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May 21, 1863 Camp Geribner? TN
Dear friend it is with pleasure that I seat myself to let you know that I am well and I hope when these few lines a come to hand they may find you all well. I received your kind letter and was glad to hear from you the best kind?. I h’ain’t got a letter from home (?) not for a month. I have written three and h’ain’t got any one. I would written sooner but I had no stamps and I didn’t want to send a letter without one. We have been paid off and I sent 36 dollars home. We are camped out camped at bowling? Station. We have a nice camp in the woods on a crick we can wash off. When we want our knap sack ? h’aint come up yet. We h’ain’t got but one suit of clothes. I think they will come up before long. Well blame?- I recon that you has a hankering?? after Mary is. I recon that he walked home of them? Old wickers around their guards? They had a chance to escape?.
Well Mary I would love to come over to your house some day and eat blackberry pie with you. We have a plenty of blackberries here, but we ain’t get any pie here. Tell all the girls that I am all right side up with (?).
Well, I h’ain’t got anything that is interesting to write to you so I will bring my few lines to a close. Write some. Leander is well and fat. From James H. Henderson to Chambers Lee.
Object Description
| Title | James H. Henderson Letter, May 21, 1863 |
| Owning Institution | Amber Hiscock |
| Use Statement | This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: mailto:visualcollections@indianahistory.org |
| Required Credit Line | Use must be accompanied with the attribution: Indiana Historical Society. |
| Item ID | LFD2017_0377_1863-05-21 |
| Description | This letter was written from James H. Henderson to Chambers Lee. He writes about not hearing from them for a month, getting paid, their camp, and missing home. |
| Transcription | May 21, 1863 Camp Geribner? TN Dear friend it is with pleasure that I seat myself to let you know that I am well and I hope when these few lines a come to hand they may find you all well. I received your kind letter and was glad to hear from you the best kind?. I h’ain’t got a letter from home (?) not for a month. I have written three and h’ain’t got any one. I would written sooner but I had no stamps and I didn’t want to send a letter without one. We have been paid off and I sent 36 dollars home. We are camped out camped at bowling? Station. We have a nice camp in the woods on a crick we can wash off. When we want our knap sack ? h’aint come up yet. We h’ain’t got but one suit of clothes. I think they will come up before long. Well blame?- I recon that you has a hankering?? after Mary is. I recon that he walked home of them? Old wickers around their guards? They had a chance to escape?. Well Mary I would love to come over to your house some day and eat blackberry pie with you. We have a plenty of blackberries here, but we ain’t get any pie here. Tell all the girls that I am all right side up with (?). Well, I h’ain’t got anything that is interesting to write to you so I will bring my few lines to a close. Write some. Leander is well and fat. From James H. Henderson to Chambers Lee. |
| Subject |
Soldiers --Indiana --Correspondence United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--Army--Infantry United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 38th (1861-1865) |
| Creator | James H. Henderson |
| Date | 1863-05-21 |
| Time period | 1860s (1860-1869) |
| Geographic Location | Tennessee |
| Format of Original | Manuscript |
| Digital Format | |
| Resolution | 300 ppi |
| Source Collection Name | James H. Henderson Civil War Letters |
| Source Collection Number | 2017.0377 |
| Digital Collection Name | Civil War Materials |
| Digital Collection Number | dc008 |
| Notes | IHS does not own the original material. This item was loaned for digitization. |
| Accession Number | 2017.0377 |
| Copyright Notice | Digital Image 2018 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
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| Title | LFD2017_0377_1863-05-21 1 |
| Owning Institution | Amber Hiscock |
| Use Statement | This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: mailto:visualcollections@indianahistory.org |
| Required Credit Line | Use must be accompanied with the attribution: Indiana Historical Society. |
| Item ID | LFD2017_0377_1863-05-21 |
| Description | This letter was written from James H. Henderson to Chambers Lee. He writes about not hearing from them for a month, getting paid, their camp, and missing home. |
| Transcription | May 21, 1863 Camp Geribner? TN Dear friend it is with pleasure that I seat myself to let you know that I am well and I hope when these few lines a come to hand they may find you all well. I received your kind letter and was glad to hear from you the best kind?. I h’ain’t got a letter from home (?) not for a month. I have written three and h’ain’t got any one. I would written sooner but I had no stamps and I didn’t want to send a letter without one. We have been paid off and I sent 36 dollars home. We are camped out camped at bowling? Station. We have a nice camp in the woods on a crick we can wash off. When we want our knap sack ? h’aint come up yet. We h’ain’t got but one suit of clothes. I think they will come up before long. Well blame?- I recon that you has a hankering?? after Mary is. I recon that he walked home of them? Old wickers around their guards? They had a chance to escape?. Well Mary I would love to come over to your house some day and eat blackberry pie with you. We have a plenty of blackberries here, but we ain’t get any pie here. Tell all the girls that I am all right side up with (?). Well, I h’ain’t got anything that is interesting to write to you so I will bring my few lines to a close. Write some. Leander is well and fat. From James H. Henderson to Chambers Lee. |
| Subject |
Soldiers --Indiana --Correspondence United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--Army--Infantry United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 38th (1861-1865) |
| Creator | James H. Henderson |
| Date | 1863-05-21 |
| Time period | 1860s (1860-1869) |
| Geographic Location | Tennessee |
| Format of Original | Manuscript |
| Digital Format | |
| Resolution | 300 ppi |
| Source Collection Name | James H. Henderson Civil War Letters |
| Source Collection Number | 2017.0377 |
| Digital Collection Name | Civil War Materials |
| Digital Collection Number | dc008 |
| Notes | IHS does not own the original material. This item was loaned for digitization. |
| Accession Number | 2017.0377 |
| Copyright Notice | Digital Image 2018 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
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