CIVIL WAR LETTER - 32nd Ohio Infantry Ref ' S BATTLE LAUREL HILL Beverly, Virginia
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CIVIL WAR LETTER
This Civil War soldier letter was written by Abraham (“Abe”) Moses Crumbecker (1829-1899), the son of Isaac & Hannah Crumbecker of Carroll county, Ohio. Abe was married in 1853 to Mary C. Eakin but after her death, he remarried Hannah Pennock (1837-1914).At age 32, Abe enlisted in August 1861 in Co. A, 32nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI). He was immediately commissioned the 1st Lieutenant of Co. A and rose in rank to Captain by 15 March 1862. In January 1863,... he was promoted to Major of the regiment, which rank he held at the time he mustered out of the service in July 1865.Abraham Moses Crumbecker, 32nd OVI
TRANSCRIPTIONBeverly, Randolph County, Virginia
September 20, 1861Dear Wife, I again seat myself to drop a short note to you to give you some information of our whereabouts and health. We left Bell Air on Monday afternoon for Webster at which place I wrote you.A lithograph of the 1861 Battle of Laurel Hill We started from Webster on Tuesday for this place. In coming here, we came through Belington and Laurel Hill where our forces had a fight with the rebels at which place General [Robert S.] Garnett, the Rebel Commander, was killed. You probably remember of hearing me read of the Battle of Laurel Hill. Today we are encamped within 4½ miles of Rich Mountain—the place where the 19th [OVI] Regiment under Beaty had their fight. Mr. Yost pointed out the range of mountains today and if we stay here long enough, we are going up to see the place. We are now within 18 miles of Cheat Mountain Gap—the place of our destination when we were ordered to move from Camp Dennison, but upon arriving here we were ordered to halt and are now here awaiting further orders. The rebels have retreated from their former position. Well, yes, I suppose they heard that the 32nd Ohio Reg. was coming and we have the reputation of being a crack regiment. But I do not write the sentence for truth. I will say the boys are here and and anxious for a brush whenever the opportunity offers.There will soon be a heavy force of United States troops in Western Virginia. Regiment after regiment pass through almost daily. There was a splendid battery of flying artillery went up the road a day or two since. People here think the war cannot possibly last very long. Our forces are getting very strong in Virginia and we will drive them out, there is no doubt, and I think with very little fighting in Western Virginia where we are. But let the war continue as long as it may. I would rather stay five years in the service (as well as I love to be with my little family) than to suffer this struggle to be carried to the homes and firesides of my family and friends in Ohio.The country we have passed over from Webster here—a distance of between 40 and 50 miles—is one of [the] most God forsaken countries I ever witnessed. The time was when a goodly portion was Secesh. Well their properties have been left, their houses vacated, the windows knocked in, [and] their fences destroyed. The farm we are now quartered on contains 700 acres of land just at the suburbs of Beverly. There is scarcely rails enough on the whole farm to fence a garden. The owner was a Rebel joined the rebel army and was shot. I tell you that this country cannot gain what she has lost by this war in the next 50 years behind our country. So now you can judge what the county is like. You see no school houses., buggies, wagons, or scarcely any comfortable [ ings] at all.Well, I must stop for I have no more time to write at present. Yours forever, — A. M. CrumbeckerTERMS$3.00 postage in the United States. We accept Paypal.Postage combined for multiple purchases. Please wait for me to send the invoice, otherwise you will pay a higher rate.For International buyers, we utilize eBay’s Global ShippingProgram. We had too many packages sentvia the post office go missing. So webelieve this program will be safer for us and for you.We are members of the American Philatelic Society, the U.S.Philatelic Classics Society, the Confederate Stamp Alliance and the IllinoisPostal History Society.We only sell genuine, original letters (no copies orreproductions). Some of our letters havebeen transcribed and nicely presented for future genealogists and history buffson the Spared & Shared blog.We have been selling on eBay since 1998. BID WITH CONFIDENCE !
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This Civil War soldier letter was written by Abraham (“Abe”) Moses Crumbecker (1829-1899), the son of Isaac & Hannah Crumbecker of Carroll county, Ohio. Abe was married in 1853 to Mary C. Eakin but after her death, he remarried Hannah Pennock (1837-1914).At age 32, Abe enlisted in August 1861 in Co. A, 32nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI). He was immediately commissioned the 1st Lieutenant of Co. A and rose in rank to Captain by 15 March 1862. In January 1863,... he was promoted to Major of the regiment, which rank he held at the time he mustered out of the service in July 1865.Abraham Moses Crumbecker, 32nd OVI
TRANSCRIPTIONBeverly, Randolph County, Virginia
September 20, 1861Dear Wife, I again seat myself to drop a short note to you to give you some information of our whereabouts and health. We left Bell Air on Monday afternoon for Webster at which place I wrote you.A lithograph of the 1861 Battle of Laurel Hill We started from Webster on Tuesday for this place. In coming here, we came through Belington and Laurel Hill where our forces had a fight with the rebels at which place General [Robert S.] Garnett, the Rebel Commander, was killed. You probably remember of hearing me read of the Battle of Laurel Hill. Today we are encamped within 4½ miles of Rich Mountain—the place where the 19th [OVI] Regiment under Beaty had their fight. Mr. Yost pointed out the range of mountains today and if we stay here long enough, we are going up to see the place. We are now within 18 miles of Cheat Mountain Gap—the place of our destination when we were ordered to move from Camp Dennison, but upon arriving here we were ordered to halt and are now here awaiting further orders. The rebels have retreated from their former position. Well, yes, I suppose they heard that the 32nd Ohio Reg. was coming and we have the reputation of being a crack regiment. But I do not write the sentence for truth. I will say the boys are here and and anxious for a brush whenever the opportunity offers.There will soon be a heavy force of United States troops in Western Virginia. Regiment after regiment pass through almost daily. There was a splendid battery of flying artillery went up the road a day or two since. People here think the war cannot possibly last very long. Our forces are getting very strong in Virginia and we will drive them out, there is no doubt, and I think with very little fighting in Western Virginia where we are. But let the war continue as long as it may. I would rather stay five years in the service (as well as I love to be with my little family) than to suffer this struggle to be carried to the homes and firesides of my family and friends in Ohio.The country we have passed over from Webster here—a distance of between 40 and 50 miles—is one of [the] most God forsaken countries I ever witnessed. The time was when a goodly portion was Secesh. Well their properties have been left, their houses vacated, the windows knocked in, [and] their fences destroyed. The farm we are now quartered on contains 700 acres of land just at the suburbs of Beverly. There is scarcely rails enough on the whole farm to fence a garden. The owner was a Rebel joined the rebel army and was shot. I tell you that this country cannot gain what she has lost by this war in the next 50 years behind our country. So now you can judge what the county is like. You see no school houses., buggies, wagons, or scarcely any comfortable [ ings] at all.Well, I must stop for I have no more time to write at present. Yours forever, — A. M. CrumbeckerTERMS$3.00 postage in the United States. We accept Paypal.Postage combined for multiple purchases. Please wait for me to send the invoice, otherwise you will pay a higher rate.For International buyers, we utilize eBay’s Global ShippingProgram. We had too many packages sentvia the post office go missing. So webelieve this program will be safer for us and for you.We are members of the American Philatelic Society, the U.S.Philatelic Classics Society, the Confederate Stamp Alliance and the IllinoisPostal History Society.We only sell genuine, original letters (no copies orreproductions). Some of our letters havebeen transcribed and nicely presented for future genealogists and history buffson the Spared & Shared blog.We have been selling on eBay since 1998. BID WITH CONFIDENCE !
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