Monday, August 6, 2012

1862 August 7 Harrison's Landing,Va.

   Harrisons Landing Aug 7
Dear  Father
                  I recd  your
letter of the 21st this
morning it contained
ten stamps but the %5.00
I have not recd think that
it will come soon.  I recd
one from Jackson dated
the 31 yesterday they both
had on "returned to Duty"
You sent me 30  cts in
stamps & 5 cts for that
which makes 35 cts you
may call on Mary for
that amount and for
as many more 5 cts pieces
as you are a mind to
send me bills for that
was never refused excepting
where they could not change it

[page 2] As soon as I heard that
Jim Hunt was at home on
a furlough I thought he
had run away.  What does
Uncle say about it.  I wish
that you or Uncle would
give me a full account
about the church meeting
We live better here than
I did in the Hosptl Potatoes
cabbage onions fresh
beef dride apples Lemonade once
or twice a week & they are
now at work building
brick ovens & next week
we expect to have soft bread
butter 4/ -lb milk on the out
posts 4 1/2  qt molasses  - cakes
2/ a Doz, a small bottle
of mustard 4/ tea from
$1.00 to $2.00 & poor at that
two qt bottle full of pickles
$2.00  Can of molasses (1 qt)

[page 3]
a/ jelleys for $1 a 1/2 pt
small mackerell 2/ each
hering in the same porpotion
cheese 4 /  [?] [?] [oats?] at that
Whiskey is scarce.  I suppose
you have seen an acount
about the Rebs fireing into
our fleet I lay in my tent
& saw the shells they looked
nice we were on picket
day before yesterday &
our cavalry fetched in
28 men & one Lieut they
wore all kinds of clothes
most & had some shot guns
like Barbers some of the
boys from other Co got
back from Richmond
last night: One non-
commissioned officer
from each Co goes home
to recruit I do not know
who it will e.  You have
no Idea how good the

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boys feel that you the Pres
has called for 300,000 more
men &  they are to be drafted
but I hope he will never not
remove MdClellan until
he has tride him again
we all like Pope But
if he is not carefull he will
get thrashed we expect an
attact every day if you
send that box send me
some tea & a towel & currants honey &c
I stand it as well as
any of the boys for what
I know.  Why does not
Aunt Sallie write to
me I should be glad to
hear from her as most of
my correspondents in
Spencer have played out
Tell Mary I will soon
answer her letter although
I think she owes me another
I will direct it to her
Is either of the boys a going to
enlist? by all means volanter
rather than be drafted for
Yours Respt
Chs. E. Bradley
Co. J 32 N Y
Slocums Div Newtons Brigade

Charles Ellery Bradley, 1842-1915, 32nd New York Infantry

MSS 9728

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