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1Author:  Bitner Collection: Cressler, AlexAdd
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Bitnerletters | Henry Bitner letters | Bitner collection | Letters written to Henry A. Bitner 
 Description: I have been somewhat dis- appointed in not seeing you up here to see the men playing soldier, and now since Gov. Curtin is expected here tomorrow, (Saturday) I will feel sure that you are coming, and look for you, my but they do look pretty, Just come and see. Three Regiments were in yesterday afternoon and make a long line of people, who with their glittering bayonets under the rays of the shining sun, accompanied by their Bands, or marshal music, and the heavy and steady tramp of three thousand men, make all who stand and look on, feel, that they are not soldiers, all this can but give a very faint idea of the appearance of one hun- dred and fifty thousand human beings marched into the field of battle by the warming and thrilling sound of almost countless drums and Oh! what, or who can describe the feeling of that immense congregation of human souls when the sound of the booming cannon first disturbs the quiet of that breast and paints death and destruction all around. We may try to form some idea of the scene presented by a battlefield, both while in the actual contest and after, but can never, in my opinion, realize the horrors of such a sight until we ourselves behold it, and such; humanity forbids us from wishing. May it never be seen in our land, but may the Flag continue to wave over the land of the free and the home of the brave.
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2Author:  Bitner Collection: Cressler, AlexAdd
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Bitnerletters | Henry Bitner letters | Bitner collection | Letters written to Henry A. Bitner 
 Description: Yours of yesterday was received in due time and being fully digested I embrace this privilege of writing to you again. I was sorry to hear of your disappointment on Saturday last, and can only measure your feelings by imagining what mine would have been under corresponding circumstances. Saturday was a day of interest and satisfaction to me having never seen the like before, when I cast my eyes along the line, which was formed along the one side of the street, with arms presented and beheld the field of bayonets elevated above the heads of thous- ands, and the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which is the Key-stone of the Arch, moving steadily and silently along that line, with his penetrating eye firmly fixed upon them, and his countenance remaining unmoved and apparently speaking of the condition of the Country and the object for which so many sons of labor had been called together, I was led to exclaim, "who can tell what a day may bring forth." From a person who came from Williamsport Md. yesterday we learned that two Regiments of Secessionists had come there and by yesterday's Tribune, that the plan is to come on through until they reach Philadelphia, in order to get provisions, should they attempt to carry out that design, we will have a bloody time here, and you may be sure the men here will give them a breakfast job at any rate, and I hope Shippensburg and the Pines will, by the time they reach you, have their 10 O'clock peace ready for them and see that every man gets his portion due. This is to much to trifle about, as it may be their design, however I am not yet uneasy, but should they come it may be that I might never see you again let come what will, I expect to be prepared for the worst that can happen to me. The citizens of Chambrg. are calm, and do not apprehend an attack from the rebels from the South. I have not in my imagination marked out the plan by which the present troubles may be settled, but find that the opinion of some is that war is the only remedy. if such be true then the Northern boys must go to the work, and what could be more cheering to the hearts of freeman such as we are, than to see that the whole north will move to the work, as one mighty machine none of the parts being wanting, but all complete, and all of which have been tried in the days of '76, and found to be as true a steel, and since the fall of Sumpter it has been greatly strengthened and now is the Greatest Structure, and most complet machine under the Canopy of Heaven, and when it begins to move forward upon the foe, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific,-every part reveling in grandeur and might, not being driven by steam, but the hearts blood of million, and the smiles of Heaven, although moving slowly, its tread will be the surer, and long before it reaches Cape Sable, secession will be crushed out of existence, and like a mighty cloud, it will rain Union sentiments on every farm and plantation south of Mason's and Dixon's Line. Let us start the ball rolling, and send seces sion to the place from whence it came, you will now allow me to tell you a little anecdote, which I heard a few days ago Mr.— A said "that it has often been his wonder what the D—l tempted people to sin for that their sin could not make him any better," when Mr.— B said, "Don't you know that he is a secessionist -that he was the first to seceed from Heaven, and consequently the father of secession," —more truth than joke — This is a day of sweet recolection to me, being the 21st day of May. "Rather let my right hand forget her cunning and my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth," than for me to forget my hours of unalloyed peace three years ago at old Stony-Point, Those were the happy hours of my life. And I hope the Friend I there formed may be my friend for life — would to God that all who participated in that season of refreshment might be able to say — My labors there have not been in vain, I hope you will let your mind run back to that era in your life and call to memory the hours that you with me and many others spent there. Henry dear remember then. I am looking for you this week; dont forget to come. I have been interupted a great deal while writing this, so that you will find some trouble in reading it. write soon I if it is not to much trouble, I sometimes think that I am imposing on your time to ask you to write but I cant help it no person else will write and I am very glad to hear from the pines.
