Scope and Contents Written at Kanawha Valley, West Virginia (written "Kanawah"). Reports the vagaries of receiving letters at various times and that they had moved to Point of Rocks. All are confused because they have had so many different commanders during the summer. Describes their movements to the valley, about ten miles from Charleston, West Virginia. Reports nearby coal oil and salt works and having to travel through tunnels. Asks her to send newspapers.Envelope postmarked at Kanahwa, West...

Scope and Contents Written from Charleston, West Virginia. Hopes that his mother will receive the "town bounty" and suggests she have Sol Wood collect it for her. Reports that they received four months' pay the previous day and that he will not send any since he expects to be able to come home in November. Notes some recent fighting near his position, in which a "celebrated Guerilla and Bush Whacker" was killed and his brother taken prisoner.Envelope postmarked at Kanawha, West Virginia, October...

Scope and Contents Written from Charleston, West Virginia. Reports an inspection of their brigade by General Crook, who paid them compliments. Notes that he does not believe the war will last another year, after the capture of Fort Fisher in North Carolina. Sends love to his sisters and asks for their photographs, and asks what the town thinks of the recent call for 300,000 more troops.Envelope postmarked at Kanawha, West Virginia, January 22, 1865. Addressed to "Mrs. Jane Lockwood, Watkins,...

Scope and Contents Written at Charleston, West Virginia, on stationery of "Head-quarters, First Separate Brigade, Dep't. W. Va." Notes reports that there may be an attack on their position but that he thinks it not so. Sends regards from Jonathan Page, who is in their regimental band. Asks her to send two copies of his photograph in case he meets someone to give them to. On the news that a Confederate peace commission has gone to Washington, he writes that he hopes for peace but doubts there will be agreement....

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Written at Charleston, West Virginia. Reports that they have not been paid and he has little money. Asks her to ask Libbie to send his photograph and asks why Aunt Maria has not answered his letter. Reports that Frank Mathews has rejoined his company and is well.

Envelope postmarked at Kanawha, West Virginia. Addressed to "Mrs. Jane Lockwood, Watkins, Schuyler County, N.Y."

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Written at Charleston, West Virginia. Reports that they expect the Paymaster shortly, and that no furloughs are being granted. Reports that he had received a photograph "but if I were you I would burn them up because they are not worth looking at" and that he has gone back to chewing tobacco.

Envelope postmarked at Kanawha, West Virginia, March 9. Addressed to "Mrs. Jane Lockwood, Watkins, Schuyler Co., N.Y."

Scope and Contents Written from Charleston, West Virginia. Notes that they are ordered to do no work the following day, "on account of the death, or rather on account of the funeral of our late President which takes place tomorrow." Reports that the Confederate colonel at Lewisburg had come that day with a flag of truce to surrender his forces on the same terms as General Lee, and that he expects they will be allowed the same terms "but I hope not it is letting them off to easy." Asks her to write once a...

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Written from Charleston, West Virginia. Expects to be mustered out soon but asks that she keep writing until he is sure he is coming home; reports much confusion about why they have not yet been mustered out and that they have not yet been paid. Asks about any July 4 celebrations at Watkins.

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Written at Charleston, West Virginia. Opens "Dear Mother and Sister." Notes that this letter is to both his mother and sister Esther. He says "the happy moment has arrived" when he can tell them to stop writing to him, having seen the regiment's mustering-out order but being ordered to keep quiet about it until the regiment can be informed. Asks them to keep it quiet but that he expects to be home by around August 1.

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Written from Elmira, Chemung County, New York. Reports that he is waiting to see a lawyer about suing for the $300 bounty he believes is due him and will return home after that. Closes by noting that Frank is "here on furlough and Emmitt is home sick."