Newberry Library - Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, Memphis, TN (march led by General Sherman, training, Christmas, mail, leave for LA on the..., Carlos W. Colby Carlos Colby, Dec. 19, 1862

Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, Memphis, TN (march led by General Sherman, training, Christmas, mail, leave for LA on the..., Carlos W. Colby Carlos Colby, Dec. 19, 1862

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Open book Carlos Colby letter to sister, Memphis, TN (march led by General Sherman, training, Christmas, mail), Dec. 19, 1862

Title Letter, Colby, Carlos to sister, Memphis, TN (march led by General Sherman, training, Christmas, mail, leave for LA on the..., Carlos W. Colby Carlos Colby, Dec. 19, 1862

Date Dec. 19, 1862

Language English

Subjects American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865), Brothers and sisters, Civil-military relations, Military, Parent and adult child, Soldiers, Soldiers' writings, American

Description Primarily correspondence (129 letters) of Illinois farmer and Civil War soldier Carlos W. Colby, written between 1862 and 1865, to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece, plus a dozen Civil War letters written by Colby’s future brother-in-law James Rowe. Also includes Colby’s reminiscences of his boyhood and his service in the 97th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, some family correspondence, genealogical material and a few photos.

User-Contributed Transcription Memphis Tenn. Dec. 19th 1863, Dear Sister, Still at the old place, but I do not think we shall remain here long, as boats are comeing in to port very fast, there are now nearly thirty here, every thing is being got in readiness for a forward movement. You say you like long letters and often, so will begin this to day, and if we leave of a sudden shall have it ready to send. On Wednesday there was another grand review, of fourteen Regiments, two Brigades, about ten thousand men, we started at eleven O clock marched five miles, each Brigade was formed in line. Gen. Sherman and Staff then rode slowly along the lines, he seemed to notice every man, they then took a stand and the division marched pased them, and once more formed in line, when we were dismissed and returned to quarters at nine in the evening. Beside the Infantry there was two companies of Cavalry and one Batty. of Artilery, these are the Generals boddy guard. The Gen. gave the Regiment a compliment, as making a good appearance on the field. I suppose it was only a word of encouragement that he gave to all. In the last three days we have been haveing a foretaste of the smell and sound of [vertical writing begin] I read the piece in Harpers that you marked, it was an exelant article it told a great many truths in regard to this war [vertical writing end]

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Archival Collection Title Carlos W. Colby papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Colby Box 1 Folder 28

BibID 991758318805867

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Filename 991758318805867_midwest_ms_colby_box_001_fl_0028_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL1Z3CR

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