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3Author:  Bitner Collection: Cressler, AlexAdd
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Bitnerletters | Henry Bitner letters | Bitner collection | Letters written to Henry A. Bitner 
 Description: Yours of the 22nd ult. was received in due time, but not answered as soon as its demands required, but "better late than never." "so here goes." In my last I spoke of the sight presented in our streets, but since that time things have changed considerably, and the scenes presented in our streets on Friday and Saturday of last week were quite a different aspect reality be stamped on every move. On Friday five companies of Cavalry, the heroes of Sumpter (except Maj. Anderson), four Regs. of troops, accompanied by their bands and followed by their baggage wagons, which make a peculiar rum- bling noise, this Brigade was six miles long (Capt. McMullens Philadelphia Rangers were in the crowd.) You may and can only imagine what the effect of such a scene would be, the sight was the most sublime that I ever witnessed, the bands of music with numerous fifes and drums,— the heavy tread of about forty wagons, all conspired to bewilder the undrestanding and render vague all our preconceived ideas of war. The movements of Saturday were not quite so imposing, but for the cavalry it they would have been equally grand. Sabbath approached finding our citizens in a state of uproar & confusion, cars were running an screaming — men were working wagons were moving through our streets from morning till night and citizens were on a continual parade. truly such scenes, such sabbaths, and such times, were never before ours to behold. Uncle Stumbaugh will in my opinion leave very soon, but when I do not know, but think, to night or tomorrow, if you should happen to see any of our folks and it is not to much trouble, you would oblige me by telling them, that if they want to see him that now is the time, Isadore has been confined to bed sick for several days and doesn't seem to improve much, and I fear that he will not be able to go along with his fellow soldiers.
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4Author:  Bitner Collection: Cressler, AlexAdd
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Bitnerletters | Henry Bitner letters | Bitner collection | Letters written to Henry A. Bitner 
 Description: Yours of the 16th was received in due time, which found me waiting and also well and hearty with a good appetite. The troops have all left here but one Regiment and that had left too so that our town is coming back to its former quietness. but false reports and rumors are in great abundance, and correct reports are very scarce. but as I enjoyed Saturday evening with its scenes and a mess of strawberries I will commence a description, if I should not get it finished in this letter, look for the balance in the next. so here goes.
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5Author:  Bitner Collection: Cressler, AlexAdd
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Bitnerletters | Henry Bitner letters | Bitner collection | Letters written to Henry A. Bitner 
 Description: Once more amid the scenes of confusion and surrounded by the walls of Franklin Hall is Ellic, your old friend, this morning I got in the carriage & was hurried away from the loved scenes of home, by the gentle pace of faithful "Lade" and after two hours ride was again at the place of study, and sur- rounded by the hum and bustle of a county town.
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6Author:  Bitner Collection: Cressler, AlexAdd
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Bitnerletters | Henry Bitner letters | Bitner collection | Letters written to Henry A. Bitner 
 Description: Yours of the 19th inst. was received in due time, I was sorry to hear that you were not well, but I hope that you are now stout and hearty, enjoying the pleasures of a beautiful country home. I know not whether you would prefer a town life to one in the country, but if you lived in town awhile and had nothing to do, you would realize the truth of that saying, that "nothing to do" is the hardest work that one can engage in. I hope you will take care of that and always manage to have something to do, for chil- dren learn mischief when they learn nothing else.
