1862 CIVIL WAR SOLDIER LETTER - FORT FEDERAL HILL BALTIMORE - 7th NY N. G. REGT
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Civil War soldier's letter, 3 pgs., approx. 5" x 8", datelined "Fort Federal Hill, Baltimore, July 24, 1862", from Samuel J.M. Sexton, Co. C, 7th Regiment NY National Guard, to "Irene".
The writer of this letter was a member of the 7th NY National Guard - an old and established Militia Regiment in New York City when the Civil War broke out. They responded quickly to the crisis and left NYC on April 19, 1861, amid great fanfare, to protect the Nation's Capitol. Arriving in ...Philadelphia, they received orders not to go via Baltimore (because of the mob attack on a Mass. Regt. there), but to go via Annapolis, and open a road from there to Washington, thus restoring communication between the free States and D.C. They arrived in Washington on April. 24-25, and were mustered into U.S. Service for 30 days on April 26th. From April 25 to May 2, they were housed in the Capitol Buildings. They were mustered out at NYC on June 3, 1861. The Regiment served 2 other times, for 3 months from May to Aug., 1862, and for 30 days, June-July, 1863.
The Regiment was known as the "Silk Stocking" Regiment and also as the "Blue Bloods", because so many of the men were from the elite families of New York City.
Letters from soldiers in the 7th NY National Guard during any of their short terms of service are scarce.
The letter includes:
"Dear Irene,
I received this morning per Express, the box containing Gloves and Cap...I thank you both. Almost every other man has one of those caps, among them John Tufts, but not one of them can equal the one you have made for me, either in combination or richness of color. Everyone is admiring it, and the boquet, the boquet I shall keep in the box instead of putting in water, as it will keep a good deal longer in box....
I hope to find you all well when I get home and hope to be able to spend a little time at Hyde Park with you. Our time is up the 25th of August, when I expect we will return home without delay. They may think in New York that we are enjoying ourselves, but let the good people who think so come here and step into our shoes and they will soon find out the difference and be glad to get home.
We had a tremendous Battalion drill this morning. When we came in, I had not a dry thread on my back, but I don't mind anything of that kind. They can work me as hard as they choose. I can stand it.
Give my love to all the family and with much love to yourself, I remainYour affectionate Uncle,
Saml. J.M. Sexton"
Very Fine.
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The writer of this letter was a member of the 7th NY National Guard - an old and established Militia Regiment in New York City when the Civil War broke out. They responded quickly to the crisis and left NYC on April 19, 1861, amid great fanfare, to protect the Nation's Capitol. Arriving in ...Philadelphia, they received orders not to go via Baltimore (because of the mob attack on a Mass. Regt. there), but to go via Annapolis, and open a road from there to Washington, thus restoring communication between the free States and D.C. They arrived in Washington on April. 24-25, and were mustered into U.S. Service for 30 days on April 26th. From April 25 to May 2, they were housed in the Capitol Buildings. They were mustered out at NYC on June 3, 1861. The Regiment served 2 other times, for 3 months from May to Aug., 1862, and for 30 days, June-July, 1863.
The Regiment was known as the "Silk Stocking" Regiment and also as the "Blue Bloods", because so many of the men were from the elite families of New York City.
Letters from soldiers in the 7th NY National Guard during any of their short terms of service are scarce.
The letter includes:
"Dear Irene,
I received this morning per Express, the box containing Gloves and Cap...I thank you both. Almost every other man has one of those caps, among them John Tufts, but not one of them can equal the one you have made for me, either in combination or richness of color. Everyone is admiring it, and the boquet, the boquet I shall keep in the box instead of putting in water, as it will keep a good deal longer in box....
I hope to find you all well when I get home and hope to be able to spend a little time at Hyde Park with you. Our time is up the 25th of August, when I expect we will return home without delay. They may think in New York that we are enjoying ourselves, but let the good people who think so come here and step into our shoes and they will soon find out the difference and be glad to get home.
We had a tremendous Battalion drill this morning. When we came in, I had not a dry thread on my back, but I don't mind anything of that kind. They can work me as hard as they choose. I can stand it.
Give my love to all the family and with much love to yourself, I remainYour affectionate Uncle,
Saml. J.M. Sexton"
Very Fine.
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