Date:
09/21/1862
Object ID:
2012.44.7
Object Name:
Letter
Accession#:
2012.44
Catalog Type:
Archive
People:
Erford, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Civil War letter written by Benjamin F. Erford, who served in the Union Army.
Writes to his wife, says this is the fifth letter he has written with no response. Is writing from the woods in Kentucky. They had left 9 men sick at the hospital in Louisville, KY and are 15 miles from Louisville in a camp without tents, he does not know when the tents will arrive. Some have gone ahead to Lexington on Friday. More troops are coming in daily from 4 to 6 thousand and they had to leave to make room. (Possibly the Confederates are withdrawing from Lexington.)
He writes that camp life is a hard life, some are cursing?, some are praying, and hundreds are playing cards. He also mentions Union General Buell at Lexington. Says—— when the order comes both divisions got on a ? and the word comes that Buell had enough of force so we don't know one minute what is to be done the next. Says if he could just get a letter from her, he would be satisfied, and gives her the address for her letter in Kentucky in care of Col. Fahnestock? who receives all letters and deals them out to the men.
In closing, wishes to know how the children are doing.
Writes to his wife, says this is the fifth letter he has written with no response. Is writing from the woods in Kentucky. They had left 9 men sick at the hospital in Louisville, KY and are 15 miles from Louisville in a camp without tents, he does not know when the tents will arrive. Some have gone ahead to Lexington on Friday. More troops are coming in daily from 4 to 6 thousand and they had to leave to make room. (Possibly the Confederates are withdrawing from Lexington.)
He writes that camp life is a hard life, some are cursing?, some are praying, and hundreds are playing cards. He also mentions Union General Buell at Lexington. Says—— when the order comes both divisions got on a ? and the word comes that Buell had enough of force so we don't know one minute what is to be done the next. Says if he could just get a letter from her, he would be satisfied, and gives her the address for her letter in Kentucky in care of Col. Fahnestock? who receives all letters and deals them out to the men.
In closing, wishes to know how the children are doing.
Search Terms:
Civil War
Union Army
Letter
Union Army
Letter
Source:
Rodgers, Jan
Subjects:
Civil War
Union Army
Letter
Union Army
Letter
Title:
Civil War letter written by Benjamin F. Erford
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