Corporal Titus Moss Letters - Cheshire Historical Society

Corporal Titus Moss Letters, September 1862 – March 1863 Page 49
Letter Number 26 written by Titus Moss on 6 December 1862
Loudon Valley Dec 6 No. 5
My dear wife,
It is a wintry day here the ground is covered with snow
about four inches in depth and the wind is blowing quite hard so
that it really seems like winter. S & F have gone out this morning
but they occupy the spring frost every day and have a cabin that is
quite comfortable. I cooked their breakfast for them this morning.
Every thing was covered with snow so that the cook was not like to
have breakfast in time for the picket so I took some of the chicken
pie and turkey with some meal and a little potato we had save of
our yesterday dinner and warmed it in a small pan that I have so
that they had a good breakfast to start on. I tell you we are living
high for soldiers on the things you sent. They all came in a good
condition as when they started. The bread in particular was as fresh
as if it had been baked yesterday
2. and then we have soft bread a part of the time and I have learned
to cook a pretty good meal from hard bread by frying it in a little
grease and considerable water for they are thirsty things. They are
very good especially if we a little pork to cook with them. There is
one difficulty that is in our cabin. We have new cabin made of logs
but space between the logs are not filled yet and the roof is not on.
I think I spoke of building a hut in my last letter but were stopt
because the Gen. wanted (system?). When we first came here we
undertook to build after the Gen. plan but the timber was not right
and enough of it to carry out his plan and we gave it up and most
of the men built coal cabins. Now he says they must be built and
Capt. G has detached ten men to build them. We have two ready
for the roof and to the sides. We are not doing any thing today. The
snow sifts in on my paper occasionally. I am glad that money has
come from California. I had given up as lost. Should like to know
how much it was and how it came. Have you heard from
3. brother George R since I came away. Do not fail to get your
furs, and of all things take care of your health. Do not keep to late
hours if you can avoid it. Did you get a small paper that I sent to
Howard? Hows does the Sabbath school get along? What is going
to be done at Christmas? I have often thought of your stove but
never think to ask any think about it. I hope it does well. I shall
look for a letter now until I get one. Hope Carrie will be better. I
do not feel a bit like writing have some headaches today. I think I
have not had any of it before since I left home. Dec. 7 I intended to
have finished this yesterday but did feel like but am as well usual
today. I had some symptoms of jaundice. Some of them are pains
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