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Corporal Titus Moss Letters, September 1862 – March 1863 Page 16 some doubt whether things sent come very direct but we shall keep a sharp lookout for them. I should like to how the potatoes are corn, every thing else we have. Tell Emma I have read what she sent and Howard also. The steel plates are all most all thrown away. I think it was yesterday I saw one vest offered for 2 dollars, no one took. Please not be ever anxious about me. If I am sick you will know it, if I am hungry I can buy cake and pie sometimes bread. We had a fried cracker and slice of pork for dinner. We missed the beans for some reason. I do not kow (sic) what. S & I bought pie and make a good dinner The Cheshire Historical Society Cheshire, Connecticut 06410 http://www.cheshirehistory.org April 2005
Corporal Titus Moss Letters, September 1862 – March 1863 Page 17 Letter Number 7 written by Titus Moss on 6 October 1862 From an envelope addressed to Mrs. Titus Moss, West Cheshire, Conn. and marked 7 th Carries 2nd Oct. 6 th 62 Dear Carrie, It is Sunday Again we have had our guns inspected and been to church and has our dinners some of the men have gone up the mountain others are amusing themselves some one way some another. Mr. Fenton is asleep and I am flat on my back because there is not room to sit up in out tent. I will tell you how our tents are made. One rustic blanket is supported on four pins about two feet long then one on each sideing to the ground tied to pegs driven into the ground. There is five of us together this leaves two blankets one for each end to keep out the rain when it comes. It has rained since we were at Phil – enough to lay in the dust. Our tents would make a very good playhouse for Howard and Emma. When you write tell Howard I want him to tell what he does to help along at home, and Emma to, tell them I think of them every day, kiss them every night for me. Tell Howard there are more big wagons with four mules or horses here then could stand between our house and church. Above all be sure that he says his prayers at night. I was sorry to hear that Elba Payne is sick I hope she is better by this time as she was alive when Jennett wrote. J.A. Peck told me that Mrs. H. Peck was dead. I hope mother is well by this time. I do not think it worth while to send thing us at present for the cars are so busy transporting soldiers and provisions and we are changed so often. Perhaps we may be stationed at some place and then things would be likely to get to us. You ask how I got my letters. Well the letters all go Washington and then are sorted and the letters for each reg. are put in a bag and sent to the proper direction. The mail for each Co. is sent to its Capt tent. Our tents are always stretched in a line in front of the Capt’s so it is no trouble to get them. There has been no mail for six days, until yesterday. Perhaps you would like to know about the church I spoke of. Well we go in two ranks I mean two and two and gather around the Flag tent siting on the ground the services are short but very interesting to me they last about half an hour. For my part I should like it if they were an hour long. The box has come that we sent from Arlington and the boys are getting their bundles and I must stop and get mine. I have got my bundle and found all right it is a week tomor- row since we left Arlington we The Cheshire Historical Society Cheshire, Connecticut 06410 http://www.cheshirehistory.org April 2005
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