Corporal Titus Moss Letters - Cheshire Historical Society

Corporal Titus Moss Letters, September 1862 – March 1863 Page 30
family but if I am spared to get home well I shall try to do what
good I can. I am very thankfull to all friends and neighbors for the
favors
4. you receive from them. The papers you s come in due time.
Messrs Hitchcock & Martin left here this morning. If Julius or Mr.
Moss call with you on Mr. Hitchcock he would tell more than I
could write in a long time. I do not go outside our gu?? any hardly
only three times since we have been here with to day we are on Elk
mount on picit (picket) duty. Our camp is at the foot of it. There
(???)(???) companies streched for some distance along. The top six
scouts are out with instructions not to come in till nine Oclock
tomorrow. If things are quiet we shall be releave tomorrow noon.
The outside picets (pickets) are instructed to climb a tree atshort
inter- vals where a good view can be obtained. Where I am posted
it is small wood and thickso that one can not see but a little way.
There are ten or twelve of us posted within hailing distance. You
may know that my hands are dirty by my paper. The truth is that it
is hard to get out of the dirt any time. Now I am in the woods there
is no dust here and no water, either less than two miles except in
our canteens. We had pork rosted in the fire with crackers for
dinner. We eat it with
5. as good a relish as the best beefsteak well seasoned. Oct 24 I am
posted with a small squad of men a little way from the others. I
have just finished my breakfast of pork and crackers. We expect to
go back to camp in the afternoon. There has nothing of importance
oc-cured through the night. Some of had to go back an forth three
or four times to see that every thing was all right. It is a hard road
to travel on a dark night only a sort of cow path and very rough so
that there is constant danger of getting a fall. I shall finish this to
night if nothing presents. Evening. We got into camp about 3
Oclock and eat dinner in a hurry to get ready for a brigade
inspection. Did not get through until dusk. When we came in I
found Capt Ives had been down to see us and said they had
marching orders on Monday. He did not know where they were
going. I have had two or three days set to go and see him but have
not made it out yet, I have
6. ask for one tomorrow. It depends on the pleasure of the General
about passes. Samuel has a letter from Le to night and one for both
of us from Hannah and one from you for me which I shall answer
the first chance. If you will make me a vest and knit me a cap to
sleep in and send them with my boots. I was expecting to send in
this letter to have you send them in a box but if there is a chance to
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