14th Pennsylvania Cavalry CIVIL WAR LETTER - Wagoner Hauling Troop Supplies
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CIVIL WAR LETTER
The writer of this letter was William Edy -- born in 1799 and was working as a blacksmith in Erie county, Pennsylvania, at the time of the Civil War. After his first wife, Mary Clara Morton, died in the 1850’s, he took Phebe Boa Lafferty, the widow of Herman Whipple to be his second wife. In the fall of 1862, William enlisted (at the age of 63) in Co. I, 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He was made a wagoner in the regiment and saw limited active duty. He sought a medic...al discharge when his health began to fail during the winter of 1862-63 and was discharged in May 1863.SEE more on William in blue below.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.
TRANSCRIPTIONBeverly, Randolph county, West Virginia
October 20, 1863Dear Wife, Yours of the 14 came here on the 19th and I was happy to receive it to hear that you were well. I will write a few likes that you can hear from me. I am well and my health is as good as it was when I left home. My work is not hard. Jennings and I get some days 3-4 shillings in money for country work—enough to get some cider and cake and cheese for us. You wrote about Jim and the girl that sent that letter. Let Sarah and Hank see it and have them destroy it. Write to Eliza, my sister, & have her come up and stay with you a while if you want to.That pamphlet that Dan Hale sent I want you to send it to me and I will write to him today and have him send the other one and I will send them to you again. Send me the paper that has the election returns in for I want to hear how Erie County went and the State also. When the colt’s breast gets well, let Al try her in the buggy to see if she will go now. If not, you can sell her. You may do so for I am afraid that will always balk. I am glad to hear that the pig has shut himself up and is a doing well. Keep him as long as you think it is profitable.I am sorry to hear that the potatoes are rotting but it can’t be helped. Try and save them carrots and beets and turnips for they will help to winter the cow and calf. I hear hay is very high with you.Well, I don’t think of much more to write now. Write and direct as before and it will follow us if we do leave here. I think we will leave here before long and go near some railroad for it is a job to haul all the fridge for about 3, 000 horses and 10, 000 men 42 miles in wagons. We sleep on the ground with a shelter over us made of our rubber blankets. I have got me one and a woolen blanket like the one I left at home. Well, I must close now. We will be mustered in for our pay soon and then I will send it home to you so goodbye for this time.Yours as ever, — William EdyTo Phebe B. 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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The writer of this letter was William Edy -- born in 1799 and was working as a blacksmith in Erie county, Pennsylvania, at the time of the Civil War. After his first wife, Mary Clara Morton, died in the 1850’s, he took Phebe Boa Lafferty, the widow of Herman Whipple to be his second wife. In the fall of 1862, William enlisted (at the age of 63) in Co. I, 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He was made a wagoner in the regiment and saw limited active duty. He sought a medic...al discharge when his health began to fail during the winter of 1862-63 and was discharged in May 1863.SEE more on William in blue below.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.
TRANSCRIPTIONBeverly, Randolph county, West Virginia
October 20, 1863Dear Wife, Yours of the 14 came here on the 19th and I was happy to receive it to hear that you were well. I will write a few likes that you can hear from me. I am well and my health is as good as it was when I left home. My work is not hard. Jennings and I get some days 3-4 shillings in money for country work—enough to get some cider and cake and cheese for us. You wrote about Jim and the girl that sent that letter. Let Sarah and Hank see it and have them destroy it. Write to Eliza, my sister, & have her come up and stay with you a while if you want to.That pamphlet that Dan Hale sent I want you to send it to me and I will write to him today and have him send the other one and I will send them to you again. Send me the paper that has the election returns in for I want to hear how Erie County went and the State also. When the colt’s breast gets well, let Al try her in the buggy to see if she will go now. If not, you can sell her. You may do so for I am afraid that will always balk. I am glad to hear that the pig has shut himself up and is a doing well. Keep him as long as you think it is profitable.I am sorry to hear that the potatoes are rotting but it can’t be helped. Try and save them carrots and beets and turnips for they will help to winter the cow and calf. I hear hay is very high with you.Well, I don’t think of much more to write now. Write and direct as before and it will follow us if we do leave here. I think we will leave here before long and go near some railroad for it is a job to haul all the fridge for about 3, 000 horses and 10, 000 men 42 miles in wagons. We sleep on the ground with a shelter over us made of our rubber blankets. I have got me one and a woolen blanket like the one I left at home. Well, I must close now. We will be mustered in for our pay soon and then I will send it home to you so goodbye for this time.Yours as ever, — William EdyTo Phebe B. 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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