64th York Infantry CIVIL WAR LETTER In Hospital From Battle Fair Oaks Wound
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CIVIL WAR LETTER
This Civil War soldier letter was penned by Pvt. Daniel “Wiley” Lafferty (1833-1900) enlisted on 1 December 1861 at Elmira, New York in Co. A, 64th New York Infantry. Though he enlisted for three years, Wiley’s service was cut short by a couple of debilitating injuries. He received a wound at Fair Oaks which resulted in the loss of the 3rd finger on his left hand. In early November 1862, while chopping firewood, he accidentally chopped off the large toe o...n his right foot. He was prematurely discharged for medical disability from a Philadelphia hospital on 3 February 1863. Wiley’s parents were Daniel Lafferty (1784-1856) and Catharine Snyder (1793-1879) of Sardenia, Erie County, New York.This letter was found in the Edward Whipple archive. See below for Edward's biography - with an explanation of who the recipient of this letter was - Phebe Lafferty: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. 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.TRANSCRIPTIONPhiladelphia [Pennsylvania]
Friday, January 9, 1863Absent sister, With great pleasure I take my pen in hand to answer your kind letter which came to hand about one hour ago. I was glad to hear from you again and to hear that you was better. I am well and doing well. I shall go home next week. My [discharge] papers was made out this morning so I shall soon go to my family again. I had a letter from Ed [Whipple]. He said he eats a good lot for me. I have never got my hat. It has gone up. But I will go home and get some now soon.You wanted to know about Ed. The boys seem to think everything of him when I was there and he of them. So you say I hope he never will run away from the army. He was out once and he ought to stay out of it. But now he is [in], I hope he will stay till he gets out like a man. Then I would like to see him out of it.Phebe, I wish he and I was there to take dinner with you today. Oh what a time we would have. But we can’t. But I hope and pray to God that the time will come when we can all meet again, never more to go to war. That would be a happy time for us all next time.Well Phebe, I have just got a letter from Ellen. They are all well. So you see I do hear from all. I have got to write to her now but that is my delight both day and night, as you say. It is all comfort I take and that is a great comfort, ain’t it, to read a letter from your friends. I find it so. I have not wrote to Ed yet but I must soon as I get this done for I like to hear from him.Well, Phebe, my discharge has come to me since so I shall go home the last of the week. Then I will write to you again. I wish you was there when I get home. I shall stop and have mother go home with me when I go. She is to [ ] now. Don’t write till I write to you again. I will [write] soon as I get home. So goodbye. This from your brother, — Wileyto Phebe B. ElyTERMS$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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This Civil War soldier letter was penned by Pvt. Daniel “Wiley” Lafferty (1833-1900) enlisted on 1 December 1861 at Elmira, New York in Co. A, 64th New York Infantry. Though he enlisted for three years, Wiley’s service was cut short by a couple of debilitating injuries. He received a wound at Fair Oaks which resulted in the loss of the 3rd finger on his left hand. In early November 1862, while chopping firewood, he accidentally chopped off the large toe o...n his right foot. He was prematurely discharged for medical disability from a Philadelphia hospital on 3 February 1863. Wiley’s parents were Daniel Lafferty (1784-1856) and Catharine Snyder (1793-1879) of Sardenia, Erie County, New York.This letter was found in the Edward Whipple archive. See below for Edward's biography - with an explanation of who the recipient of this letter was - Phebe Lafferty: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. 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.TRANSCRIPTIONPhiladelphia [Pennsylvania]
Friday, January 9, 1863Absent sister, With great pleasure I take my pen in hand to answer your kind letter which came to hand about one hour ago. I was glad to hear from you again and to hear that you was better. I am well and doing well. I shall go home next week. My [discharge] papers was made out this morning so I shall soon go to my family again. I had a letter from Ed [Whipple]. He said he eats a good lot for me. I have never got my hat. It has gone up. But I will go home and get some now soon.You wanted to know about Ed. The boys seem to think everything of him when I was there and he of them. So you say I hope he never will run away from the army. He was out once and he ought to stay out of it. But now he is [in], I hope he will stay till he gets out like a man. Then I would like to see him out of it.Phebe, I wish he and I was there to take dinner with you today. Oh what a time we would have. But we can’t. But I hope and pray to God that the time will come when we can all meet again, never more to go to war. That would be a happy time for us all next time.Well Phebe, I have just got a letter from Ellen. They are all well. So you see I do hear from all. I have got to write to her now but that is my delight both day and night, as you say. It is all comfort I take and that is a great comfort, ain’t it, to read a letter from your friends. I find it so. I have not wrote to Ed yet but I must soon as I get this done for I like to hear from him.Well, Phebe, my discharge has come to me since so I shall go home the last of the week. Then I will write to you again. I wish you was there when I get home. I shall stop and have mother go home with me when I go. She is to [ ] now. Don’t write till I write to you again. I will [write] soon as I get home. So goodbye. This from your brother, — Wileyto Phebe B. ElyTERMS$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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