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Corporal Titus Moss Letters, September 1862 – March 1863 Page 44
Letter Number 23 written by Titus Moss on 27 November 1862
Titus Moss 23 rd letter
No. 2 Please give all my love to all friends and
keep a good share for yourself and family
Titus
Loudon Valley Nov. 27 th 62
Dear Jennett
We have had a holiday today there has been no drill except dress
parade (lately we have had a battalion drill 3 or 4 hours in a day)
and cut a little timber to fix Capt. G tent. The logs are to be hewed
on two sides and locked together so to raise it high enough for a
man to stand erect on the out sides. The officers tents are like those
they had in New Haven. The remainder of the time we have kept
thanksgiving. I went to the ferry to see what I could find to eat. Mr.
Sanford did not go. I saw a box go to his tent and conclude he did
not think it necessary. I thought I would get a sp??ril. The first man
I saw after crossing the bridge was coming from a slaughter and I
ask for pork. He said he had not any and thought I could not find it
there but said he could let me have
2. any piece of beef I wanted at ten cts per lb. I thought I look a
little further but could not find so much as a chicken. Bought a
small frying pan for 60 cts and went back to get the beef. Before I
got it the meat wagon drove up with two pigs dressed that weight
about 60 lbs. I told them to cut a quarter from one of them. It
weight 16 lbs. I thought that to much and had them cut off a piece.
I took the ham ten lbs at 10 cts 4 lbs beef and came back well
satisfied. Frank undertook the job of roasting the meat. We hung it
in front of the fire and I never saw a bit of meat better cooked. We
had two kinds of potatoes. The common ones costonly 2.50 per
bush. Bought 3 lb of flour to make gravy with bread and butter.
We dimes the cost was .25cts for eight of us. Samuel is here
tonight. He is out every other night. It is getting rather cool for the
picket guard. Nights they have their blankets but one blanket is not
much for those cool nights. They are not allowed to make a large
fire. I think the corporals have the advantage of the private in being
out nights. The drum
3. is beating no more tonight. Fryday Morning Frank is or seems
well and has gone out with Samuel will in tomorrow noon. I think
S is a good man for his job. There are three men from Southington
here came down to bring a dinner to their boys. I understand they
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