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La Fayette, Iowa
July 9th 62
Dear Mother & Mollie,
You heard of
Davy's death several days before we did, but
our feelings since we did hear, you can
only measure by your own. We only heard
of it two days before Father rec'd Mother's let-
ter stating that you had rec'd the sad intelli-
gence, and could not believe it then, until it
was confirmed by the boys from Ohio, on the next
day, who came by Corinth & Monterey and visited
his grave. It was as much a terrible surprise
to us as to you. I rec'd Mary's letter this even-
ing. You ask - and properly, too - why Davy was
left to die alone; i.e. amongst strangers. I
will tell you just how it happened. When
[?] S., Timmons and myself were ordered to
Monterey with the rest of the sick, Davy applied
for permission to go, partly because he felt un-
well, party because he thought it best that some-
one should go with the sick. When we arrived at
the Hospital he felt worse and continued to feel quite
unwell, but, while I remained there, did not become
Object Description
| Title | Civil War Letter of Mather Family member, 1862 |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 War casualties - United States Soldiers -- United States |
| Description | Letter written home to Mother and Mollie from an unnamed soldier who tells what he knows about the last days of a family member Davy who was sick and died while a soldier in the Civil War. |
| Creator | unknown |
| Date | 1862-07-09 |
| Language | eng |
| Collection | Mather Family Papers, MS 528, 1844-1967, undated: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/manuscripts/MS528.html |
| Location | Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives; http://archives.lib.iastate.edu/ |
| Call Number | MS-528 |
| Format Extent | 20.4 cm x 34.2 cm |
| Format-Medium | Manuscript |
| Type [DCMI Type] | Text |
| Type [IMT] | image/tif |
| Identifier | 0528.Mather.0001-002-001 |
| Rights | This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under U.S. copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. The organization that has made this item available believes that the item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. (CC Public Domain 1.0 and RightsStatements.org NoC-US 1.0). The original object is available at the Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives (archives@iastate.edu). To request higher resolution reproductions of the original see http://archives.lib.iastate.edu/using-our-materials/making-copies/photographs-and-documents |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Rights | This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under U.S. copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. The organization that has made this item available believes that the item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. (CC Public Domain 1.0 and RightsStatements.org NoC-US 1.0). The original object is available at the Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives (archives@iastate.edu). To request higher resolution reproductions of the original see http://archives.lib.iastate.edu/using-our-materials/making-copies/photographs-and-documents |
| Transcription | La Fayette, Iowa July 9th 62 Dear Mother & Mollie, You heard of Davy's death several days before we did, but our feelings since we did hear, you can only measure by your own. We only heard of it two days before Father rec'd Mother's let- ter stating that you had rec'd the sad intelli- gence, and could not believe it then, until it was confirmed by the boys from Ohio, on the next day, who came by Corinth & Monterey and visited his grave. It was as much a terrible surprise to us as to you. I rec'd Mary's letter this even- ing. You ask - and properly, too - why Davy was left to die alone; i.e. amongst strangers. I will tell you just how it happened. When [?] S., Timmons and myself were ordered to Monterey with the rest of the sick, Davy applied for permission to go, partly because he felt un- well, party because he thought it best that some- one should go with the sick. When we arrived at the Hospital he felt worse and continued to feel quite unwell, but, while I remained there, did not become |
