46th North Carolina CONFEDERATE CIVIL WAR LETTER - Building Breastworks CONTENT
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CIVIL WAR LETTER
This Confederate Civil War letter was written by James Turner Stark (1844-1920), the son of Kysar J. Stark (1819-1886) and Julia Wilson (1823-1854) of Ragland, Granville county, North Carolina. James enlisted in Co. E, 46th North Carolina Infantry, on 22 February 1863. He served until 24 December 1864.James married Parcena Wheeler (1850-1934) in Granville county, N C., on 3 December 1868.[Note: Several of these letters were most likely written by another soldie...r on the behalf of Pvt. Stark as his handwriting and composition skills were clearly lacking.]TRANSCRIPTIONCamp near Pocotaligo, South Carolina
March 27th 1863My Dear Father, I will drop you a few lines to inform you that I am well, truly hoping this may find you and all well. There is [ ] day here today and I am just after having [ ] but little news in camp. Times is mighty hard here for something to eat. We get very little. We are expecting a fight here any day.This makes the third time I have written to you and have never got but one letter from you yet. I have never drawn no money yet. I have got a pair of shoes and jacket. We will get some cloth soon in a few days. WE have a heap of duty to do in throwing up breastworks but I like camp life very well. Lieutenant Wheeler has resigned and is coming home soon. I must let you know a little… [pencil too feint to read].…until death, — James T. StarkTERMS$3.00 postage in the United States. We accept Paypal. Postage combined for multiple purchases. Please wait for me to send the invoice, otherwise will pay a much higher postage rate!For International buyers: We are now using eBay's Global Shipping Program. We had too many packages sent via the post office go missing. So we believe this program will be safer for us - and for you.We're members of the American Philatelic Society, the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, the Confederate Stamp Alliance and the Illinois Postal History Society.We only sell genuine, original letters (no copies or reproductions). Some of our letters have been transcribed and nicely presented for future genealogists and history buffs on the Spared & Shared blog. We've been selling on eBay since 2001. BID WITH CONFIDENCE.
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This Confederate Civil War letter was written by James Turner Stark (1844-1920), the son of Kysar J. Stark (1819-1886) and Julia Wilson (1823-1854) of Ragland, Granville county, North Carolina. James enlisted in Co. E, 46th North Carolina Infantry, on 22 February 1863. He served until 24 December 1864.James married Parcena Wheeler (1850-1934) in Granville county, N C., on 3 December 1868.[Note: Several of these letters were most likely written by another soldie...r on the behalf of Pvt. Stark as his handwriting and composition skills were clearly lacking.]TRANSCRIPTIONCamp near Pocotaligo, South Carolina
March 27th 1863My Dear Father, I will drop you a few lines to inform you that I am well, truly hoping this may find you and all well. There is [ ] day here today and I am just after having [ ] but little news in camp. Times is mighty hard here for something to eat. We get very little. We are expecting a fight here any day.This makes the third time I have written to you and have never got but one letter from you yet. I have never drawn no money yet. I have got a pair of shoes and jacket. We will get some cloth soon in a few days. WE have a heap of duty to do in throwing up breastworks but I like camp life very well. Lieutenant Wheeler has resigned and is coming home soon. I must let you know a little… [pencil too feint to read].…until death, — James T. StarkTERMS$3.00 postage in the United States. We accept Paypal. Postage combined for multiple purchases. Please wait for me to send the invoice, otherwise will pay a much higher postage rate!For International buyers: We are now using eBay's Global Shipping Program. We had too many packages sent via the post office go missing. So we believe this program will be safer for us - and for you.We're members of the American Philatelic Society, the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, the Confederate Stamp Alliance and the Illinois Postal History Society.We only sell genuine, original letters (no copies or reproductions). Some of our letters have been transcribed and nicely presented for future genealogists and history buffs on the Spared & Shared blog. We've been selling on eBay since 2001. BID WITH CONFIDENCE.
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