Civil War Anniversary Quilts: 150 Blocks to Commemorate 150 Years

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Te Civil War began on April 12, 1861, and it

touched the life of almost every person living in the

United States during that time. More than 600,000lives were lost, and the battles led to the economic

destruction of homes, farms and industries.

Civil War diaries and letters described a woman’s

or a soldier’s personal experiences in daily life

activities, as well as the activities during the Civil

War. Letters and diaries were written from home,

the battlefields, camps, hospitals and even prisons.

Te letters and the diaries provided a firsthand

account of the experiences during the Civil War.

As you work on the quilt blocks in this book, whether you complete a small project or make

the entire quilt, you will learn about the different

effects the Civil War had on those living during

that era. Te diaries and letters are in the soldiers’

and women’s own words, with simple grammar and

spelling errors sometimes corrected.

Introduction Introduction

WILLIAM HENRY HUNTZINGER

William was twenty years old when he left with his brother toserve in the Seventy-ninth Regiment of the Indiana VolunteerInfantry. His diary is not only a wonderful legacy for his

family but a historical document of the Indiana Seventy-ninthRegiment. His Civil War diary and photograph are used with

permission from Jeffrey S. La Favre and Mike La Favre—great- great-grandsons of William H. Huntzinger.

RUTHERFORD B. HAYES

Rutherford joined the wenty-third Regiment of Ohio andkept his diary while on the battlefields during the Civil War. In1877, he became the nineteenth president of the United States

of America. His Civil War diary and photograph are used with permission from the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center.Tank you to Nan Card, Curator of Manuscripts.

EMILY QUINER

Emily was teaching in Wisconsin when she left with her sisterto work as a nurse in the hospital in Memphis. Her diaryreflects the hardships, the soldiers’ care and the conditions of thehospitals during the Civil War. Permission to use her diaries

was given by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Tank you to Michael Edmunds for his help.

SARAH LOIS WADLEY

Sarah Lois Wadley, a sixteen-year-old,wrote her diary aboutattending social gatherings, sewing clothing for the soldiers andthe activities of her brother and father who both worked for theConfederate Army. Diary entries are used with permission fromthe Manuscripts Department, Wilson Library, Library at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the SouthernHistorical Collection. Photographs are used with permission

from Beverly Mickle, Sarah’s father’s great-great-granddaughter.

WILLIAM AND CATHERINE BRAND

William enlisted with the Fifth Virginia Regiment on April 18,1861, and began writing letters home to Amanda Catherine

Armentrout, who later became his wife. Te William FrancisBrand letters and photograph are used with permission from theSpecial Collections, University of Virginia Library. Tank youto Edward Gaynor for his help.



