"Dublin Core:Title","Dublin Core:Alternative Title","Dublin Core:Subject","Dublin Core:Description","Dublin Core:Abstract","Dublin Core:Table Of Contents","Dublin Core:Creator","Dublin Core:Source","Dublin Core:Publisher","Dublin Core:Date","Dublin Core:Date Available","Dublin Core:Date Created","Dublin Core:Date Accepted","Dublin Core:Date Copyrighted","Dublin Core:Date Submitted","Dublin Core:Date Issued","Dublin Core:Date Modified","Dublin Core:Date Valid","Dublin Core:Contributor","Dublin Core:Rights","Dublin Core:Access Rights","Dublin Core:License","Dublin Core:Relation","Dublin Core:Conforms To","Dublin Core:Has Format","Dublin Core:Has Part","Dublin Core:Has Version","Dublin Core:Is Format Of","Dublin Core:Is Part Of","Dublin Core:Is Referenced By","Dublin Core:Is Replaced By","Dublin Core:Is Required By","Dublin Core:Is Version Of","Dublin Core:References","Dublin Core:Replaces","Dublin Core:Requires","Dublin Core:Format","Dublin Core:Extent","Dublin Core:Medium","Dublin Core:Language","Dublin Core:Type","Dublin Core:Identifier","Dublin Core:Bibliographic Citation","Dublin Core:Coverage","Dublin Core:Spatial Coverage","Dublin Core:Temporal Coverage","Dublin Core:Accrual Method","Dublin Core:Accrual Periodicity","Dublin Core:Accrual Policy","Dublin Core:Audience","Dublin Core:Audience Education Level","Dublin Core:Mediator","Dublin Core:Instructional Method","Dublin Core:Provenance","Dublin Core:Rights Holder","Item Type Metadata:Text","Item Type Metadata:Interviewer","Item Type Metadata:Interviewee","Item Type Metadata:Location","Item Type Metadata:Transcription","Item Type Metadata:Local URL","Item Type Metadata:Original Format","Item Type Metadata:Physical Dimensions","Item Type Metadata:Duration","Item Type Metadata:Compression","Item Type Metadata:Producer","Item Type Metadata:Director","Item Type Metadata:Bit Rate/Frequency","Item Type Metadata:Time Summary","Item Type Metadata:Email Body","Item Type Metadata:Subject Line","Item Type Metadata:From","Item Type Metadata:To","Item Type Metadata:CC","Item Type Metadata:BCC","Item Type Metadata:Number of Attachments","Item Type Metadata:Standards","Item Type Metadata:Objectives","Item Type Metadata:Materials","Item Type Metadata:Lesson Plan Text","Item Type Metadata:URL","Item Type Metadata:Event Type","Item Type Metadata:Participants","Item Type Metadata:Birth Date","Item Type Metadata:Birthplace","Item Type Metadata:Death Date","Item Type Metadata:Occupation","Item Type Metadata:Biographical Text","Item Type Metadata:Bibliography","Item Type Metadata:Transcript","Item Type Metadata:Viewer","Item Type Metadata:Narrator","Item Type Metadata:Production Team","Item Type Metadata:Display Resolution","Item Type Metadata:Frame Rate","Item Type Metadata:Player","Omeka Legacy File:Additional Creator","Omeka Legacy File:Transcriber","Omeka Legacy File:Producer","Omeka Legacy File:Render Device","Omeka Legacy File:Render Details","Omeka Legacy File:Capture Date","Omeka Legacy File:Capture Device","Omeka Legacy File:Capture Details","Omeka Legacy File:Change History","Omeka Legacy File:Watermark","Omeka Legacy File:Encryption","Omeka Legacy File:Compression","Omeka Legacy File:Post Processing","Omeka Image File:Width","Omeka Image File:Height","Omeka Image File:Bit Depth","Omeka Image File:Channels","Omeka Image File:Exif String","Omeka Image File:Exif Array","Omeka Image File:IPTC String","Omeka Image File:IPTC Array","Omeka Video File:Bitrate","Omeka Video File:Duration","Omeka Video File:Sample Rate","Omeka Video File:Codec","Omeka Video File:Width","Omeka Video File:Height","PDF Text:Text",Scripto:Transcription,tags,file,itemType,collection,public,featured "Roanoke College, Salem, VA",,"Salem (Va.)","Bell Chrome Postcard Postmarked: Roanoke, 1936",,,"J.W. Bell Co., Inc. Lynchburg, VA",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcards,RoanokeCollege,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/33/ab9e765645dcd44d1cc73730a23932d0.jpg,"Still Image","Postcards from Appalachia (Ms2015-032)",1,0 "Portion of South Quadrangle with Dormitories, Hollins College, VA",,"Roanoke (Va.)","Caption on reverse: ""Hollins College, situated seven miles from the city of Roanoke. Oldest college for women in Virginia, founded by Charles Lewis Cocke. Began with Valley Union Seminary of 1842. An accredited liberal arts college with an endowment and board of trustees. A Southern collection with a nation-wide patronage.",,,,,"Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, N.C. