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199 A p p e n d i x C Additional Whitlock Letters Letters 1–11, 16, 24, 26, 39,and 40 are found at the beginning of chapters 3–8, 10, and 11. Portions of letters 17, 20, 33, and 35 are found at the beginning of chapter 9. Letters 12, 14, 15, 18, 25, 28, and 31 are not directly referred to in the text. Other letters frequently referred to in the text (13, 19, 21, 22, 22A, 23, 27, 29, 30, 32, 34, 36, 37, and 38) are included here. Letter 13 Camp Near the yellow house, Nov. 4th . . . 64 Well Lide I received a letter from you today and hasten to ansur it. I have not had one befour in three or four days. we have ben moving agane and it keeps us in an uprore all the time. I think we have written two letters this week befour this. I am getting some better of my cold. the boys are fixing our tent to day. they wont let me do much onley sit in the shanty and watch things. I have a good lot of boys to tent with. thear names are Moyer, Jones, Buzzard , Newil, and C. Colvin—bully fellows all of them. Lide I think if they would let us lay stil about a week I would be all right. they all seem to think we wont move very soon but we cant tell. they dont move us but a little at a time but it makes so much work. our tents has to be put up just so every time if we don’t stay in them two days. it has rained some for two days and if it should come on much rain we may stay hear all winter. I hope it will for I hate this moving after we get all fixt up comfortable. I was glad to hear that you have got yourself and the children cloathed so you can go to church and other doings down to town. was glad to hear you attended those political meetings. I hope you will attend every place 200  Appendix C you can enjoy yourself and have time fly as fast as possible. I cant say time flyes slow with me but rather fast for which I am very thankful. I tel you Lide some time when I have more time and my hand dont tremble so bad I will give you a little better detale of our battel we had the other day. But I cant today for I must help the boys some. we could not call it a regular battel whare we was; it was just a strong skirmish line sent out. it was a thick woods whare we was. the Johnies breastwork was just in the edge of the field. we drove them out of the woods back in thear breastwork and it seems that was all our officers wanted. Nov.5th . . . Well Lide I will try and finish this letter this morning. I have no news to write but will try and fil up with sompthing. we are getting our tent fixed up quite comfortable agan but dont know how long we can occupy it. we hope we shant have to leav rite away but we cant tel. Lide I wish you would write the prices in Olean. are they eny loer than they was when I left home? write all the news. it seems as though you might have lots of news to tel me but here it is every day alike and it has got to be an old thing with me and I dont think it very interesting. if I live to come home I will tel you lots. I must close now for this time. my love to you and all the children and neighbors. write often From Will to Lide Letter 19 Old Camp, Novmb. 23 . . . 64 Dear Wife I have rec’d a letter every night for three nights and I hope they will keep coming just so all the time. I am well and hope you are all the same. Well Lide I am going to try and ansur some of your questions. allthe maggoty bread we have had was one box of hard tack that was when we was down to City Point. the rest of our provision has all ben good. if our officers had mine thear own bisness as well as they do now they would have...

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