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William HenryHuntzinger 8

William Henry Huntzinger 8

Rifle Pits 9

Shells Bursting 9

rading Coffee 10

March to Murfreesboro 10 William’s Song 11

raveling So Gaily 12

Dress Parade 12

New Preacher 13

A Dutch Boy 13

Prices for Supplies 14

Strong Forts 14

Lebanon Pike 15

Te Nicest and LargestSteamboat 16

Muddy ravel 16

Old Gray-Headed Chaplain 17

Reveille 17

Lo, Tey Were Not Here 18

Hogs Feet, Fish and Butter 18

roops Around own 19

Levi’s Money 19

Duty of the Pickets 20

Tree Cheers for Grant 21

Orders to Pack 21

Te Deserter 22

Death of the Deserter 23

Rutherford B. Hayes 24

Rutherford B. Hayes 24

A Glorious Nation 25

A Government Again 26

Majority in the Regiment 27

Appointments of Offi cers 28

An Undisputed Possession 29

A Beautiful ChristmasMorning 30

Regular Line of Promotion 30

Election Day for WestVirginia 31

Base of Operations 31

Possession of Manassas 32

Decide the Fate of theConfederacy 32

Te Enemy Is CrowdingUs 33

Closing the War From SheerExhaustion 34

Run Some Risks 34

Houses As Fortifications 35 A Fine Artillery Duel 36

Memoranda 36

Regular Rations All GoneLong Ago 37

A Lovely Valley 38

A Good Deal of Confusion 38

Very Few of the Old Men 39

Johnston’s Surrender 39

Dancing Under the rees 57

Wreaths of Evergreen 58

Leaving the MemphisHospital 59

Deprived of Tis Happiness 60

Sarah Lois Wadley 62

Sarah Lois Wadley 62

Virginia Has Seceded 63

Death Is Always Near 64

Te Perfect Stranger 65

Burning of Mr. Waters’House 66

Naval Victory 67

Unexpected Visitor 68

Yankees Are Advancing 69

wo Companies Are FormingHere 70

Bravery and Coolness 71

Remove Foreign Property andResidents 72

Cavalry From exas 73

Small Pox Vaccinations 74

Vicksburg Will Stand 75

My Future Home 76

Our Noble Veteran roops 78

Lincoln’s Reelection 79

Yankees Riding Into own 80

Spinning and Soldiers 81

Emily Quiner 4 2

Emily Quiner 42

A War Footing 43

Patriotic Meeting 44

Te Star Spangled Banner 44

One More Episode 45

Much Anxiety 46

Laying Our Plans 46

Independence Day 47

Jackson Hospital 48

Te Air Is So Bad 48

Does Not Seem Like Sunday 49

My Heart Aches 49

Te Mothers’ Hearts 50

Breaking the idings 50

o Market 51

A Dying Virginian 51

Te Nurses 52

Writing Letters for the Boys 52

Almost Inconsolable 53

Te Medicine Man 53

Southern Air Is Depressing 54

Causing All the Misery 54

A Beautiful Spot 55

Te Delicious Ice Cream 55

A Pleasant Afternoon 56

Convalescents Received

Furlough 56

How to Use Tis Book 2

Introduction 3

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William and CatherineBrand 84

William and Catherine Brand 84

Most Welcomed Letter 85

Southern roops Are Eager toFight 86

William’s Poetry 87Stand the Draft 88

Picture of Our ConfederacyBrightening 89

Pickles and Apples 90

Oysters and No Butter 91

Camp for the Winter 92

No News of Importance 93

Te Keys of My Heart 94

Home on Furlough 95

Despair Not 96

A Pleasant rip 97

A Verse or wo of Poetry 98

Have the Blues Sometimes 99

Good Spirits 100

Poisoned Missals 101

Her Whole Heart 101

Brother on Furlough 102

Pious Men 103

Tat Dream of Yours 104

Corresponding in a Secret Way 105

Flesh Wound 106

Prisoners and Casualties 107

Four Brigadier Generals and OneMajor General 108

Prospect for Worldly Happiness IsDark 109

Fear Not 110

Ready to Move at Any Moment 111

Coming Back to Camp 112

Your Brother Was aken Prisoner 113

Our Loss in Killed and Wounded 114

Some welve or Fifteen Prisoners 115

One of the Hardest Battles 116

Mourn the Loss of Many Brave Menand Offi cers 117

Battle at Fishers Hill 118

Guarding the Signal Corps 119

Browns Gap 120

Visiting With Relatives 121

Confidence in Our Leader 122

Prisoners Are Going to BeExchanged 123

Our Faithful Company 124

Our Fortifications 124 A Tousand Different Rumors 125

Peace Would Soon Be Adjusted 126

My Inconsistency 127

A Home of My Own 128

Future Happiness 129

Any Rash Promises 129

THE BLOCK PATTERNS

CIVIL WAR QUILT LABELSMen’s Civil War Diary Label 279

Women’s Civil War Diary Label 280

Civil War Letter Label 281

Fabrics, Tools and Supplies 282

Instructions and Assembly 282

Index 285

About the Author 286

Acknowledgments 287

Table ofTable of ONT NTSCONENS

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CIVIL WAR LETTER QUILT





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Prices for SuppliesPrices for Supplies

January 12, 1863 Still warm and nice. I had no chance to go to the

Regiment. I will give the prices of some things here. Te price of flour

is $15.00 per pound, coffee 40cts per lb, sugar 40cts per lb, beef 15cts

pr lb, pork 15cts per lb, butter 9 50cts per lb, eggs 50cts per dozen.

