Letter from Thomas Warrick near Shelbyville, Tennessee, to his wife, Martha.

Letter from Thomas Warrick near Shelbyville, Tennessee, to his wife, Martha.

During the war, Warrick served in the Coosa Home Guards, and he was a private in Company C of the 34th Alabama Infantry. In he letter he discusses his desire to go home: "...it is rumerd here in camps that the yanky is falling back to Nashville...I am in hops that it is so and I don't cear...

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Letter from Thomas Warrick near Shelbyville, Tennessee, to his wife, Martha.
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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Warrick, Martha; Warrick, Thomas, b.ca.1833; Soldiers--Confederate States of America; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Warrick, Martha; Warrick, Thomas, b.ca.1833; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Economic aspects; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Health aspects; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
description During the war, Warrick served in the Coosa Home Guards, and he was a private in Company C of the 34th Alabama Infantry. In he letter he discusses his desire to go home: "...it is rumerd here in camps that the yanky is falling back to Nashville...I am in hops that it is so and I don't cear if they will all go home and stay there for I am getting tyred of a camp lif but I am in hops that it wount be long untill I may bee a free man a gain." He has learned of Martha's plans to visit him, but he discourages her because of small pox and body lice ("they are as bad as old red aunts"). He also mentions that there is one woman in the camp, and he gives the price of food in the area. At the end of the letter he adds a note to his brother-in-law. A transcription is included. [Original spelling retained.]
spelling Q0000016944 - Q0000016948Q16944 - Q16948Letter from Thomas Warrick near Shelbyville, Tennessee, to his wife, Martha.During the war, Warrick served in the Coosa Home Guards, and he was a private in Company C of the 34th Alabama Infantry. In he letter he discusses his desire to go home: "...it is rumerd here in camps that the yanky is falling back to Nashville...I am in hops that it is so and I don't cear if they will all go home and stay there for I am getting tyred of a camp lif but I am in hops that it wount be long untill I may bee a free man a gain." He has learned of Martha's plans to visit him, but he discourages her because of small pox and body lice ("they are as bad as old red aunts"). He also mentions that there is one woman in the camp, and he gives the price of food in the area. At the end of the letter he adds a note to his brother-in-law. A transcription is included. [Original spelling retained.]1863 March 221863-03-221860-1869Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Warrick, Martha; Warrick, Thomas, b.ca.1833; Soldiers--Confederate States of America; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Warrick, Martha; Warrick, Thomas, b.ca.1833; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Economic aspects; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Health aspects; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspectsTextCorrespondenceWarrick, ThomasThomas Warrick papersSPR420v10148Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2743
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