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Letter, Mason, Otis, to Francema Mason, Bowling Green, KY (drill and sentry duty, camp life), Francema Mason - Otis Mason correspondence, Nov. 4, 1862

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Open book Letter, Mason, Otis, to Francema Mason, Bowling Green, KY (drill and sentry duty, camp life), Francema Mason - Otis Mason correspondence, Nov. 4, 1862

Title Letter, Mason, Otis, to Francema Mason, Bowling Green, KY (drill and sentry duty, camp life), Francema Mason - Otis Mason correspondence, Nov. 4, 1862

Date Nov. 4, 1862

Language English

Subjects Husband and wife, Soldiers, United States, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)

Description Nineteen letters from Otis Mason, a sergeant in the Civil War to his Illinois wife, Francema Otis. Twelve letters from various friends and family, and a wedding invitation are also included.

User-Contributed Transcription hee has Bin with us ever since wee left Louisville hee is Kooking for Cap [B?] [illegible] B [F?] the [Mess?] that I am in have the Same kook wee had in Camp [Livingston?] [B?] [H?] [Burrick?] Well Fanny I got up this morning and it was prety Cold But I put on my Overcoat and Soon got Warm Well we got Breakfast and then went Out On drill after killing a Short time wee were Cald in to Line By [Lue?] [Coll?] Case and marched about a mile to the Side hill drawn up in Line of Battle and Proseded to Shoot at Target wee Shot [20?] rounds Our Target had [Five?] Holes in it and Some of the Company Don a little Better and Some not So well Well wee came back to Camp and found the mail Redy to bee Distributed But Dinner was Redy and wating So I ate Dinner first Before I read them and then I Sat on a Log and perused them I also [Read?] one from [Jim?] [Beach?] to [Clark?] [Champlin?] at 2 Oclock wee were Cald On [illegible] Drill and were out about an hour Back to camp agane then at Five Oclock was out agane On [illegible] [illegible] that was the last for today till wee go to Bead another Mail has Just Come But I dont know wheather I gett any or not But they have Just Read of my name Dear Fanny I have Just [Read?] and read another Letter from you Oh how glad to hear from you that you are well But Sory to hear of mothers Sickness tell [her?] to cheer up and get well and write to me a long Letter the date of this Letter is Oct 29 [Benet?] [Hall?] got One also [Date?] the [30?] [illegible] [illegible] the 31 wee are all Sitting hear Still waiting it Seems that [Church?] has [got?] [Married?] at Last a prety good joke [gen?] have herd of 2 [illegible] Death it Seams [pass?] [months?] first of [CE?] To go But Life is uncertain hear or thare where ever wee are Liable to Bee Snatched away

Archival Collection Title Francema Mason - Otis Mason correspondence

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Call Number Midwest MS Mason Box 1 Folder 6

BibID 991830148805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Size 3361px × 5093px 49.01 MB

Filename 991830148805867_midwest_ms_mason_box_01_fl_006_01_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL1Z3VD

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