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7Author:  Bitner Collection: Daihl, David F.Add
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Bitnerletters | Henry Bitner letters | Bitner collection | Letters written to Henry A. Bitner 
 Description: It is with pleasure that I seat myself to pen you a few lines to let you know that I am still in old Tennessee and living and in good health and spirits. I have nothing of importance to wright just now no more than we are still working at the fort at this place there are no sighns of a battle here soon but it is hard to tell what a day might bring forth but let them know we are ready for them. I believe that if the army of the potomac would do what is right we would have closed up this fuss before now.
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8Author:  Bitner Collection: Donely, ThadAdd
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Bitnerletters | Henry Bitner letters | Bitner collection | Letters written to Henry A. Bitner 
 Description: I take this oppertunity to write you a few line as I told you I should when I got to the sacred soil of Old Virginia. I came here on last Saturday 2 week had no trouble getting through as the weather was whe had a pleasant trip took the boat at Washington for Aquia [illeg.] Saturday morning got to camp about 8 o'clock in the evening it is 17 miles from the landing at Aquia to Fredericksburg. Their is a RailRoad from the creek up whe came up on that whe are camped about 3 miles from Fredericksburg [illeg.] laying along the river yesterday. I was out on picket. I had a right good time I would just as soon be on picket as in camp if whe could have some arrangement for sleeping whe are just now cooking Dinner whe have some potatoes and parsnips that I got in a garden when out picketing I think it will make a fine dish. Whe have to manage a great many way to make hard tack and salt pork keep one alive fried crackers and crackers hamered up and cakes made out of them is the principal living I tele you I wish I had some of the siders and apples that are in Cumberland Co.. I could do well their is not an apple to be had I seen them sell at Aquia Creek at 7 Dollars per barrel and retail at 3 for a Dime the regiment is Small at this time their was a good many killed and wounded in the last fight and since that a great many have taken sick thoes sick have ben sent of all here are prety well and the health of the men has been good since the sick have been sent away I have been well much better than I could have expected just coming from home and going into the hardships of camp whe I came here the boy had just to lay Down on the ground with out even a blanket some of them it was rather hard [illeg.] Whe have since got shelter
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9Author:  Bitner Collection: Donely, ThadAdd
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Bitnerletters | Henry Bitner letters | Bitner collection | Letters written to Henry A. Bitner 
 Description: I take this oppertunity to write you a few to let you no that I am well and get along well their is not sine of a move at this time the weather here has been fine. yesterday their was some rain but did last long. I received John letter a few Days ago I though I was not going to get any word from home and was much peased to here and was much obliged to John for for the stamp and sheat of paper I cant neathe paper or stamp here and I want you to write and send them to me accationaly I can by paper at 2 cents a sheat I think I can't stand them prices well their was some talk a few days ago of our being sent back to Washington but I think their is nothing of it if whe are moved it will be towards the river it takes a good Deal of figering to live here as the feed is hard to eat but by taking cair in the cooking whe still make it go down. If I had som of the apples that are at home I would have some fine dishes of saws and apple fliters I have been very hungry since I have been here by time but I think I will be able to see it through as their is but about 3 & 1/2 months illeg. has just been here and say I shall tell you he is will but times are tuff and sends his respects to all is a good thing the health of the company is good thare have been some of thoes sent to the hospital that have been sent on here are going at convalesant camp at Alaxandria. I hope they will stay their as the hardships is hard to get through and their is more in the company that wants to go home. I suppose you have been enjoying yoursalf fine but if their is no more snow their than their is here the sleigh wont mount to much this Regt is very much cut Down at prisant their is but 315 men in it my paper is most full and I must stop I got some Tobacco seed whe I was out in picket the other Day I will send it in this and I want you tents which are some protection but the weather has been fine I think I never saw such good weather this time a year Their was some talk that in camp that this Brigade would be sent back but their has been nothing said the last few days so I dont think their is much in it I wish whe would go back a piece for their would be some chance to By something to eat their is no chance to get any thing here neathe paper nor postage