure

of informing you that i am

well with the exception of

weakness and I hope that

these few lines may find

you in good health.

You say you would like

to see me come home on a

furlough you are right

I would like to come home

just as well as you would

like to see me come

I would like if you

would send me your

likeness i would like to

have it to look at in

some of my lonely hours

The next time you write

to me please send me your

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 126)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 54]


your right name then i will

know how to write to you

I cant think of any think

new at the present

The last I heard from the

boys they were all well

that has been some

three weeks

Well I must close

my best respects

to you

Asa Carr

To Molly Haycook if that

is your name

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 127)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 55]

[right column]
Camp Vickburg Miss

November the 3 1863

Dear Sister I

take my pen in hand

this evening to answer your kind

leter that I receive this morning

yours found me well. . sister

I was glad to receiv A letter

from you an to hear that you

was all well . . Mary I Cant

tell you any thing A bout

Nathaniel for he left the reg

A fiew days A go to go up

the river he was well when

he left her. . all of the Center

Bois is well tell ant Pela

that Jake is well an hearty

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 128)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 55]

[left column]

oh yes I said all the

Bois was well Peet Coal

he is still sick he has got

the small pocks he is A bout

three mils from us up the

river in the hospital but

he is A gitting beter the last

time we hurd from him last.

Dear sister I hav left

the regment an gon in the

Pioneer Corps Dogens Division

we hav good tims but on

duty evry day with out

it rains but what of that

we hav all we want to

eat an more good tims in

Vicksburg but I think I

will be home in a year from

now...Mary tell Feba gane

that it is hard for to hav

Mr Rogers to play off on

her

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I gess I will hav to

bring my letter to A

Close for this time for

thar is no noose down her in

the suny south only tell Papa

to send me those boots so Good

by

Direct your leter to

the Pioneer Corps third division

17 army core Vicksburg Miss

To Sister Mary

Haycook

George Haycook

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 129)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 56]


On the Miss R

No 9th 1863

Der Sister

I now seat

My selef to drop you A few lines

to let you now that i ame well at

present and on my waye up the

river and that thare is a grate

meny sick solgers on the same

bote and thare is sum Sesa

prisners on bord and thare

was some of them did on the

bot and I am going up to

sant lous and when i get up

thare i will writ to you A

gane And it is geting cold

it is so cold that i cant sleep

nites for i Have not got

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 130)

[corresponds to page 2 of Letter 56]

[left column]

blanketes to keap me warm

and i dont now wether i will

get a chance to send this

out or not but i will if i

get a chance i Have

not got any thing more to

write at present onley we

Are beond all dange now

as fare as gorileas are conc

sernd and the boies ware all

well at the time i left them

I Have bin on the bote

10 dayes And sisroe was

not able to goe withe me

and i think that the pore

boies will never get Home

A gane but i think that

He will son foler after

His Mother and I now seat

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my selef to finishe

my leter to you it is A

nice day on the river

and last night was A

cold night and I think

that i wont Have meny

nites More to spend on

the river and I will get

to kirow [Cairo] to moroe nite

and thare we will laye

over wone day and then i

will strike fore sant loues

I Have just et my diner

on the bote and i Had to pay

fiftey centes for it and i had

beaf stake ham ram and muten

porke and potatoes this is

all at present. I will

write A gane sone if i get

A chance

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 131)

[corresponds to page 3 of Letter 56]


I dont now wether

you can reade this or

note I Have

don the best that

I can at present

[illegible]

your tru Bother

N.B. Haycook

dont let

write eny won

with see this

letter

that i am well and will

write to Her [illegible] son

as i get thru

Haycook Civil War Letters 1861-1865 (p. 132)

[corresponds to page 1 of Letter 57]


Camp Vicksburg Miss

November the 15th

Dear Father An Mother

I take my pen in hand to pen you

A fiew lins this sabath evning while

you are all in joing your selef to Church

while I am A tring to pen you A fiew lins

to let you know that I am well An I hope that

those fiew lins may find you as well as thos fiew

lins leavs me to nite.. Mother I cant tell you any

thing A bou Nathaniel for he has gon up the river

an I hav not hurd from him since he left her

but I expect you will heer from him before you

receiv this letter. Mother I wish I was

in the lital town Call Center to nite for I am

so lonsom to day all though I was down to

to town this after noon an saw Generl John A logen

he left her to day we all was sory to see him

go A way from her with out us A going A

long with him he take Comand of the 15

army Corps at Memphis an in tennisee he gave

his fare well address friday last but I

was A working an he work that day we

hav to work evry day but sunday an raning

days then we hav our one time.

Mother all of the Center bois is well

but peet Coal he is sick in the hospital

I wish he was home whare he could hav some wone

to take care of him.. Mother tell Ant Pela that

Jake is well an can go for more than his rashions

he goes to town to git A loaf of bred

Mother the Chaplin started hom A

bout A weak A go I want Jak to send my

boots with him if he has not sent them

for it is so muddy her when it rains down

her in the suny south