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Clark Lockwood to Mother, January 10, 1864
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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Written from Camp Stoneman, Washington, D.C. References upcoming enlistment efforts and asks her to tell his father to tell local volunteers to enlist in his Company, B. Asks her to send one or two pounds of tobacco, and discusses logistics of his father coming to visit. He recounts a general review and that a general had positive things to say about his regiment. Mentions the weather, his good health, and that the food is generally "a little better fare than Soldiers generaly have."...
Dates:
January 10, 1864
Clark Lockwood to Mother, January 17, 1864
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
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Written from Camp Stoneman, Washington, D.C. Describes a detail he was put on to ride some 45-50 miles to Chaplains Point and Port Tobacco to determine to what extent the river was frozen and if anything was being smuggled across. Mentions that smallpox has broken out in the camp. His regiment is on marching orders to be prepared to leave on six hours' notice, so he is not sure that his father would find the regiment if he came to visit. Asks for postage stamps.Envelope...
Dates:
January 17, 1864
Clark Lockwood to Mother, February 1, 1864
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
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Written from Camp Stoneman, Washington, D.C. Writes that his regiment has received marching orders to Harpers Ferry, rather than to Texas as had been expected. Complains that he has no money as no one has been paid.
Envelope postmarked at Washington, D.C., February 3, 1864. Addressed to "Mrs. Jane Lockwood, Watkins, Schuyler Co., N.Y."
Dates:
February 1, 1864
Clark Lockwood to Mother, February 29, 1864
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
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Written from Camp Sullivan, near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Reports that they had been paid and sends $16 by check, asking her to send $5 back to him. He reports that their camp is about three miles from Harpers Ferry.
Top half of envelope removed. Addressed to "Mrs. Jane Lockwood, Watkins, Schuyler Co., N.Y."
Dates:
February 29, 1864
Clark Lockwood to Mother, March 7, 1864
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5
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Written from Camp Sullivan, near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Has been on picket duty and camp guard. Describes a skirmish of some men from his regiment at Snickersville, where they had no revolvers but only carbines, most of which would not fire; many of the man involved were taken prisoner. Describes the departure of various other regiments that had been in the same camp.Envelope postmark largely town away but may be Harpers Ferry. Addressed to "Mrs. Jane Lockwood, Watkins,...
Dates:
March 7, 1864
Clark Lockwood to Mother, March 31, 1864
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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Written from Halltown, West Virginia, near Harpers Ferry. Expresses sorrow to hear that his father is sick. Thanks her for the box of fried cakes, apples, and tobacco. Notes that he had lost several stamps, leading to a delay in writing to her. He asks her and the doctor to write if his father gets worse so that he can try to obtain a furlough to come home. In a postscript he notes that the regiment expects to be joining General Kilpatrick's force shortly and that dismounted troops will be...
Dates:
March 31, 1864
Clark Lockwood to Mother, April 21, 1864
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
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Written from camp near Sharpsburg, West Virginia. Describes going on a detail to raid near Martinsburg, West Virginia, but that weather held up the raid and they were rejoined by their regiment, which brought mail from home about his father's condition. He had requested a furlough but was told he would have to wait until another of the soldiers then on furlough returned. The soldier returned but Lockwood's request had been denied on April 18. That night he was detailed to Sharpsburg and is...
Dates:
April 21, 1864
Clark Lockwood to Mother, May 17, 1864
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
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Written from Martinsburg, West Virginia. Notes that he has not received a letter in some time. Reports "We have fairly commenced our Summers Campaign and I hope by next Fall We will have the Rebels whipped and so does every Soldier and every Man I think is willing to Fight this Summer harder than ever to end the War." Notes that they had advanced from Martinsburg to Woodstock. He has now been detached with the Ambulance Corps to Martinsburg and reports rumors that Richmond had fallen. He...
Dates:
May 17, 1864
Clark Lockwood to Mother, May 25, 1864
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
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Written from Martinsburg, West Virginia. Writes to clear up a mistake in a previous letter, in which he had reported the death of a comrade, Frank Mathews. He clarified that other reports confirmed that Frank had been wounded in the thigh and was unable to ride, but that he was believed to have been taken prisoner and not killed. Has not received any mail and requests again to hear about his father's health.Envelope postmarked at Martinsburg, West Virginia, May 26, 1864....
Dates:
May 25, 1864
Clark Lockwood to Grandmother, July 18, 1864
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
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Written from Maryland Heights, near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Opens "Dear Grandmah." Reports hot, dusty weather, "enough to smother a common man but a Soldier has to be more than common to get along down here." He reports that they left Martinsburg on July 3 on a "fast walk" and had arrived in Maryland Heights the following day. Reports that the trains from Baltimore had been blocked by the Confederates so no newspapers, mail or packages had been received; rumors have been circulating...
Dates:
July 18, 1864