stamps as you will see this is ritten on an old piece of copy book that was picked up [illeg.] main and if I have to maile this and leave you the postage to pay you must excuse me or else I [illeg.] change our position Their is several that I would like to write to if I had the paper their is no sutlers supplies alowed to be shiped as the armies is so large that it require all the transportation the government can raise to bring up supplys their is no much chance for a forward move from here as the Rebels seam to bee very well Situated on the other side of the the Rappahanook is but a Small river some paces it is so shalow that it is easely forded the pickets talk to each other from the banks of the stream their is no firing amonkst the pickets but a few evenings they wer Driven in which put the officers on their gard I think I will stop writing about the armie and tell you that what part of Virginia I have seen it looks offel hard it is nothing but a lot of hill and the poorist land I have most ever seen their is a great deal of this scruby Pine and seder grows here most all the farms are vacated the inhabitants gon south with the exception of some few Negros that are scatered about I wish I who could have been at home to have tended singing the last three evenings as they have been fine and I suppose you had a good time I want you to write to me and give me all the new and let me no how the singing is going geting along I wrote to David Early some time ago have not herd from him yet my paper is most full my best Respects to your Parents and all that inquire and I Remain
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10Author:  Bitner Collection: Donely, ThadAdd
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Bitnerletters | Henry Bitner letters | Bitner collection | Letters written to Henry A. Bitner 
 Description: It is with pleasure that I take up my pencil to write you a few line to let you no that I am well and I get a long fine but today is very cold. I was out on picket night before last and was rather as- tonished wne I cam in to get a letter and such a fine lot of papers it came very handy and I am very much obliged to you their is not any thing that would have suited me beter at this time your letter gave me great satisfaction and I am glad that the sing is geting along so well their has been no snow here since I came out but it has been hit by time and cold but with the shelter whe have whe get along right well a few days ago whe had inspection of the hole Corp it was a fine sight to day their was Division Drill which was fine their is amove at the presant and at this time they are moving by thousands towards the Rappahack River and whe are at this time furnish with 3 Day Rasions and 60 rounds of cartridge to move at an airely hour to morrow morning and before 48 hours more their may be a very heavy Battle fought the Men are some what Depressed in spirits owing to the last defeat at the River but yet they will go I think I shall be along nothing happing more than I no it may be the last letter I shall write to you but but whe hope for the best if their is a fight and I shall do my duty if I no how their I much that I could write at presant But I have not the time as the orders for to march just came in a few minutes ago and I shall write home yet today and I shall close hoping that you will excuse me for this time and my mistake hoping that you will write soon to me and remember me to your Parent and all inquiring friend and I ever Remain
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11Author:  Bitner Collection: Donely, ThadAdd
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Bitnerletters | Henry Bitner letters | Bitner collection | Letters written to Henry A. Bitner 
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12Author:  Bitner Collection: Kindig, WilliamAdd
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Bitnerletters | Henry Bitner letters | Bitner collection | Letters written to Henry A. Bitner 
 Description: I have been writing and writing and writ ing to you ever since I am in the army, and at last I've wakened up all of a Sunday morning to find myself sealed behind a whole sheet of foolscap, trying to make it look like a letter to old Southampton. I would make an awful long yarn to tell you everything that has happened since I left home, in fact, twould make a young history, so will try our hand in the condensing line & squeeze out all the little things re taining only the big facts. After our regt. had been encamped on the sacred soil of Va. for several weeks near Mun son's Hill, we were attached to Gen. Duryee's brigade then lying near Alexandria, and our regt. was accordingly moved thither. Next our regt. was detatched from the brigade for awhile to guard the R.R. from Alexandria to Manassas Junction. From this we went 12 miles beyond Manassas Junction to what is called Catlett's Station, but when Banks retreated, we fell back on Manassas to defend that place. Here Ord's and Shields divisions soon came pouring in like bees and advanced thence to Front Royal in pursuit of Jackson, at Manassas our regt. or rather our brigade was attatched to Ords , now Ricketts division. I suppose you've read the letter describing this march in the news. I