Letter from Michael Lally to his wife and children, November 23, 1863
Camp of the 11 Reg't Mass Vol
A Near Brandy Station V.a.
November the 23 1863
Dear wife and children
I sit down with pleasure to write those few [loynes] to ye hoping to it will find ye all in good health as the departure of this leaves me in at present thanks be to God.
Dear wife
You must excuse me for not ans your letter before this. I had not time. I main to inform [you] that we have the orders to march today and I think that we will go to the [Rappadan] River but I hope that we will come out all right and as swoon as I have a chance I will write
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and let you now when I [do]
I main to inform you that we got paid 2 months pay last week and I suppose you will get 15 dollars as useal. I hope that ye are all in good health and I hope that ye will have a happy Thanksgiving and a Merry Crismas. Ye [shud] not be uneasy about me for I will be home in a few months and I hope that it will be in a few weeks for there is some talk of us going home the first of January. I have not much to say at present but give my love to Martin and John and all the girls. No more at present from your affectionate husband
Michael Lalley
Co. C 11 Reg't Mass Vol
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I hope the childrn is going to school every day. Let me now how the times is or is the weather cold. Also I main to let you [now] that the Express is unsertain and I don't want to put you to any trouble a [it] for the time that I have to spend here.
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November 23, 1863
Lally, Michael
Near Brandy Station, Virginia
1 letter (4 pages)
Lally, Michael
Irish -- United States
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
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Michael Lally letters and other material, 1861-2006
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