111th Pennsylvania Infantry CIVIL WAR LETTER From Aquia Landing Camp In Virginia
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CIVIL WAR LETTER
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.
TRANSCRIPTION[Aquia Landing, Virginia]
April 7th 1863My Dear Mother, I received yours of the 31st last night and was glad to hear from you. Well Mother, I ain’t in the Old Bloody Three Ones anymore as I was transferred to the Brigade Pioneers last night. I was glad to get those stamps for I had none to mail a letter with.Then Lucina is going in on her music [?] this winter and spring, is she? Well I hope she will make a living at it. I wish her luck.There is no news to write about. Everything is dull as a church here but we shall move before long and then we will have stirring news enough for awhile. I got the gloves in due time and the paper but I have only one of the same no. here so I had Jeff’s dream. As soon as you at was pretty well got up. I wish you would send me a pound of tobacco by mail. It won’t cost half so much as it is to buy it here. Send it as soon as you can. I can’t think of anything more to write. Soll has got back to the regiment.Mother, I wrote a letter to Phebe Ann before they moved and now I wish you would take it out of the office and send it down to her. That is all, I believe, at present. Direct everything to the regiment and Ben will send it to me. I will send you a small sl__ I cut from a sporting N. Y. City paper called Nick Nax. It’s a big thing on an Gould [?].So goodbye for this time. — Ed Whipple. Cp. C, Regt. Pa. Vols.TERMS$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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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.
TRANSCRIPTION[Aquia Landing, Virginia]
April 7th 1863My Dear Mother, I received yours of the 31st last night and was glad to hear from you. Well Mother, I ain’t in the Old Bloody Three Ones anymore as I was transferred to the Brigade Pioneers last night. I was glad to get those stamps for I had none to mail a letter with.Then Lucina is going in on her music [?] this winter and spring, is she? Well I hope she will make a living at it. I wish her luck.There is no news to write about. Everything is dull as a church here but we shall move before long and then we will have stirring news enough for awhile. I got the gloves in due time and the paper but I have only one of the same no. here so I had Jeff’s dream. As soon as you at was pretty well got up. I wish you would send me a pound of tobacco by mail. It won’t cost half so much as it is to buy it here. Send it as soon as you can. I can’t think of anything more to write. Soll has got back to the regiment.Mother, I wrote a letter to Phebe Ann before they moved and now I wish you would take it out of the office and send it down to her. That is all, I believe, at present. Direct everything to the regiment and Ben will send it to me. I will send you a small sl__ I cut from a sporting N. Y. City paper called Nick Nax. It’s a big thing on an Gould [?].So goodbye for this time. — Ed Whipple. Cp. C, Regt. Pa. Vols.TERMS$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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