Corporal Titus Moss Letters - Cheshire Historical Society
Corporal Titus Moss Letters - Cheshire Historical Society
Corporal Titus Moss Letters - Cheshire Historical Society
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
<strong>Corporal</strong> <strong>Titus</strong> <strong>Moss</strong> <strong>Letters</strong>, September 1862 – March 1863 Page 55<br />
Letter Number 29 written by <strong>Titus</strong> <strong>Moss</strong> on 29 December 1862<br />
Monday Dec 29 7 miles from camp<br />
My Dear Wife<br />
We had marching orders Saturday evening.<br />
Left camp yester- day morning I suppose to intercept some rebel<br />
cavalry that are prowling in this vicinity but when we catch them it<br />
will be after now. One how- ever was caught yesterday by a boy<br />
from Maine. They were both on horseback the rebel struck our boy<br />
across the back of his fingers cutting them considerable but before<br />
he could repeat the blow he had a pistol close to his head. He<br />
dropped his sword and ask for quarter. This affray was 12 or 13<br />
miles from our camp. I understand there was quite a fight between<br />
the rebel cavalry and our own in the morning. The one that was<br />
captured got parted from the rest and said he had been asleep when<br />
our boy found him. We were near by and saw him when he<br />
brought in his prisoner. He had his hand done up with his<br />
handkerchief and holding onto the rebel’s coat with his pistol close<br />
to his<br />
2.<br />
head. Our surgeon dressed his hand for him and Gen. Kane took<br />
care of his prisoner and told him that the rebel sword was his. We<br />
were put on the back track about 5 or 6 miles just at night and are<br />
now waiting for orders. It is almost morning just like a spring<br />
morning at home. We sleep in the woods last night. I think it is<br />
strange that a man from <strong>Cheshire</strong> can not come here without our<br />
having to leave the first thing. Mr. Hotchkiss and Spencer around<br />
at camp Saturday afternoon. I did not have much opportunity to see<br />
him as almost all wanted to get a chance and we had to leave in the<br />
morning. I was sorry that hie boys were not with us. It seems to me<br />
he would be disappointed at not finding them. I do not know but do<br />
know they were not with us. He had the money and paper that you<br />
sent. The money that you sent by Mr. Hinsdale I got by way of the<br />
suttler.<br />
The other things we may get if we stay in our present camp but if<br />
we go on to the front we shall not. I payed the cook 2 dollars of the<br />
first you sent and he has gone home. I shall not need any more<br />
money for a long time unlefs some<br />
3. thing happens to me. You wished to know all about my cloths. I<br />
have thrown away one of those wrappers and one pr of draws. The<br />
other things I have here and in camp. The oldest pr stockings are<br />
getting some small holes in the heels but I have got the yarn you<br />
put in with the other things to mend them with. The letter you<br />
The <strong>Cheshire</strong> <strong>Historical</strong> <strong>Society</strong><br />
<strong>Cheshire</strong>, Connecticut 06410<br />
http://www.cheshirehistory.org<br />
April 2005