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Corporal Titus Moss Letters, September 1862 – March 1863 Page 26 Letter Number 13 written by Titus Moss on 19 October 1862 Camp Near Harpers Ferry Oct 19 th 62 My Dear Wife Your letter of the 13 and 14 came last night and I was very glad indeed to get it as I always am. The mail gets into the camp while we are on dress parade. The first things after we are dismissed is to see if there are any letters. The evenings are getting quite long and my thoughts always turn howeward at night and I can not well tell the pleasure of a letter to read during the evening. We are enjoy- ing usual health in out tent. I will get back one day. Saturday we had to wash. I washed one pr stockings, towel, shirt, wrapper and they look very well to for the accomodations. It took me two or three hours to do it and as long to clean my gun for inspection of Sunday. The street to clean making a very buisy (sic) day. The oven I spoke of did not get built. 2, Sunday 4 oclock. We had quite a time at inspection we stood nearly three hours almost motionless. When we were dismissed I found Walter Ives at our tent. We spent a little time at our tent and then took him to the tent of the officers of the Southington Co. Before he left we treated him with some of the good things you sent. He is not more than ¾ of a mile from us. His regt is reduced to 350 men. It was 1000. He saud there had been no officers in his Co. of late but himself, one sergeant and two corporals. There is no doubt but that he has seen service. If I can get a pass I shall go and see him tomorrow. He is not sure of staying a day where he is. You ask if I had seen Levi. I saw him once at Arlington and have not seen him since his regt left there be fore we did. I think that I said in a letter from Arlington that S and I had seen him. It was by accident that I found him. I am glad the afare that trouble you is 3. satisfactory. I conclude you have written to Joel Moss. I am glad to hear from him and know that I ought to write to him. I cannot take any advantage of the evenings and nearly all of the spare time I have I use in writing to you. Please your own judgement in regard to Howard’s going to school. If the circum stances were not just as they are I should say at once stay at home. Keep a good look out for Carrie and tell her from me to be very careful of her health. I The Cheshire Historical Society Cheshire, Connecticut 06410 http://www.cheshirehistory.org April 2005
Corporal Titus Moss Letters, September 1862 – March 1863 Page 27 have not seen the letter you said she had comanened (sic) for me. I shall look for it tomorrow. Let me know how Julius and Joseph made out coon hunting. I don’t think it would take long to guess how many they got. Please to tell father that I have a disposition to help him and hope yet to be a blessing to him and my own family. I am or try to be thankful to kind friends and neighbors for the favors they show you. Good Night Look on this little scrap next it is dirty for I had it in pocket. 4. “scrap of paper” Oct 20 Camp near Harpers Ferry My Dear Wife. I am doing guard duty to day and had this scrap of paper in my pocket and thought I would write a few lines when I had leisure. It wasquite cold this morning. The wind blew very hard and made us think of winter and made our tents whip about like fun. I begin to think the Col. expects to winter us in our present camp that a part of the army is going for- ward, the remainder stay to guard Harpers Ferry and the valley between the mountains near. A fatigue party is cutting timber for cabins. It does not seem to me they would be building huts on the scale marked out if they were going to leave in a few days. As soon as I think it is certain I shall send home for my boots and vest and a cap, a sort of skating cap to wear nights. I am quite content to stay where I am if the war is drove on vigorously. I am comparative-ly happy but want the war pushed on as fast as it can be. I am very thankful that I am content. I have not been home sick the leats bit yet. I shall try to get a pass tomorrow. I did not know that I was detailed for guard when I said that. I meant to get a pass today Oct. 21 We have not got the pass yet but expect it tomorrow. I did not care to go today as I did not get off from guard till ½ past 1 Oclock. I did not lay down last night nor scarsely sit. am somewhat disgusted with the manner the military movements are carried on. For example, the guard is three divisions to releave each other every two hours. The men are not allow-ed to leave the place where the guard tent was (the wind has blown it down) during the four hours they are off duty except to meals. “Scrap of Paper”, continued No matter how tired of sleepy they are they must jump up if a field officer comes along night or day to present arms to him while he passes. The new guard is formed at nine oclock and gets ready to clear rhe old one at 10 Oclock. The first releaf gets off the last time The Cheshire Historical Society Cheshire, Connecticut 06410 http://www.cheshirehistory.org April 2005
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