Letter to Mrs. Margaret A. Holland and Family
Camp Hill Monday August 18th 162
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Dear Wife
I once more Seat myself to write you a few lines
to let you no that I am not well at this time hoping when
you get this it may find you all well I dont no whether
I will ever have an opertunity of writing soon again or
not for we have orders to prepare three days rations to
go to Gordonsville va but I think it is uncertain when we
will be taken too for we no nothing here I dont think I
will go if I am no better when we get orders to Start for
my throat is very Sore and my back and legs hurt me very
much but they may forse me to go I Saw Some of our radell
kin Since I come here Sidney Millhollen and Wife was here
Saturday and his son and daughter was here today cousin
calvin Morrison is here Mach was here but I did not see
him harve is post master in town Alexander saw him he went
out with some of the rest of them to get their likeness
taken they will all sense then home the first chance our
company has just ben caled together by the agetant from
the Thirty Seventh regiment and give uss orders to have
our rations ready by three Oclock tomorrow morning and if
I am well anuf I would rather go then be left by myself
Laben Quinn Chilian Bradley Ben Bradley Salisha hanna will
be left here with the special guard they will be company
to me if I Stay while they are here but that is uncertain
Margaret if is gods will that I may never meet you and my
children in this world I want us to live so we will meet
in a world where there is no wars nor rumer of wars and
whare we will have peace and hapiness I will have to Stop
riting for we have cooking to do and everything to pack
up
So fare wall dear Wife and Children Fatherinlaw
and Jane and all inquiring Friends
Margaret A Holland M.L. Holland and Family
P.S. I want you to write as soon as you get
this letter and if you dont get a nother letter from me
Soon you may conclude I am gone direct your letters to camp
hill near Statesville Company G in care of capt McRae write
as soon as you get this letter for if I dont get it it will
make me ods I would like to read a letter from you every
day I have ben gone for have nearly one week and have not
had any word from home yet I have rote three letters and
will write every chance home sweet home I long to see Farewell
dear wife and Sweet babes
M. A. Holland M.L. Holland and Family
John R Quinn I wish you would send this to Margaret
if you please M.L. Holland
Letter to Mrs. Margaret A. Holland and Family
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Wilmington NC Feb 22 1863
Dear Brother and Sister
I once more take my pen in hand to let you know
my present condition my health is very good at this time
and the health of our co is very good all of our hawgs are
fat and Sasey I weigh 1 hundred and 78 lbs I felt more like
liaring then I When I was in Gaston last in the next place
I must tell you We have move to Wilmington We came hear
last night about 9 oclock We have got first rate houses
to live in but I cant tell how long we will stay in them
it is Said We ar going to Charleston but We dont for Serton
Whear we will go but I know one thing if Thear ar Eney fiting
to doo we have to be Thear but I hope they wont be Eney
more it is Said We Will all Get home this Spring in time
to Rase a crop But I dout it but I wish it may bee So far
I have got tired of travlin about Well in the next plase
I must tell you that John R Falls and Buoyd has not got
ther Boxes hear yet John R and Willson has Started Back
for them to day they left Boyd back in Raleigh to weight
on them but Boyd was boxes Neither has come I got a leter
from you and Jane and one par of Socks Which I was glad
to hear frome you all and to hear you was all Well and I
Will send one par of Pants to John M Davis and if they ar
too large he can lay them a way until next fall So I must
come to a close for having wants me to wright a few lines
for him I want you and Mag to Wright to and Jane for it
seams like none of the rest is going to Wright So wright
soon direct your leters to Wilmington Co H 49 Reg Ransom
Bregade Tell the gales all I would like to bee thear a While
Davis M L Holland and Mag and James Davis Will
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Wilmington NC Feb 22 1863
Dear Wife
I once more Seate my self down to drop you a
few lines to let you know how I am giting I have not bin
well for some many days but I am going about but I hope
when theas few lines comes to hand they will find you all
in good health I havent had a leter from you since Love
came out hear and I think it is most time to get one We
got to Wilmington Last night and it was very Cold for we
has to ride on flats Cares and it ant Warme hear to day
We are in very good houses and they are haling us wood Wood
We are living fast now but I cant tell how long we will
Stay hear Mira Jim and she has Rote for a box but we never
got it yet you can Send it yet if you have Enny Good Chance
So I must come by asking you to Wrigt as Soon as you git
theas few lines So far will my Love till I see you a gane.
