Corporal Titus Moss Letters - Cheshire Historical Society

Corporal Titus Moss Letters, September 1862 – March 1863 Page 14
Letter Number 6 written by Titus Moss on 3 October 1862
Please give my respects to any one
who inquires of me any time whether I
write or not.
Titus Moss
Way out among mountains
Oct. 3th 1862
Dear Jennett
We are near Harpers Ferry landed twelve Oclock last
night. We lay by the fence along the road ready to start at a minute
notice. I think two or three our Companies got on the wrong road
in the darkness, but we went only a mile or two, but got right in the
morning. I am under an appletree, but what we are going to do or
how long we stop here I do not know. We had a Co. drill yesterday
morning were dismissed half past ten Oclock. I had the lock out of
my gun when the order came to be ready to marchin ten minutes,
got everything ready as quick as possible and fell into line. As
soo as all the men were ready we went to the cars, staid (sic) as
usual until we got tired then marched
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into a small lot near by to stack arms left our buggets then hays_
back to get our dinner and fill our sacks with rations. We packed
our cooking utensils, bread, meat, crackers, and every thing else
and carried to the cars and then lay around till sunset. The long roll
sounded and we were marched to the cars. Staid along side the
truck till I was thougherly (sic) tired. The cars came up we got in
35 in each car. I got into one corner and made myself as
comfortable as I could in car without seats. I went to farmhouse
yesterday morning and got a good breakfast it was the first time I
had sat in a chair since we left New Haven. Our baggage is just
coming onto the ground.I am feeling firstrate but have bought
nearly every thing I have had since we came to F City. It takes
about to days to our baggage and stores every time we move so
that if we do not buy we have short
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rations. This time stores got here almost a quick as we. I think I
have not said anything about our officers. I think our Co.
understands what he is about, but is not afraid to express him self
when things don’t go right. Col Wooster is a favorite with every
one, I think, and our Co-officers are generally liked, Capt. in
particular. I will not finish this until night perhaps I may have
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