9th Battalion North Carolina Sharpshooters - POW Letter

Item CON-9873

Description

Original Civil War Confederate letter. 1 page, written in period ink.
Private Edward G. Mock served in the 1st North Carolina Infantry and the . He was captured at New Bern, NC on February 6, 1864.

Letter is written to Constantine A. Here who served in the 48th North Carolina Infantry and was captured at Bristoe Station, VA and sent to Elmira Prison.


Camp Hospital
Elmira, New York

January 10th 1865

Dear Constantine,

I received your kind and interesting letter day before yesterday. Which was gladly received and I was truly glad to hear from you and to hear that you was well and enjoying good and happy Christmas. Oh, how I do wish that I could be there to go with you to church and Sunday School.

You requested a long letter. I will grant as much as possible. You ask how I felt as a prisoner. My life is not happy here. But I had rather be here than in the Rebel army. And I think they are to release me. For I did not come over here to stay in prison. I came because I was a Union man.

And you asked me if I had any books. I have no books but a testament. If not too costly, I would like to have some books to read, a pair of stockings and a pound or two of butter in a little box.

I hope this may find you well. I am still improving. I would like to know the address of Ephraim Mock, as he is in the army.

Yours truly, etc.,

E. G. Mock