Letter to M.L. Holland
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Mr M. L. Holland
Dear friend as you to rite havent done so will drop a few
lines in Harriets leter to let you know I am well at this
time hope when reach you They may youre family is enjoying
the same great I have herd from you several times since
I saw you I was glad to lern your helth was improving I
understand you have got your ferlow lengthend you are wise
in doing so for times is a great deal worse that when you
left we only get one meal a day I dont know how we may stand
it I will look for you to bring me a little of something
to eat but remans your friend til death
Hanna To M. L. Holland
Letter to Margaret A. Holland
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I am at Mrs Hoffmans and I want you to Send for me Send
some way for me to By down if you can as I am very sick
and tired I think J M. Hanna will come and bring his Horse
if not do the best you can
M.L. Holland
Letter to Margaret A. Holland and Children
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This is Sunday but there is no Sunday here you can se every
thing that is bad going on here you can hear Oaths without
number Se men playing cards ball marbles baste and almost
every thing that is wicked in the Eyes of God it dos Look
like the men in the army is geting worse there was two men
in our regiment fell out playing cards today and walked
over the Gard Line and took a regular Fight and they ware
both put in the Gardhouse my intentions is to gard against
them as much as posible for we are wicked anuf here and
Sin anuf at best we have preaching hear by the Methodist
and Camelites but the Soldiers dont Seem to take much interest
in what they Say the most of the Preachers tuch on the war
prety Strong and you no I dont believe much in war preaching
Oh that we could get home So wecould go to preaching and
take our dear little children withe us to hear hoo we please
no one nows what priviledges we once enjoyed only them that
has tryed it by being tore from home and them that is near
and dear to them Oh that some more could feel what I have
felt I think they would turn their ways before it is everlastingly
two late just to hear men hear talking of loved ones at
and expresing their feeling about being parted from Fathers
Mothers Brothers Sisters Wifes and Children not considering
the dangers and Fateage of camp life dear Wife I will have
to stop writing for I could fill a quire of paper on Such
Subjects as we have before us at this time I want you to
excuse this bad composed letter and remember that you have
one that is near and Dear to you in a far distance from
you Farewell M.L. Holland to M. A. H. and children
Oh that I could se you all and I could tell you more than
I could write on all the paper I could get
M.L.H. to M.A.H. and children
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Near Liberty Mills March 13th 1864
Dear Wife and Children
I will write to you this Sabeth Morning to Let you no I
am well and hope this will find you all well and geting
along as well as the times will admit of I wrote a Long
Letter allowing to send it with James Groves and his Furlow
has not come I under-Stand the Furlow is aped a few days
for some reson I also got a ring to send to Lorenah and
will send it the first chance Dear family it is five Months
yesterday Since I parted with you all and it may be as many
more before I will have the pleasure of meeting you again
and it is uncertain wether I am Spared to meet you again
or not but I do hope with the providence of God to be Spared
to meet you all again in this world I am glad to hear that
you have some Frinds yet that will do something for you
I am glad to hear you y are geting your Plowing done and
if you can get your Little bit of ground well worked it
will make a little corn to help you along through these
hard times I received a letter from Robison stating he had
made you a plow you can get Spencer to Stock it for you
you say times is geting harder they are geting worse hear
two we cant get any thing for the money and Especialy the
Large Bills what money I have is in five dollar bills you
had better hold on to all the Small bills you get for they
are a little more current than the large ones I think you
had better by that cow from Faris if he will take the Money
for it the Soldiers is geting verry tired of this war and
seem wiling to except of peace on any terms allmost they
men is runing away in Spite of what they shoot I will late
to you that Thomas Fergison is in the Gard House he was
Garding Prisoners at the Gard house and one dark nite about
Midnite one of them run and he shot at him and mised him
and he was sent to Orange and court martialed and Sentenced
to the Gard house for thirty days the company regret it
verry much I have lent Lieut More forty dollars of what
Money I had and he promised to pay me in the new issue and
I have about thirty dollars yet I will Stop for this time
hoping to hear from you Soon again I want you to write what
Post ofice is the handiess for you and I will send my letters
to it I intend to take things as easy as posible and I want
you to do so two and put of our trust in one that is and
wiling to save too the last extremity give my respects to
all my good Neighbors Children I want you to be good to
your Mother and mind what she tells you and remember that
your Father is a long distance from you Farewell for this
time make forever M.L. Holland to M. A H and children tell
Sample I am glad he is going to school and is a good boy
tell Lorenah to take good care of him at School tell Rockwell
to mind Lex good while the rest is gone to school and tell
Lex She is my pet
M.L.H.
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