Mentions acquaintances who have enlisted in the army. Transcription: [no date, possibly 1862] [page] 5 If I had known that Parks had a notion of volunteering, I should have ventured a bit of advice to him, & that would have been, to go into an old regt., as there are decided advantages to going into a new one, unless a man has a chance of a position. I want you to send me a list of names of all that you know, that have volunteered, or been drafted. I do hope some of the Hopkins ? will be drafted. ? I expect Sam Garst is some uneasy, has he done much for you towards paying for the harness. Af
Mentions acquaintances who have enlisted in the army. Transcription: [no date, possibly 1862] [page] 5 If I had known that Parks had a notion of volunteering, I should have ventured a bit of advice to him, & that would have been, to go into an old regt., as there are decided advantages to going into a new one, unless a man has a chance of a position. I want you to send me a list of names of all that you know, that have volunteered, or been drafted. I do hope some of the Hopkins ? will be drafted. ? I expect Sam Garst is some uneasy, has he done much for you towards paying for the harness. After reflecting over the matter, I would say, buy the corn from Parks, & if he is willing to make a sacrifice to help save his Co., you can make some sacrifice, if need be, to help him off. 6 You have wrote so much about our pretty boy, that I certainly think I must have his picture, I want yours & his together. I presume you saw Mr. Lytle the day you went to St. Charles, to that dinner, tell me what satisfaction he gave you. If you have any of the Eclectic med. send me some. I guess I have written all I can think of, of interest, so I will close, as I want ans, Wm R ?s & Louisa to-day. I will wait a few days before I ans. Stiles ?; then you can hear from me a little later. ? In a few days we will muster again for pay, as there will be 2 mos. more pay due us the last of this mo., but when we will get it, no one knows, ? It will now soon be a year since I left home, & I have no doubt but the time has seemed long to you, Title: Letter fragment [of Osiah A. Moser] to his wife, 1861-1863 . between 1861 and 1863. Moser, Osiah A.
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