Letter from <name type="person" key="name-00000001"><reg>Robert C. Caldwell</reg><orig>R.C. Caldwell</orig></name> to <name type="person" key="name-00000002"><reg>Mag I. Caldwell</reg><orig>M.I.C.</orig></name>, May 22nd 1864 Robert C. Caldwell Text encoded by Adam D. Friedman East Carolina University. J. Y. Joyner Library
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2007 j37 Robert C. Caldwell Collection Wilmington, N.C. May 22, 1864

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 Library of Congress Subject Headings English Letter from Robert C. CaldwellR.C. Caldwell to Mag I. CaldwellM.I.C., May 22nd 1864 May the 22, 1864
Wilmington
Der Wife

I landed here last knight we are under marchen orders I dont no where we will go I left every thing I had only what I cold cary on my Back at Caswell wee are redy for action we will to day for Som point I dont no where we ma go to Petersburg (N.C.)Peters Burg or down on the sound towards New Bern (N.C.)Nubern I cant tell wee are wating for orders to march I cant tel where we will go the is hard times in VA Serten and ShoreSerten and Shore: certain and sure

I will rite as soon as I get to where I am going

R.C. is not so Well I have a risen on my neck rite in frunt I cant buten my shirt colorcolor: collar and my Bowls is Deranged So I feel like I am aflicted this morning this is a butiful moring one of our Co is gone to Hinansville 2 Co gone to Masonsborough Sound and Co C is on hur way to sum point I no not where So you See we are scatered to and fro Well Mag I have just ate my breefust a cup of black coffe and and 2 biscut that is R.C. breefust but I dident want any this morning my bowls is out of repare Direct to Wilmington (N.C.)Wilmington your leters to Wilmington

Mag clere that pece of ground where the Spring is it wont take much work to clere it and fence it run the fence from the Bars up to the coner of the oats

if you cant git it clerd Dont Rent I think you can git it Don

write Swon Robert C. CaldwellR C C to M I Caldwell