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcards,HollinsCollege,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Appalachia,college,Hollins,postcard,vintage",https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/34/48ffd52261cfb9d66759173138a71af1.jpg,"Still Image","Postcards from Appalachia (Ms2015-032)",1,0 "St. Andrews Catholic Church, Roanoke, Va.",,"Roanoke (Va.)","Postcard of drawing.",,,"Gooch-Cosby Co., Roanoke, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcards,StAndrews,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Catholic,Church,postcards,Roanoke,vintage",https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/35/f0102d6d64f2c7dec10a864a9d2aa886.jpg,"Still Image","Postcards from Appalachia (Ms2015-032)",1,0 "Interior St. Andrew's Cathedral, ROANOKE, Va.","Interior St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Roanoke, Va.",,"Interior view of nave facing altar. Postmarked: June, 1908. Message on reverse: ""Hello Ernest, I shall be glad to go up to see you all Sunday night. I shall arrive on the evening train. Do let me meet the little man you have in [store?]. Frances J.""",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Catholic,Church,postcards,Roanoke,vintage",https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/2d418cc01df083952412d9ef8eee037c.jpg,"Still Image","Regional History and the Appalachian South",1,0 "Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, Va.",,,"Postmarked: September, 1907 Message on reverse: ""Hello Coz How are you living? I am still existing. Come down, Soon ha ha. 13.12.23.""",,,,,"H.C. Barnes, Inc. Roanoke, Va. Made in Germany.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/2cd4cc0a19b8f38c3ca3fdc0cda1a3a1.jpg,,"Regional History and the Appalachian South",1,0 """Little Falls"" on Stony Creek, Giles County, Virginia",,"Giles County (Va.)","Postmarked June 30, 1908, Newport, Va.",,,,,"Souvenir Post Card Co., New York",1908,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcards,LittleFalls,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Giles,plunge pool,postcard,vintage,Virginia,waterfall",https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/38/ee1f1c01ab70e7e5bcc59dade88c6db6.jpg,"Still Image","Postcards from Appalachia (Ms2015-032)",1,0 "Hotel Patrick Henry, Roanoke, VA","A Robert Meyer Hotel","Roanoke (Va.)","Caption on reverse: Hotel Patrick Henry Roanoke, Virginia 400 Rooms with Bath, Ceiling Fan, Circulating Ice Water. Garage direct entrance to Lobby. Fay M. Thomas, Manager. Postcard is a Lumitone Photo Print, This company published highly stylized view-cards in tinted halftone lithography.",,,,,"Lumitone Photo Print, New York.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcards,HotelPatrickHenry,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"hotels,postcard,Roanoke,vintage,Virginia",https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/39/0eb2f10b0459719fb9c184552a9701cc.jpg,"Still Image","Postcards from Appalachia (Ms2015-032)",1,0 "First Baptist Church, East Radford, Va.",,"Radford (Va.)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcards,RadfordBaptist,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Church,postcards,Radford,vintage,Virginia",https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/40/d1a428e2d99c421eb7b97ad829550760.jpg,"Still Image","Postcards from Appalachia (Ms2015-032)",1,0 "Tazewell Looking South, Tazewell, Va.",,,"Postcard. Postmarked Sep 18 1907 Made in Germany",,,,,"Jackson's Pharmacy",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/e7fd002f48617dafcf971375f5364488.jpg,,"Regional History and the Appalachian South",1,0 "Tazewell, Virginia",,"Tazewell County (Va.)","Postcard. Made in Germany. Postmark illegible. ",,,,,"Jackson's Pharmacy.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcards,TazewellVa,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"postcards,snow,Tazewell,vintage,Virginia",https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/42/56841d9f34d2487d88d8a7031189de6c.jpg,"Still Image","Postcards from Appalachia (Ms2015-032)",1,0 "Mill Mountain, Roanoke, Va.",,"Roanoke (Va.)","Postcard. Postmarked July 28, 1907 Printed in Germany.",,,,,"Gooch-Crosby Co., Roanoke,Va.",1907,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcards,MillMountain,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Mill Mountain,mountains,postcards,Roanoke,vintage",https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/43/662d2785829f20d8cb8f2bd148d15902.jpg,"Still Image","Postcards from Appalachia (Ms2015-032)",1,0 "Hotel Graham, Graham, Va.",,,"Postmarked October 1909",,,,,"C C C C (Commercial Colortype Co., Chicago)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/051b8e461ee65b9dd53fe9e8072abfb9.jpg,,"Regional History and the Appalachian South",1,0 "Radford State Normal. Administration Building. East Radford, Va. ","Administration Building. Radford.","Radford (Va.)","Postcard made by The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.",,,"Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.",,"Hopkins' Pharmacy, East Radford, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcards,RadfordStateNormal,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/45/995c7962872844ea1806b8c9cc697757.jpg,"Still Image","Postcards from Appalachia (Ms2015-032)",1,0 "View of Valley From Highway No. 11, Draper's Mountain, Pulaski, VA.","Draper's Mountain, Pulaski, VA","Pulaski County (Va.)","Caption on reverse: DRAPER'S MOUNTAIN, VIRGINIA To the South and West lies Draper's Valley, named for John Draper, who settled here in 1765. He moved hence from Draper's Meadows (Blacksburg) where his wife was captured by the Indians in the Massacre of 1755. Six years later Draper ransomed her. He served as an officeer in the Point Pleasant Indian Expedition in 1774. Postmarked Apr 18 1945 ",,,,,"Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, N. C. ",1945,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcards,DraperMountain,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"C&O,Draper's,Draper's Mountain,postcards,scenery,vintage,Virginia",https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/46/76cc33b5299581e5e201b6500e37a458.jpg,"Still Image","Postcards from Appalachia (Ms2015-032)",1,0 "Mountain Scenery Along C. & O. RY., Near Lexington, Virginia",,,"Postcard. Logo: ""Bell-Chrome Superior Quality"" C.T.American Art R-22959 Photo credit in upper right corner: ""McCown-Photo""",,,,,"J.P. Bell Co., Inc. Lynchburg, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/e86292104cd3dbe4c4150141860d8342.jpg,"Still Image","Regional History and the Appalachian South",1,0 "Main St., Tazewell, Va., Looking West.",,,"Postcard Postmarked 1906 or 1908[?] ",,,,,"J.F. Jackson",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/754bc2a1adf4b1972719ecec1fcee1eb.jpg,"Still Image","Regional History and the Appalachian South",1,0 "River Scene, Saint Paul, Va.",,"Local/Regional History and Appalachian South",,,,,,"Greear Bros & Hurt, St. Paul, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcards,RiverSaintPaul,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/50/96ab19b43437695eb1ec6af7174b8669.jpg,"Still Image","Postcards from Appalachia (Ms2015-032)",1,0 "Saint Paul Nation Bank Building. Saint Paul, Va.",,"Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Postmarked August 26 4PM 1914 Message on reverse: ""Mother dear, it was so muddy today we could not come home but if Friday is a better one we will walk [word obscured] if not please send for me Sat. evening - Love Olive",,,,,"Greear Bros & Hurt, St. Paul, Va.",1914,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcards,SaintPaul,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"bank,business,postcard,St. Paul,vintage,Virginia",https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/51/767cc2d1f21849f22394b8a67ee12513.jpg,"Still Image","Postcards from Appalachia (Ms2015-032)",1,0 "Entrance to Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg, VA.",,"Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Postmarked September 22, 1922",,,,,"American Art",1922,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcards,WoodbineCemetery,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"cemeteries,Harrisonburg,postcard,vintage,Virginia",https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/52/ff13e30024a7b45013116f7dba65a5d1.jpg,"Still Image","Postcards from Appalachia (Ms2015-032)",1,0 "The James H. Hagy Wagon Co., Abingdon, Va. Established 1855. Incorporated 1904.","Hagy Wagon Company","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Postmarked July 1910 Message on back: ""Dear Boy, You must be good & mind what is told you. How are you getting along any way, are you getting home sick. Write us a card You Papa W.[?]""",,,,,"The Kraemer Art Co., Cincinnati-Leipsie (Made in Germany)",1910,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcards,HagyWagonCo,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Abingdon,Hagy,postcard,vintage,Virginia,wagon",https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/53/49211b974336e84a9c816594307d5fe4.jpg,"Still Image","Postcards from Appalachia (Ms2015-032)",1,0 "West End Craigen Tunnel",,"Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","R.P.O. postmark (railway post office) indicates that this was mailed at a mobile post office. The route and train number are indicated. Postmarked ""Lynch & Norton R.P.O. TR..6, Feb 24 1910"" Addressed to Mrs. S. B. Schomaker, Blue Grass, Virginia Tunnel currently property of Norfolk & Southern. Date on lintel is 1905. Located at at 36.902711, -82.328600 ",,,,,"Hurt Mercantile Co., St. Paul, VA",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcards,CraigenTunnel,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"St.Paul,Virginia","https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/54/2cd5f845e2eba20ee23fbaa8771ee24c.