Meel $1.00 per bushel, good big pies 20cts a pie, cheese 40cts per lb,

ginger bread about 5cts a bite, large Jonathan apples 10cts an apple, 4

onions 10cts, sweet potatoes $5.00 per bushel, Irish potatoes $4.00 per

bushel, dried peaches $5.00 per bushel, dried apples $4.00 per bushel,

whiskey $4.00 per gal, beer 5cts per glass, calico from 30 to 40cts peryd, molasses $2.00 per gal, lard 16 3 ⁄ 4cts per lb.

Strong ortsStrong Forts

February 1, 1863 We were ordered in line with one days rations and

guns and accouterments. It was raining. We went about one mile from

camp and they had thousands of shovels and lots of picks and axes for

us to work with. We went to work to throw up a fort and we worked

two hours and then the others relieved us and we rested two hours.

Tey are throwing up very strong forts. Te bank is 16 ft wide and 6 ft

high and ditch on the outside where we dig for the dirt for the bank,

was 12 ft wide and 6 ft deep. We went to camp before dark and it quit

raining. Te place where we fortified is a knoll and the surrounding

country is level and we can have a long range on the rebels. It is very

rich nice land here. Te buildings in this part of the world are the finest

finished houses that I ever saw and large houses but very few barns.

BLOCK 11: PRICES FOR SUPPLIES

Block pattern on page 141

BLOCK 12: STRONG FORTSBlock pattern on page 142



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Troops round TownTroops Around Town

March 27, 1863 It was a right cool morning. I was detailed to

go on the rifle pits. All I had to do was to watch the guns and

haversacks and see that they kept the sides of the entrenchment

straight. Tere is troops formed in a four square around town. Teside that we are on is two or three miles long and they are digging

rifle pits about 3 ⁄ 4 or one mile from camp all around town. Levi was

relieved from guard. It commenced raining about noon and drizzled

nearly all afternoon. In the night it rained as hard as it could pour it

down and thundered and lightning and stormed. Some tents blew

down and others the water ran in under the boys and wet their beds.

Tey had to get up and seek shelter in some other tents and it rainednearly all night.

Levi’s MoneyLevi’s Money

April 24, 1863 Levi was relieved from picket. I purchased a watch.

In the afternoon Levi was asleep and was waked up to go on

battalion drill and he missed his pocket book and money and had

not found it. He lost $16. We went on dress parade after battalion

drill and there was orders read that we should get in line at reveille

which will be sounded at 5 .. and form the battalion and have

role call and inspect the guns and accouterments and then go back

to the quarters. Te bugle is to sound at certain times for all the

different duties.

April 25, 1863 I did not see any chance to get Levi’s money and

gave it up for lost. I spoke to the Lieutenant. He said he did not

see any chance. I think I know who got it. I was detailed for camp

guard. Te Regiment had orders to wash all their clothing. Tey had

orders to come out on dress parade with their shoes blackened and

they made a nice appearance on dress parade.

BLOCK 20: TROOPS AROUND TOWN


BLOCK 21: LEVI’S MONEY




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mily QuinerEmily Quiner

Tis quilt block was inspired by the life of Emily

Quiner. Te following blocks are inspired by her

diary entries.

Emily Quiner was born in 1839 in

Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her familylater moved to Madison, Wisconsin,

where Emily attended the normal

school to study teaching. Emily started

writing in her diary at this time and kept

a diary from April 14, 1861 through

September 27, 1863.

