64th York Infantry CIVIL WAR LETTER From Camp At Harper ' S Ferry FIND
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CIVIL WAR LETTER
Pvt. Daniel “Wiley” Lafferty (1833-1900) enlisted on 1 December 1861 at Elmira, New York in Co. A, 64th New York Infantry. Though he enlisted for three years, Wiley’s service was cut short by a couple of debilitating injuries. He received a wound at Fair Oaks which resulted in the loss of the 3rd finger on his left hand. In early November 1862, while chopping firewood, he accidentally chopped off the large toe on his right foot. He was prematurely dischar...ged for medical disability from a Philadelphia hospital on 3 February 1863. There are five of his letters in the collection.Wiley’s parents were Daniel Lafferty (1784-1856) and Catharine Snyder (1793-1879) of Sardenia, Erie County, New York.Wiley was the step-brother of Edwin Martin Whipple who was born on 9 December 1842 in Sardinia, Erie County, New York. He was the youngest son of Herman Whipple (1774-1842) and Phoebe Boa Lafferty (1816-1904).In the summer of 1861, Edwin enlisted in Co. A of the 23rd Illinois Infantry—the “Irish Brigade” led by Col. James A. Mulligan. He served with them on their expedition into Missouri and then was mustered out with the regiment in October 1861.Edwin then enlisted on 25 November 1861 at Erie, Pennsylvania, to serve three years in Co. C, 111th Pennsylvania. He remained with the regiment until 25 November 1864 when he mustered out with his company. He stood six foot tall, had dark hair and blue eyes. He was a tailor by profession.TRANSCRIPTIONHarpers Ferry Camp
Wednesday, October 29, 1862Dear Sister, Again I take my pen in hand to answer your welcome letter which found me well as usual. I was glad to hear from you again and to hear that you was well.Well sister, I received your letter Monday night. Yesterday morning I got up and went to the general and got a pass and went and seen Edwin. I found him in good cheer. He feels well. We had a good time. He lives well. He had bread and butter, dried beef, cheese, and went and had two pies. We had a good time now, I tell you. He appeared glad to see me and I was glad to see him feel so well as he did. He is full of cain [?] as he can hold. He made me a present of a gold pen and holder. I wouldn’t take 5 dollars for it. It is nice one.Well, we have just had [?] today. Ed said he would come over here but he can’t do it as well by him or he did by me for I showed Capt. too. I gave him hardtack to eat. I have nothing else for him but that is as good as I eat for I can’t get nothing else to eat but he has no one to feed but himself and he says he has enough without eating and I can’t blame him for he has. But he has got so he knows enough to get his own grub. He said the reason he thought he would not be there another payday, he should go in the regulars. I told him not to go till we got out of this. Then we would have a good time a fighting together. Then he could if he wanted to.
Phebe. I [hope] we shall live to see this war end and your husband and child return home to his wife and mother, and I return to my home where I can sit down in the suckle [?] with my wife and child once more. Won’t that be a joyful day to me and them? Thank God, I am looking for that day and hope to see it.Phebe, your boy is happy. He says he shall spend his days in the army. I see Ely’s boy. I like him very much. The wind blows hard today [and] blows the dust all over my paper. I had a letter from Ellen last night. She was not very well. She had a cold, she said.Well Phebe, we had to move before I got my letter wrote. Now I will finish it. We have moved about 6 miles on the same side Ed is. I don’t know whether they have moved or not. If not, we [are] about 4 miles from him. I don’t know as I have anything more to write to you so goodbye for this time.
This from your brother, — Wiley LaffertyTo Phebe B. Edy
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Pvt. Daniel “Wiley” Lafferty (1833-1900) enlisted on 1 December 1861 at Elmira, New York in Co. A, 64th New York Infantry. Though he enlisted for three years, Wiley’s service was cut short by a couple of debilitating injuries. He received a wound at Fair Oaks which resulted in the loss of the 3rd finger on his left hand. In early November 1862, while chopping firewood, he accidentally chopped off the large toe on his right foot. He was prematurely dischar...ged for medical disability from a Philadelphia hospital on 3 February 1863. There are five of his letters in the collection.Wiley’s parents were Daniel Lafferty (1784-1856) and Catharine Snyder (1793-1879) of Sardenia, Erie County, New York.Wiley was the step-brother of Edwin Martin Whipple who was born on 9 December 1842 in Sardinia, Erie County, New York. He was the youngest son of Herman Whipple (1774-1842) and Phoebe Boa Lafferty (1816-1904).In the summer of 1861, Edwin enlisted in Co. A of the 23rd Illinois Infantry—the “Irish Brigade” led by Col. James A. Mulligan. He served with them on their expedition into Missouri and then was mustered out with the regiment in October 1861.Edwin then enlisted on 25 November 1861 at Erie, Pennsylvania, to serve three years in Co. C, 111th Pennsylvania. He remained with the regiment until 25 November 1864 when he mustered out with his company. He stood six foot tall, had dark hair and blue eyes. He was a tailor by profession.TRANSCRIPTIONHarpers Ferry Camp
Wednesday, October 29, 1862Dear Sister, Again I take my pen in hand to answer your welcome letter which found me well as usual. I was glad to hear from you again and to hear that you was well.Well sister, I received your letter Monday night. Yesterday morning I got up and went to the general and got a pass and went and seen Edwin. I found him in good cheer. He feels well. We had a good time. He lives well. He had bread and butter, dried beef, cheese, and went and had two pies. We had a good time now, I tell you. He appeared glad to see me and I was glad to see him feel so well as he did. He is full of cain [?] as he can hold. He made me a present of a gold pen and holder. I wouldn’t take 5 dollars for it. It is nice one.Well, we have just had [?] today. Ed said he would come over here but he can’t do it as well by him or he did by me for I showed Capt. too. I gave him hardtack to eat. I have nothing else for him but that is as good as I eat for I can’t get nothing else to eat but he has no one to feed but himself and he says he has enough without eating and I can’t blame him for he has. But he has got so he knows enough to get his own grub. He said the reason he thought he would not be there another payday, he should go in the regulars. I told him not to go till we got out of this. Then we would have a good time a fighting together. Then he could if he wanted to.
Phebe. I [hope] we shall live to see this war end and your husband and child return home to his wife and mother, and I return to my home where I can sit down in the suckle [?] with my wife and child once more. Won’t that be a joyful day to me and them? Thank God, I am looking for that day and hope to see it.Phebe, your boy is happy. He says he shall spend his days in the army. I see Ely’s boy. I like him very much. The wind blows hard today [and] blows the dust all over my paper. I had a letter from Ellen last night. She was not very well. She had a cold, she said.Well Phebe, we had to move before I got my letter wrote. Now I will finish it. We have moved about 6 miles on the same side Ed is. I don’t know whether they have moved or not. If not, we [are] about 4 miles from him. I don’t know as I have anything more to write to you so goodbye for this time.
This from your brother, — Wiley LaffertyTo Phebe B. Edy
TERMS$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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