was not along with the regt. on this march, but got sick at Manassas, and was sent to Washing- ton , After Jackson disappeared our divison fell back again on Catletts Station where I rejoined my regt. after an absence of about 3 or 4 weeks. Thence we marched to Warrenton, County seat of Fauquier, and from that again a dis tance of 8 miles out here on the Rap pahannock . We are now in Pope's great army of Virginia. The men have great be- lief in him and his energetic policy, and all desire and expect that he will soon give us a chance to distinguish ourselves. We all regard his late stringent orders as just the thing, and all are down on slow coach McLellan , who marched his army into the swamps of the Chickahominy, and kept them intren ching and digging, while they were dying by the thousand, and all this time made no attempt on Richmond He occupies a splendid position on the banks of the James, but why didnt he go there in the first place. We ex pect better things of Pope who has already proved himself no ordinary Gen. in the Western Campaign. Our Col. (Ziegle) died the other day. McAllen is too sickly to take the command, so the Gov. I suppose will appoint us a Col. Jake Gish just got back from Washington last night with his commission as 2nd Lieut. We have bully officers. MacThompson is a clever Capt., McPherson is clever, but Gish is the best man of the party. The boys all like him because he makes him- self so common. Write and give me all the news of Southampton, Shippensburg, the schools, your studies, &c.
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13Author:  Bitner Collection: Kindig, WilliamAdd
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Bitnerletters | Henry Bitner letters | Bitner collection | Letters written to Henry A. Bitner 
 Description: I have poor facilities for wri ting, but must do the best I can. You will therefore excuse this roughly gotten up thing. I was ever so glad to hear from you and read your interesting let- ter, moreover that you were successful in getting the same old school to teach again. I hope your reputa tion in this profession is now established. I want you to keep me posted in school affairs, for although I am now a military man, I still take great interest in education- al subjects. I suppose you've heard of our battle. Our brigade however was not engaged, still we performed some exploits of which I must tell you. Banks whole corps fought them all Saturday afternoon, and were relieved by McDow ells corps in the evening after the infantry fighting was over the rebels as usual poured in upon Banks in overpow ering numbers, and why our (McDowell's) corps was not ordered up in time I cannot tell. The rebels were retreating however when Banks men were ordered to halt because he had not men enough to follow up what other wise would have proved a glorious victory. The papers will give you the particulars better than I can state them here. When we neared the battlefield late in the evening we met lots of our own wounded returning to Culpepper, where, our Chaplain told us the citizens treated them very kindly, the women assisting in dressing their wounds. We had been listening to the roar of artillery and could see the smoke of the battle all P.M. of Saturday, from our camp 1 mile south of the battle Culpepper , and when we saw the wounded, we felt like taking revenge. When we came within a mile and a half of the battle ground, our brigade was halted; our regiment received its mail here, and we fell to reading letters by can dlelight; this drew the fire of a rebel battery, and some half dozen solid shot fell right in among us, wounding four men of our regiment. One ball fell about three yards from where I stood, we stood this like heroes for a short time, then we were ordered back a short distance, but advanced again til we came within 300 yards of the same battery which was firing upon us, and which with several others, had opened out again with the purpose of ascertaining our position as well as of the rest of the large number of McDowell's corps which had silently advance under cover of the dark, but they fired far above our heads, and we lay listening to the loud and crashing roar of the dogs of war in perfect safety. present- ly the battery belonging to our (Duryee's) brigade let loose upon the one which fired into the 107th and silenced it. This de- railed their whole programme, and we could hear them falling back although in good order. Next morning we found two dismounted guns, 9 dead horses, and two Lieuts. killed, one having his head shot off. If we had not did this, they would have continued to kill us, while their infantry would have advanced, and perhaps have proved too strong for us then, as our main force only came in the next day. We have been watching the enemy ever since, yesterday they commenced retreating on account of Burnside getting in their rear, The reason we have not advanced upon them since our whole army is here is because they occupied a strong position on a high knoll. Abe got a letter from Pap which says 9 men from Corrstown , including Bro. Harry have enlisted in Reeds Co. Chambersburg. Bully for them. Its uncommonly warm here now. Soldiers live on secesh roasting cans. Cant get my picture taken now, No artist here.