She was teaching in Madison,

Wisconsin, when a friend, George C.

Smith, asked her and her sister Fannie to

help care for the soldiers in a Memphis,

ennessee, hospital during the summer of

1863. During this time, Emily reflected

in her diary on the hardships and theconditions in the hospitals. She spent

many hours during her day taking care of

the soldiers in her ward to make them as

comfortable as possible; she read and wrote

letters for them or decorated the ward. She

also wrote about her social life in Memphis

during this time.

Emily returned home from Memphis

and desperately wanted to return to the

hospital. Her father, Edwin, insisted that

she not return. Emily spent some years

helping her father record and write the

military history of Wisconsin. She beganteaching in the public schools in Chicago

and later moved to teach at the Arapahoe

school in Colorado in 1880. During this

time, Emily lived in various boarding

houses. Upon her retirement in 1913, she

moved to Chicago to live with one of her

sisters. Emily died on October 22, 1919.

Emily QuinerEmily Quiner

BLOCK 50: EMILY QUINER




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Does Not Seem Like SundayDoes Not Seem Like Sunday

July 12, 1863 My first Sabbath here. When I went down this

morning, found the boys in some cleaning the floor, and after

breakfast they changed the clothing of the men and also the beds. Tis

is always done Sunday because this is inspection day. Te SurgeonGeneral comes around to inspect every thing and it must be in prime

order. But not so well today. A man died in Fannie’s ward today of

chronic diarrhea. It does not seem like Sunday at home. I should not

know it by any such action here. Some of the men are worse today. I

have been in my ward most of the day. Mr. Smith came this afternoon

with a Wisconsin Captain who was very pleasant, said they would call

and go to church in the evening.

My Heart chesMy Heart Aches July 13, 1863 Rained the forenoon, made it very cool. Went to my

ward as usual. Men getting along very well. Did not go out tonight.

One of my men very sick. He cannot live, he is an Ohio boy, he is

a very fine fellow about twenty years old. I would almost give the

world if he could live. I wrote a letter to a cousin of his in the army at

Vicksburg telling him how he was and asking him to write home, and

inform his friends. He is very grateful for anything I do for him andthough he never says much, his eyes follow me everywhere. He is very

homesick. How my heart aches when I think that this is the way that

the flower of our country’s youth are perishing in this cruel contest. I

am thankful that God has given me the opportunity to do some good,

and pray that he will give me strength to do my duty faithfully in the

fear of His Holy Name. ired out tonight, went to bed with a heavy

heart, almost expect to find Kent dead tomorrow morning.

BLOCK 60: DOES NOT SEEM LIKE SUNDAY


BLOCK 61: MY HEART ACHES




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Photograph used with permission

from Beverly Mickle.

Sarah Lois Wadley was born in South New

Market, Louisiana on November 26, 1844,to William and Rebecca Wadley. She was the

second of nine children.

Sarah’s diary entries start on April 1, 1856,

when she was only eleven years old, and she

kept her diary until December 3, 1920, only

four days before her death. She was sixteen years

old when the Civil War broke out, and her diaryentries are much longer and more informative

during this period. Sarah not only wrote about

the events of the war, but also of her brother

William who performed quartermaster duty for

the Confederate Army.

Sarah’s mother was president of the Ladies

Aid Society, and Sarah helped her mother by

sewing and knitting clothes and

socks for the soldiers. Sarah spent herspare time going for walks, painting,

visiting friends and attending social

gatherings.

After the war, Sarah’s family

moved to Great Hill Place near

Bolingbroke, Georgia, where

she lived for the rest of her life.Sarah never married. She died on

December 7, 1920, at the age of

seventy-six from a heart attack that

she had at home. Te inscription on

her headstone reads, “She opened

her mouth with wisdom and in her

tongue is the law of kindness.”

