Newberry Library - Foster, William T., to “Kind Sir,” Whiteside Station, TN (weather, election of lieutenant, camp life, Christmas), William T. Foster letters, Dec. 26, 1863

Foster, William T., to “Kind Sir,” Whiteside Station, TN (weather, election of lieutenant, camp life, Christmas), William T. Foster letters, Dec. 26, 1863

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Open book Foster, William T., to "Kind Sir," Whiteside Station, TN (weather, election of lieutenant, camp life, Christmas), William T. Foster letters, Dec. 26, 1863

Title Foster, William T., to “Kind Sir,” Whiteside Station, TN (weather, election of lieutenant, camp life, Christmas), William T. Foster letters, Dec. 26, 1863

Date Dec. 26, 1863

Language English

Subjects American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)

Description Union soldier who served in Company F, Illinois 84th Volunteer Infantry. Seven letters, dated between Oct. 7, 1862 and Dec. 26, 1863, from Foster to his uncle and possibly his father ("Dear Sir"), describing military life as Foster moves from Louisville, Kentucky to Camp Silver Springs, Tenn., to the hospital in Quincy, Ill., and back to Whiteside Station, Tenn., 20 miles outside of Chattanooga.

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User-Contributed Transcription Whiteside Station Tenn Dec 26th 1863 Kind Sir: yours of the 13th Come to hand yesterday which found me well as usual, (with the exception of a bad Cold) and when this reaches you I hope it will find you well and enjoying yourself. taking into Consideration the Cold weather you had up there. will you wanted to know if we had any cold weather down here, we had no cold weather like you have up there but it Seems as hard on us as it did at home. the ground has been froze about an inch deep & ice about 3/4 on an inch thick. and Some tolerable big Frosts. we have got us a house built and we are very comfortable only when we are on Picket and that is about Every 3rd Day, we are not allowed fire on the out Posts if it was ever so Cold

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Archival Collection Title William T. Foster Letters

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Call Number Midwest MS Foster Box 1 Folder 7

BibID 991706718805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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