1863-04-26: George Washington Cherry to Folks at home, letter
This document is a letter from George Washington Cherry near Wartrace, Tennessee, to his family at home in Alabama on April 26, 1863. The letter describes marching from Tullahoma to Wartrace and conditions in camp, and complains of the lack of letters from Cherry's family. This item has been ag...
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1863-04-26: George Washington Cherry to Folks at home, letterThis document is a letter from George Washington Cherry near Wartrace, Tennessee, to his family at home in Alabama on April 26, 1863. The letter describes marching from Tullahoma to Wartrace and conditions in camp, and complains of the lack of letters from Cherry's family. 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 Wartrace Tenn April 26th 1863
Dear "folks at home"
We left our camp near
Tullahoma day before yesterday at 3 -
oclock and came to this place yesterday
about 12. I hated to leave Tullahoma
We were pretty well fixed up there
with plenty of tents and good chimneys
Now we have but 3 tents for the
company, and the greater part of
the men have to sleep out. I guess
we will not stay here long as -
every thing indicates active movements
Mr J. Smith T came to us this morning
and brings the news of the shooting
of Mr. Jeter and that is about all
he does bring. It appears to me
that every body slips off when they
come here to keep from bringing letters
I have got no letter from you for
some time. What is the matter?
Do you write them? If you do not I
am sorry and pained. My Earthly Treasures
are all at home and the belief that my
loved ones there sympathize with me in
my exile has been a selfish comfort
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I have thought that I preferred for
you all to be happy even if I suffered
but must acknowledge that the idea
of having none to think of me or
care for me, would almost craze
me. Sometimes when I have been dis-
appointed by the mail man for
several days, I can't help but think
of such things. Think: may-be they
don't write them.
My health is tolerably good yet
and my fare is as good as I can
expect it is plain but substantial
I have nothing new to interest you with
and am unable to give you a long letter this
time. I sent by Mr Culver some clothing
and $150.00. Please write if you have got
it and all about every thing you can
think of May God bless you all and
console us in our present troubles
Yours Truly G.W. C
God bless our little childrenCherry, George Washington1863-04-26Cherry family; Cherry, George Washington--Correspondence; Confederate States of America. Army--Military life; Soldiers--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Psychological aspects;Government & Politics -- Military; History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction; Peoples -- Military Life;Wartrace, Bedford County, Tennessee, United States1863-04-26Cherry-Goldsby Family Papers, 1827-2018, Auburn University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University, Auburn, AlabamaCollection 1262, Cherry-Goldsby Family Papers, Box 1, Folder 262 pages, 22.3 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; Text1262-18-027-066_Letter from George Washington Cherry to Folks at home 1863 April 26 Wartrace TN.pdfapplication/pdfDeeply RootedAuburn University Librarieshttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/cherry01/id/23 |
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1863-04-26: George Washington Cherry to Folks at home, letter |
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1863-04-26: George Washington Cherry to Folks at home, letter |
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This document is a letter from George Washington Cherry near Wartrace, Tennessee, to his family at home in Alabama on April 26, 1863. The letter describes marching from Tullahoma to Wartrace and conditions in camp, and complains of the lack of letters from Cherry's family. 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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