Sarah Lois WadleySarah Lois Wadley

Sarah ois WadleySarah Lois Wadley

Tis quilt block was inspired by the life of Sarah

Lois Wadley. Te following blocks are inspired by

her diary entries.

BLOCK 80: SARAH LOIS WADLEY




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BLOCK 94: MY FUTURE HOME


My uture HomeMy Future Home

June 19, 1863 Mrs. Stone and her family left for Texas on

Wednesday, it seems strange not to have them in the house,

they had been here so long (nearly two months) that we miss

them almost as if they were members of the family. Miss

Kate went away with tears as they all did, they have a long

and wearisome route before them, and at the end nothing

but uncertainty and discomfort. I hope we may never have

to move to Texas, Father does not think it will be necessary

to move at all unless Vicksburg falls and if it does, if that

most melancholy event should ever happen, we would goto Georgia if possible; Father has had an offer made him to

take charge of some iron works in Dade County and, I think,

sometimes inclines to accept it and leave Louisiana forever;

this idea is terrible to me, to leave my home, this place which

is now associated with all the joys and sorrows of the most

impressible period of life; would be to sunder many ties, the

dearest, strongest of my nature, there is no other spot in the world to which I feel a home attachment; every tree here has

for me an expression, for the past two years I have looked

upon this as a future home and all my plans, my hopes, are

connected with it; but if father thinks it best to leave here,

how can I complain as long as I am with him, while my

parents are spared me, I must always have a home, and if we

must go anywhere Georgia is the place I should choose, thatdear old state of which I feel a proud tender feeling and must

always feel it wherever may be my home. I received a letter

from Miss Valeria yesterday telling me all about the Yankee

raid near Hazelhurst and saying that, should Vicksburg fall,

they would move to Georgia or Alabama, to be with her I

would sacrifice much.



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William Brand was born on August 31, 1840,

in Virginia to George Washington Brand andMaria ompkins Moseley. He worked as a miller

before he entered service for the Civil War.

Amanda Catherine Armentrout was born on

September 1, 1840, to Tomas Armentrout and

Barbara Burkholder.

On April 18, 1861, William enlisted with

the Fifth Virginia Regiment, Company E, tofight in the Civil War. He began to write letters

home to Amanda Catherine, whom he usually

addressed as Kate.

William wrote many letters home to

Catherine telling all about his camp and battle

experiences. He was furloughed once because

his big toe was amputated, he was struck in the

hand by a cannonball, shot in the shoulder and

wounded in the thigh, but he

served in his unit throughout theentire Civil War.

After the war in 1867 William

and Catherine were married.

William continued working in

the flour mill business and was a

very generous man, helping many

in his community. William andCatherine had eight children:

John, Frank, Albina, Robert,

Mattie, William, Betty and Flora.

Catherine died on October 1,

1906, at the age of sixty-six, and

William died at the age of ninety-

two on December 28, 1932.

William and Catherine BrandWilliam and Catherine Brand

William and atherine brandWilliam and Catherine brand

Tis quilt block was inspired by the lives of William and

Catherine Brand. Te following blocks are inspired by

their correspondence.

BLOCK 99: WILLIAM AND CATHERINE BRAND


Photograph used with permission from

the Special Collections, University of

Virginia Library.



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BLOCK 106: OYSTERS AND NO BUTTER


Oysters and No utterOysters and No Butter

January 19, 1863Dear Friend,

I have seated my self for the purpose of writing you a few

lines to inform you of our whereabouts. My health is very

good and hope these few lines may find you enjoying the

blessings of health and happiness. I have been waiting in

suspense for some time for a letter from you. I have come

to the conclusion that my letter never came to hand. I wrote soon after I came down. You can well imagine how

lonesome I have been in looking for a few lines from you. I

will now send out the second arrow hoping it may find its

destination.

Jake told me yesterday evening that you had never

heard from me since my return to camp. I had intended

writing yesterday but I thought I would wait and send this

by Mr. Carson as the other failed by mail. I have no news

of importance to write.

