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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Letters from a Civil War Relative #14: Unknown Date and Place

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This is the next-to-last entry in this series which has taken me weeks to post.  I want you to tri to rite to me oftner than you deo for you...
Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Letters from a Civil War Relative #13: July 9, 1862 from Camp Cottrell

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Camp Cotterl Clabern Co Tennessee July the 9 day 1862 My dear father, I seet my self once more to let you no that I am well at this time, ho...
Sunday, October 12, 2025

Letters from a Civil War Relative #12: July 5, 1862, from Camp Cottrell

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Camp Cotterl Claborn Co Tennnessee July the 5 day 1862 My Dear father, I seet my self this mornin to drop you a few lines to let you no that...
Friday, October 3, 2025

Letters from a Civil War Relative #11: June 30, 1862 from Camp Cottrell

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Here is another one Lewis Reynolds penned for his buddy Richard Stamper.  The reference to "cain tuck" as "Kentucky" mak...
Saturday, September 27, 2025

Letters from a Civil War Relative #10 June 29, 1862, from Camp Cottrell, Claiborne Co., TN

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Here is the next letter to Joel Stamper, this one written by Lewis Reynolds on Richard's behalf. There is some surprising (to me) bravad...
Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Letters from A Civil War Relative #9: May 15, 1862 from Camp Cumberland

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Here is a second straight letter from Camp Cumbetland, just four days after the previous one.  Camp Cumberland Knox Co Ky May 15 th , 1862 D...
Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Letters from a Civil War Relative #8: May 11, 1862 from Camp Cumberland

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  Richard Stamper sends another message home, again on patriotic stationery. I suspect Lewis Reynolds wrote this one for him.   I hope this ...
Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Letters from a Civil War Near Relative #7: Undated from Edward Turner

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This time it is Edward Turner's turn to write and let Joel Stamper know how he is doing. It is interesting to see that Joel had been all...