April 18, 1863
Title
April 18, 1863
Subject
From George Murray to his parents, dated 18APR1863, Potomac Creek. Concerns packing up to move camp. Makes passing reference to Battle of Fredericksburg. In pencil on lined sheet, embossed mark at upper left. Tear at lower right corner. Stained along left corner.
UNIT ASSOCIATION: 114th PA Infantry
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UNIT ASSOCIATION: 114th PA Infantry
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Description
Potomac Creek Apr 18th /63
Dear Father & Mother
I received your letter of the 12th inst last evening and was very glad to hear from you. We have not been paid off yet. I wish you would send me the papers with an account of the bombardment of Charleston. When you wish to send me anything you can do it by a man by the name of Swain who brings boxes and packages for the Scott Legion he has a room in Goldsmith's Hall on Library Street he is with the regiment waiting for them to get paid off so that he can carry it home. A few days ago we were packed up already to move they took away our blankets and all of our clothing but a change and give us eight days rations we had to carry five days in our knapsacks and three days in or haversacks they only left us have our overcoat to carry then it commenced to rain Thursday (so the) that the movement was either delayed or put off so yesterday they brought our blankets back to us and kept our other things. All of the Cavalry have left, and several regiments laying along the railroad have moved off. A cavalryman came along yesterday and said that the rebs have left Fredericksburg and that the pontoons are laid and that the women and children were passing backwards and forwards across the river but it will not do to believe all that you hear. We cannot tell whether we will move or not yet. All of the Bustleton boys are well. I am well and hope these few lines will find you the same. Answer soon but I must close as it is after taps.
Yours
George Murray.
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Dear Father & Mother
I received your letter of the 12th inst last evening and was very glad to hear from you. We have not been paid off yet. I wish you would send me the papers with an account of the bombardment of Charleston. When you wish to send me anything you can do it by a man by the name of Swain who brings boxes and packages for the Scott Legion he has a room in Goldsmith's Hall on Library Street he is with the regiment waiting for them to get paid off so that he can carry it home. A few days ago we were packed up already to move they took away our blankets and all of our clothing but a change and give us eight days rations we had to carry five days in our knapsacks and three days in or haversacks they only left us have our overcoat to carry then it commenced to rain Thursday (so the) that the movement was either delayed or put off so yesterday they brought our blankets back to us and kept our other things. All of the Cavalry have left, and several regiments laying along the railroad have moved off. A cavalryman came along yesterday and said that the rebs have left Fredericksburg and that the pontoons are laid and that the women and children were passing backwards and forwards across the river but it will not do to believe all that you hear. We cannot tell whether we will move or not yet. All of the Bustleton boys are well. I am well and hope these few lines will find you the same. Answer soon but I must close as it is after taps.
Yours
George Murray.
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Creator
George Murray
Date
April 18, 1863
Files
Collection
Citation
George Murray, “April 18, 1863,” Slaughter-Murray Papers, accessed September 7, 2024, http://slaughtermurray.umwhistory.org/items/show/88.