We were on picket last week, had a very easy tour of

it. I could not see any Yankees across the river. I think the

greater portion of their army has gone south and some

twenty or thirty thousand of our army has gone to meet

them. We have orders to keep one day’s rations in our

haversacks until further orders. Some think we are going to

South Carolina. I haven’t but one objection to going. It will

be so seldom that we could hear from home. I would like to

see the country and then we would be on the coast where

we could get plenty of oysters. We have to pay six dollars a

gallon for them here and no butter to eat with them.



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BLOCK 108: NO NEWS OF IMPORTANCE


No News of mportanceNo News of Importance

February 6, 1863

Dear Friend,

Nine o’clock .. As most of the boys have retired to their beds

of poles I have concluded to drop you a few lines. My health isvery good and hope these few lines may find you enjoying the

same blessing. Tere is no news of importance to write. We have

to go on picket tomorrow morning. I suppose we will get a peep

at our enemies. I hope we may have a pleasant time while we are

on picket. Tere has been a great deal of snow and rain in the last

two weeks. I hope we may have some more clear weather now.

Te roads are almost a bed of mud. It is almost impossibleto get provisions from the depot to our camp. I suppose there is

plenty of snow in Augusta now for sleighing.

If so, I hope you may have some pleasant sleigh rides. We

take our fun in snowballing. We have formed a Bible class and

meet on Sunday and Wednesday nights to recite our blessings. I

hope it may be carried on and that some good may come of it.

We have a grand theatre in the Regiment carried on by Captain

Brown of the Marion Rifles. He is a very good performer, he is a

noble singer.

Captain Newton started this morning on furlough. He is

very lucky in getting home though I do not envy him his good

fortune. I would have written by the Captain if I had had notice

in time. As it is I will have to risk another by mail hoping it may

soon reach your hand. Well Kate, did your cousin Lizzie make

you acquainted with all her secrets?If so do you know who she is engaged to. I will tell you my

reasons for asking you this question in my next letter if you

answer it. I am a thousand times obliged to you for the cheese you

sent to me. I assure you it was something I never look for. I would

like to be in a mess with your brother but the boys would think

badly of me for leaving my old mess. I may say we are almost

one mess for whenever one mess gets a box the other is invited toshare its contents. If Lieutenant Dempster joins the offi cers’ mess

I expect to change.



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BLOCK 133: MOURN THE LOSS OF MANY BRAVE

MEN AND OFFICERS


Mourn the Loss of Many raveMourn the Loss of Many Brave

Men and OfficersMen and Officers

Our Division the day before went to Martinsburg driving

the Yankee cavalry from that place. We fell back the same day

to Bunkers Hill, twelve miles below Winchester, and Rodes’

Division was camped some ten miles below Winchester, andbefore we could get to Winchester the other portion of the

Army was nearly whipped.

At the same time they were trying to cut us off from

Winchester, but we arrived there in time to meet the heaviest

onset of the battle and succeeded in driving the enemy near a

mile when everything lay quiet except skirmishing until the

middle of the evening, when the enemy’s cavalry drove our

cavalry back.

Tey then made three or four desperate charges on the

left flank of our lines driving them back in confusion, which

soon demoralized the whole army. We have to mourn the loss

of many brave men and offi cers. Major General Rodes was

killed early in the engagement, one of among the best offi cers

in our army.

Colonel Funk was mortally wounded through the bowelsand left at his home in Winchester. I hope he may recover but it

is doubtful. Major Newton was wounded in the ankle. Te bone

is broken and he is on his way home. He acted very bravely in

trying to rally the men. All say he conferred himself with glory.



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BLOCK 138: CONFIDENCE IN OUR LEADER


onfidence in Our LeaderConfidence in Our Leader

We are laying quiet this beautiful Sabbath morning. I wish that

I were some place that I might go to the house of God and try

and spend the day in his service. Te thirteenth we had a littlebrush with the enemy before Strasburg. We drove them back in

double quick capturing several hundred prisoners. I think they

were surprised in meeting our infantry. Te prisoners said they

expected to find nothing but Inboton’s cavalry.

