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Corporal Titus Moss Letters, September 1862 – March 1863 Page 60 write in the evening. We have a small piece furnish two or three inches long but that is not any thing for these long evenings. If I had been where I could I should ventured in even if I had expected a scoulding. I have a good supply of writing material and will let you know in time to send more. I have all the clothes that I need except pants and those are spoken for. Nearly all the boys drew pants before we left Loudon and threw the old ones away on the march my 4. old one have answered for me and will until I can get a new pair. I wrote to sister H that I did not go to Mr. Sanfords quarters as much as I should. Were it not for officers, she wished to know the reason. Please tell her that privates are not allowed at an officers quarters only on business of some importance. The major and Lieut. Col quartered with him at Loudon they do no now. Some of the boys said they could not agree there is difficulty between Gen. K and Col. Ross, I do not know the reason. Col. Ross seldom goes out to drill us of late. I hear he is trying to get out of this brigade. I believe there is jealousy between manyu of our leaders. I told you in a letter the other day that I should send by Mr. S three balls for the boys a knife for C and forgot Emma. Give her a big kiss from her Papa. Mr. S is making quite a stay. I hope we shall be payed off before he leaves. If so, I shall send my wages home by him as I know he would be willing to do any thing for us he can. I have not half answered your leter but will send this today and try to write more this evening. It is morning now Frank is out on picket S & Henry top of first page have gone to the surgeon. It is necessary for all that are not able to do duty to get excused by the doctor. Samuel has hurt himself bylifting and is not able to do anything at present. Give my love to all friends I remember youall every day N10 Titus Moss The Cheshire Historical Society Cheshire, Connecticut 06410 http://www.cheshirehistory.org April 2005
Corporal Titus Moss Letters, September 1862 – March 1863 Page 61 Letter Number 32 written by Titus Moss on 7 January 1863 No 11 Fairfax Station Wednesday Evening Jan 7.63 My Dear Wife It is nearly as cold tonight as it was when I wrote to sister, but our quarters are very comfortable indeed. I think I know how prize it Samuel, Frank, Henry, and Joel Brook of Prospect are talking over old times and seem to be enjoying themselves very well. Henry is good deal better, but Samuel has a cough that is rather troublesome and has hurt himself by carrying timber or some other way. I think it will result in his discharge. Brooks has the gout or some other thing that disen- ables him so that Frank and I have all the wood to get and most of the work for us five. I have never felt better since I left home than at present and we are living first rate now with the help of a little money from each of us, we are all in a family. I swapped 2. some coffee for meal and we had a puding for supper and meal enough for 5 or 6 meals more. The coffee was a surplus. We draw the coffee and do what we are mind to with it. I got an order from Capt. to get some candles and a few dried peach for sauce and tried to get some potatoes but did not make that out. We bought some sausages of a sutler. With the meat and bread we got from the cooks we have quite an assortment. I wish we had those things that Mr. Hindsdale undertook to bring. Thursday Morning The boys are all a bed and I shall try to write a few lines before they are up. I am sorry that I cannot send you a more interesting letter but we go the same rounds every day so that from observation there is nothing new. I don’t think it is possible for any one that has not seen or heard described to realize the destruction that an army carries with it when they are on a march. One can travel all day on the march leading to Dumfries and not see a length of fence near the road and hardly 3. on the other side as far back as you can see. There are very few houses and nearly all have the fence and every thing else demolished around. If it were not for a stray post that is to strong to knock down I should not know as there was ever a yard fenced about the houses in this vicinity. We had a brigade drill on Tuesday different than we had ever had before and went onto a new piece of ground. There was a cellar and trees and that was The Cheshire Historical Society Cheshire, Connecticut 06410 http://www.cheshirehistory.org April 2005
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