111th Pennsylvania Infantry CIVIL WAR LETTER - Battle Lookout Mountain Content
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CIVIL WAR LETTER
SEE Writer of this letter in blue below - Benjamin Franlin edy.Edwin Martin Whipple was born on 9 December 1842 in Sardinia, Erie County, New York. He was the youngest son of Herman Whipple (1774-1842) and Phoebe Boa Lafferty (1816-1904).In the summer of 1861, Edwin enlisted in Co. A of the 23rd Illinois Infantry—the “Irish Brigade” led by Col. James A. Mulligan. He served with them on their expedition into Missouri and then was mustered out with the regiment ...in October 1861.Edwin then enlisted on 25 November 1861 at Erie, Pennsylvania, to serve three years in Co. C, 111th Pennsylvania. He remained with the regiment until 25 November 1864 when he mustered out with his company. He stood six foot tall, had dark hair and blue eyes. He was a tailor by profession.After the war, he married Maria E. Oslerhack (1852-1878) and resided in South Haven, Kalamazoo, Michigan. In 1892 he relocated to Allegany county, New York, where he remarried to Thursa Jane Wickwire (1860-1899). He died in Bath, Steuben county, New York in December 1925 at the age of 83.Serving with Edwin in Co. C, 111th Pennsylvania Volunteers was his step-brother, Sgt. Benjamin Franklin Edy (1836-1917) who is mentioned frequently as “Ben” throughout Edwin’s letters. Ben’s father, William Edy (b. 1799) took Phebe B. Lafferty (widow of Herman Whipple) to be his second wife. At an advanced age, William enlisted in Co. 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry and served for several months during the winter of 1862-63 before he was discharged for disability.The letter was sent to his step-sister, Phebe B. Edy of Springfield X Roads, Erie County, Pennsylvania.
TRANSCRIPTIONRinggold, Georgia
November 30, 1864Respected Mother, I take the present opportunity to inform you of our whereabouts and of [brother] Edwin’s misfortunate. He was wounded the 24th in the charge up Lookout Mountain but is not dangerous, so the doctor says. It is a flesh wound in the shoulder. He was wounded in the first part of the fight and sent to the hospital somewhere in Tennessee. We drove the Rebs off the mountain and followed them five days so I didn’t see him after he left us but we will hear from the wounded in a few days and I will write again and let you know how and where he is.I expect we will go back to our old camp tomorrow and may hear from him there. If so, I will write again. I have no more to write at present but will write again soon. Please write as soon as you get this.Give my love to all the friends and neighbors. Yours with respect. — Ben F. EdyTERMS$3.00 postage in the United States. We accept Paypal. Postage combined for multiple purchases. Please wait for me to send the invoice, otherwise will pay a much higher postage rate!For International buyers: We are now using eBay's Global Shipping Program. We had too many packages sent via the post office go missing. So we believe this program will be safer for us - and for you.We're members of the American Philatelic Society, the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, the Confederate Stamp Alliance and the Illinois Postal History Society.We only sell genuine, original letters (no copies or reproductions). Some of our letters have been transcribed and nicely presented for future genealogists and history buffs on the Spared & Shared blog. We've been selling on eBay since 2001. BID WITH CONFIDENCE.
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SEE Writer of this letter in blue below - Benjamin Franlin edy.Edwin Martin Whipple was born on 9 December 1842 in Sardinia, Erie County, New York. He was the youngest son of Herman Whipple (1774-1842) and Phoebe Boa Lafferty (1816-1904).In the summer of 1861, Edwin enlisted in Co. A of the 23rd Illinois Infantry—the “Irish Brigade” led by Col. James A. Mulligan. He served with them on their expedition into Missouri and then was mustered out with the regiment ...in October 1861.Edwin then enlisted on 25 November 1861 at Erie, Pennsylvania, to serve three years in Co. C, 111th Pennsylvania. He remained with the regiment until 25 November 1864 when he mustered out with his company. He stood six foot tall, had dark hair and blue eyes. He was a tailor by profession.After the war, he married Maria E. Oslerhack (1852-1878) and resided in South Haven, Kalamazoo, Michigan. In 1892 he relocated to Allegany county, New York, where he remarried to Thursa Jane Wickwire (1860-1899). He died in Bath, Steuben county, New York in December 1925 at the age of 83.Serving with Edwin in Co. C, 111th Pennsylvania Volunteers was his step-brother, Sgt. Benjamin Franklin Edy (1836-1917) who is mentioned frequently as “Ben” throughout Edwin’s letters. Ben’s father, William Edy (b. 1799) took Phebe B. Lafferty (widow of Herman Whipple) to be his second wife. At an advanced age, William enlisted in Co. 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry and served for several months during the winter of 1862-63 before he was discharged for disability.The letter was sent to his step-sister, Phebe B. Edy of Springfield X Roads, Erie County, Pennsylvania.
TRANSCRIPTIONRinggold, Georgia
November 30, 1864Respected Mother, I take the present opportunity to inform you of our whereabouts and of [brother] Edwin’s misfortunate. He was wounded the 24th in the charge up Lookout Mountain but is not dangerous, so the doctor says. It is a flesh wound in the shoulder. He was wounded in the first part of the fight and sent to the hospital somewhere in Tennessee. We drove the Rebs off the mountain and followed them five days so I didn’t see him after he left us but we will hear from the wounded in a few days and I will write again and let you know how and where he is.I expect we will go back to our old camp tomorrow and may hear from him there. If so, I will write again. I have no more to write at present but will write again soon. Please write as soon as you get this.Give my love to all the friends and neighbors. Yours with respect. — Ben F. EdyTERMS$3.00 postage in the United States. We accept Paypal. Postage combined for multiple purchases. Please wait for me to send the invoice, otherwise will pay a much higher postage rate!For International buyers: We are now using eBay's Global Shipping Program. We had too many packages sent via the post office go missing. So we believe this program will be safer for us - and for you.We're members of the American Philatelic Society, the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, the Confederate Stamp Alliance and the Illinois Postal History Society.We only sell genuine, original letters (no copies or reproductions). Some of our letters have been transcribed and nicely presented for future genealogists and history buffs on the Spared & Shared blog. We've been selling on eBay since 2001. BID WITH CONFIDENCE.
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