Te fourteenth we had a slight skirmish with some cavalry.

I doubt think there was any loss on either side. We are camped

now in the rear four old fortification at Fishers Hill. I believe ourarmy would make a very hard fight now.

All want to wipe out the old stain of Fishers Hill and

Winchester. I think the people are too hard on Early. Te army

has not entirely lost confidence in our old leader. I fear he

uses too much of the poisoned water but don’t think he is ever

past tending to his duty. He is our leader, we ought to all have

confidence in him, or he cannot gain any important victories. Cousin R. Brand was badly wounded at Winchester and left

on the field of battle. John Wright got to camp last evening and

Robert and Luke aylor the evening before. We have thirteen

now for duty. I will keep up with the rest of the company in

the regiment.

My health is very good at present, and hope this may find

you the same. We have orders to clean our guns for inspection.

Invariably we have to violate the Sabbath by having inspections

on the holy day. I must soon close. My kindest regards to

all inquiring friends. Receive my love as the best token of

our friendship.

Write soon to your

William



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BLOCK 146: FUTURE HAPPINESS


Future HappinessFuture Happiness

May 24, 1866

Your letter of the thirtieth of April came to hand last week and I have been

reflecting in what manner to answer ever since. I will use candor and be brief.

I cannot do you or my self justice unless I write in the same style my last wascomposed. I have been laughed at and ridiculed on my sad indifference to

pleasure of late, and what caused it; yes the cause was your happiness, but how I

am ever to accomplish that is beyond my scope of comprehension.

I fear the consequences of marrying when my affections are not satisfied

would probably endanger both your future happiness and mine. From the

tone of your letter you seemed to be under the impression that I had formed

an attachment to some lady of wealth. I can positively affi rm that I never have

addressed no lady, with your exception.

Your letters and ring you requested to be brought back. I am sorry it is not

in my power to bring the letters into existence. I have had no private place to

deposit them, therefore in your summonys they were all committed to the flames.

Your ring I will bring or send to you the first opportunity. My letters I hope you

will burn or destroy in some way most convenient with your feelings.

ny Rash PromisesAny Rash Promises

I thank you for your kind and wholesome advice. I sincerely wish this day that I

was at peace with God. I know I am a sinner, and will be lost unless I change and

seek forgiveness of him who gave us our being. How I pray thee not to let malice

eradicate every feeling of respect in your person for me.

God knows there may be a change and I may race the day of my blindness,

but do not wait on me; I will not attempt to allure you with any rash promises.

Te long, long past was all brightness and sunshine, but alas now all is dark, yes

dreary. In fact, I have not a charm to bind me to earth. I will not commit to you

the many evil thoughts that have filled my mind.

Probably our correspondence had best cease. I will leave it to your discretion.

My health is just tolerable. I hope this may find you in the best of health and

your cheeks blooming with the freshness of spring.

From your Brother as ever,

William

BLOCK 147: ANY RASH PROMISES




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bout the uthorAbout the Author

Rosemary Youngs has been quilting since the 1980s. Her quilts have won

numerous awards in local as well as major shows. Pictures of her work havebeen published in various books and magazines. She has taught at local

shops and enjoys designing quilts that tell stories. Her first book, Te Amish

Circle Quilt , published in 2004, tells the story of eleven Amish women,

their culture and their quilting. Te Civil War Diary Quilt , Te Civil War

Love Letter Quilt and Te Civil War Anniversary Quilts continue the series.

Rosemary currently resides in Walker, Michigan, with her family.

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Inches Centimeters 2.54Centimeters Inches 0.4

Feet Centimeters 30.5

Centimeters Feet 0.03

Yards Meters 0.9

Meters Yards 1.1

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