1863-03-04: George Washington Cherry to Folks at home, letter
This document is a letter written by George Washington Cherry near Tullahoma, Tennessee, to his family at home in Alabama, on March 4, 1863. The letter describes food and conditions in camp, and complains about the difficulties in sending and receiving letters and packages. It also expresses his fee...
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1863-03-04: George Washington Cherry to Folks at home, letter |
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This document is a letter written by George Washington Cherry near Tullahoma, Tennessee, to his family at home in Alabama, on March 4, 1863. The letter describes food and conditions in camp, and complains about the difficulties in sending and receiving letters and packages. It also expresses his feelings of misery and wishes for an end to the war. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project. |
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1863-03-04: George Washington Cherry to Folks at home, letterThis document is a letter written by George Washington Cherry near Tullahoma, Tennessee, to his family at home in Alabama, on March 4, 1863. The letter describes food and conditions in camp, and complains about the difficulties in sending and receiving letters and packages. It also expresses his feelings of misery and wishes for an end to the war. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project.[page 1]
Camp near Tullahoma Tenn Mch 4th 1863
Dear "folks at home"
Lieut Torbet arrived here last night
and brought some boxes for the regiment, but no
letter for me. I must say that I am sadly disappointed
and must believe that the fault lies on some one
else than my "Good Folks." I received a little box that was
packed with Capt Perry’s, which contained some tobacco, soda
[crossed out: and] spice, and soap. I was needing all the articles except
the tobacco I can get tobacco here I expect about as
cheap as you can at home. I am however very
much obliged for sending articles you think I need
From your letters I must believe that you had an
additional box packed for me and that Worthy failed
to send it in fact I have heard it insinuated that
he was not in a “first rate condition” to attend to business
on the day that Torbet left.
My health is very good except a very bad cold taken
yesterday. My fare is corn bread and meat with an -
occasional mass of peas. I have had butter ever since
Capt Williams came back it is now about out
It is snowing here today, and appearances indicate
bad weather for a day or two, in fact we have had
rain almost ever since we have been here, and just
any amount of mud. I sent you a letter by Mr
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Tucker enclosing two rings and a counterfeit $5 Treasury
note. I have not heard whether you received it or not
in fact I have'nt got a letter from home in a long
time, and as a consequence I have got on a -
smart spell of blues, so much am I bothered
that I cannot write much of a letter, or do
any thing else right.
"Mch 6th" Dr Cargill arrived last night still I get no
letters from home. he tells me that I had a box in
the drug store. I am afraid Worthy is not doing as
he should, for Lieut Torbet tells me that he
was willing to take the boxes and see them through
I cannot see the reason why Worthy did not
send them by him or by Cargill.
I believe I would wait on him no longer and get
Brownfield to send them by Express.
My health is still Good, and I believe I could lead
a happy life at home. I will try and lead a -
happy one here, and hope for a happier future.
I am so tired of war and camp life away from
home and kindred that I find it impossible to
keep off blues and despondency. May God bless you
all and speedily Terminate this horrid war, and may
the balance of our days be spent together in a
peaceful land. Bless our children
G.W. Cherry
N.B. William Calvert has written for his negro boy to come back. If you can
please send by him a pair of pants and some socks, suspenders if you have
not already started them
Yours Truly G.W.C.Cherry, George Washington1863-03-04Cherry family; Cherry, George Washington--Correspondence; Confederate States of America. Army--Military life; Soldiers--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Operational rations (Military supplies); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Psychological aspects;Government & Politics -- Military; History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction; Peoples -- Military Life; Geography & Environment -- Natural Environment -- Climate and Weather;Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States1863-03-04Cherry-Goldsby Family Papers, 1827-2018, Auburn University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University, Auburn, AlabamaCollection 1262, Cherry-Goldsby Family Papers, Box 1, Folder 212 pages, 24.2 cmengAuburn, Ala. : Auburn University LibrariesThis image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of this image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.Stillimage; Text1262-18-027-050_Letter from George Washington Cherry to Folks at home 1863 March 4 Tullahoma TN.pdfapplication/pdfDeeply RootedAuburn University Librarieshttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/cherry01/id/20 |