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14Author:  Bitner Collection: Martin, WilliamAdd
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
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 Description: As I have just now got off of duty I thought that it was my duty to inform you of some of the proceedings. Friend we left Har- risburg [illeg.]of day at 10 O,clock A.M, and arrived at Baltimore at 6 O,clock in the eve- ning where we were treated with much respect by the citizens The whole Regiment got their supper at the Soldiers relig. asso- ciation; a place kept up by the citizens of Baltimore for the ben- efit of the soldiers. Our supper consisted of bread boiled ham cheese, and plenty of first rate coffee, but spreads we had none. And we left Balt. at 9 O,clock that night and arrived at Washington City at 1 O,clock the next morning A.M. where we retired for the night we all slept in the soldiers retreat, a building put up for to rest soldiers in the morning we got our breakfast which was bread and a hunk of meat and chocklet with greese swimming on it a half an inch thick. I had a great notion to greese my shoes with it. We spent a Tuesday forenoon in running around through the City and about 10 O,clock we were marched to where we now are. We are in- camped about in the 7 miles south west from Washington. We were marched from the City to camp wells 7 miles with only 2 rests of about 10 minutes each with our knapsacks on our backs and our guns and our haversacks all together weighing about 50 lbs and we were doublequicked part of the way
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15Author:  Bitner Collection: Shoemaker, David R. P.Add
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Bitnerletters | Henry Bitner letters | Bitner collection | Letters written to Henry A. Bitner 
 Description: Old friend— It is very seldom that I have to apolo= gize for any failure in punctu= ality in answering correspondents, but have not been as punctual as usual in answering your last, (forwarded to me to Camp Chase at Columbus) from the fact th we have never known until now how long we would remain in Camp or where we would be ordered to.
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16Author:  Bitner Collection: Shoemaker, David R. P.Add
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
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 Description: I received a letter from you some time since, which I will now proceed to answer. I should have answered it sooner, but as we were constantly expecting marching orders, I thought I would delay writing until I could tell you our destina= tion.
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17Author:  Bitner Collection: Shoemaker, David R. P.Add
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
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 Description: Your note (for it is too short to be called a letter) of the 18th came duly to hand, being forwarded from Winfield.
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18Author:  Bitner Collection: Shoemaker, David R. P.Add
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Bitnerletters | Henry Bitner letters | Bitner collection | Letters written to Henry A. Bitner 
 Description: You will doubtless think I have been rather careless in answering your letter but when you hear my excuse I think you will pardon me.
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19Author:  Bitner Collection: Shoemaker, David R. P.Add
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Bitnerletters | Henry Bitner letters | Bitner collection | Letters written to Henry A. Bitner 
 Description: Your letter has been at hand for some time and my ex= cuse for not answering sooner is that I have not felt stout enough until now to undertake to write.— Since the time I last wrote you I have been considerably under the weather again.
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20Author:  Bitner Collection: Shoemaker, David R. P.Add
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Bitnerletters | Henry Bitner letters | Bitner collection | Letters written to Henry A. Bitner 
 Description: Yours of the 18th ult. is at hand, having been forwarded from Somersville, Va; and I will have to answer it in brief to=night, as we are under marching orders for to=morrow morning at 3.30, and I do not know when I shall have an opportunity of writing again. Our destination is unknown to your humble servant. I do not know of any regiment in the service which has been moved about quite as much as the "Gipsies," as Genl Wise used to call us.— I am glad to hear that you are having good times in old Southampton. Do not imagine that the toils and privations of a soldier's life have made such a misanthrope of me that hearing of those good things you describe would cause "hard thoughts." As far as wishing myself out of the army is concerned I have wished it long ago, but shall only get out honorably—either an honorable discharge or death.
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