March 20, 1863
Title
March 20, 1863
Subject
From George Murray to his parents, dated 20MAR1863, Potomac Creek. Received his box, though some of the things were broken. Mentions a friend who is in the hospital. The 20th Indiana has joined Ward's Brigade and the 50th PA has joined theirs. Says his letters are not longer because he has no news. In pencil on lined sheet, embossed mark at upper left. Soiled and stained, especially at folds.
UNIT ASSOCIATION: 114th PA Infantry
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UNIT ASSOCIATION: 114th PA Infantry
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Description
Potomac Creek Mar. 20th
Dear Father & Mother
As it is storming outside, and we cannot do anything today, I though that I would sit down and write you a few lines. I received my box the 14th, everything was good, but I lost my jelly as usual, as the lid came off, and the jelly spilt over everything; the glass bottle that had the pickles in got broke, but it did not hurt anything; everything was good, the jelly looked as if it had just been spilt, the wagons brought it into camp. Joe Miles says that half of his things were taken out. I am well and hope these few lines will find you the same. Has is in the division Hospital, and I believe he is better, the boys that have seen him all say that he is cleaner. Our brigade is a Pennsylvania Brigade now, it is composed of regiments from Pennsylvania, the 20th Indiana has left us and gone into Wards Brigade, and we took the 57th Pennsylvania out of Wards, and put in this Brigade. You ask me to write longer letters, I will tell you the reason why, I do not, because I have no news to tell you. But I must close.
Yours
G. Murray.
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Dear Father & Mother
As it is storming outside, and we cannot do anything today, I though that I would sit down and write you a few lines. I received my box the 14th, everything was good, but I lost my jelly as usual, as the lid came off, and the jelly spilt over everything; the glass bottle that had the pickles in got broke, but it did not hurt anything; everything was good, the jelly looked as if it had just been spilt, the wagons brought it into camp. Joe Miles says that half of his things were taken out. I am well and hope these few lines will find you the same. Has is in the division Hospital, and I believe he is better, the boys that have seen him all say that he is cleaner. Our brigade is a Pennsylvania Brigade now, it is composed of regiments from Pennsylvania, the 20th Indiana has left us and gone into Wards Brigade, and we took the 57th Pennsylvania out of Wards, and put in this Brigade. You ask me to write longer letters, I will tell you the reason why, I do not, because I have no news to tell you. But I must close.
Yours
G. Murray.
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Creator
George Murray
Date
March 20, 1863
Files
Collection
Citation
George Murray, “March 20, 1863,” Slaughter-Murray Papers, accessed April 17, 2026, https://slaughtermurray.umwhistory.org/items/show/43.