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/54/8787d06060a469c476ca398b3c821b2e.jpg","Still Image","Postcards from Appalachia (Ms2015-032)",1,0 "Millboro Tunnel, Millboro, Virginia.",,"Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","B & W. Postcard. ""Photo-Tone"" Eagle Quality. The Eagle Post Card View Co., N.Y.",,,"Eagle Post Card View Co., N.Y. ",,"J.E. Withrow, Millboro, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcards,MillboroTunnel,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"postcards,railroad,trains,vintage,Virginia",https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/56/b92f885684e77ada632264fb09b42840.jpg,"Still Image","Postcards from Appalachia (Ms2015-032)",1,0 "Excelsior Pocahontas Coal Co. Mines No.1 & 2. Pocahontas Smokeless Coal","Pocahontas Coal","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Double postcard. Mine in Excelsior, McDowell County, West Virginia on the Norfolk & Western Railway. Photo credit on right side: Haines Photo Co., Conneaut, Ohio. Note: The Haines Photo Company was a Conneaut, Ohio-based American photography studio that specialized in panoramic images of popular American tourist destinations. It operated from 1908 until the late 1910s. More than 400 of the firm's photographs have been digitized by the Library of Congress",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcards,PocahontasCoal,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Postcard. Double.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"coal,Conneaut,Haines,mining,postcards,vintage,West Virginia,WV","https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/57/6622d53888f31900fa485d5514765149.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/57/30b3d6ee9fab890ffb21fb1b68ba8a61.jpg","Still Image","Postcards from Appalachia (Ms2015-032)",1,0 "Early Mining Damage",,"Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Postmarked Coeburn, VA, MAR 20 1908 Rec Castlewood, VA MAR 20 1908 Dealer's notation ""Early Mining damage"" handwritten on back.",,,,,,1908,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcards,MiningDamage,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Postcard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/58/6ee68bb16f4d49105e2675b88469a8f9.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/58/25d78d9894abaaf5a357b4e9c3cecd23.jpg","Still Image","Postcards from Appalachia (Ms2015-032)",1,0 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Company catalog",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/5bd0bf6da9ca96141dc9c60de4210eb1.jpg,"Still Image",,1,0 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Company catalog",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/26f0bf6209bf6c9cdff130d5cb5a865a.jpg,"Still Image",,1,0 "Letter, John C. Watkins to 'Folks at Home,' Suffolk, Virginia, September 16, 1862 (Ms2009-071) ",,,,"This is a letter written on September 16, 1862.",,"John C. Watkins","See the Finding Aid for the John C. Watkins Letters",,1862-09-16,,,,,,,,,mdb,"Permission to publish material from the John C. Watkins Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Letters,Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_0916,"Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.",,"Suffolk, Virginia",1862,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech","
Suffolk Va.
Sept. 16 1862
Dear folks at home,
It is after Tattoo but I am determined to commence a letter for home and finish it when I can. I sent one letter from Fort Monroe a few lines and then I asked Mr Foote to call in at the Holden’s and tell them he saw me at Fort Monroe all well &c. We went to Norfolk Sunday night and staid aboard the boat until the next morning we then took the cars and came to this ""God forsaken country. All the residents are Secesh. and all the able bodied citizens are in the Rebel Army. The orchard where we are encamped belongs to a Genl. in the Southern Army. As soon as we got here our boys (Co. G I mean) went into the apples and picked about three barrels we got rather more than our share but it was ""First come first served."" We have begun to hear the usual Camp rumors. To day we heard heavy guns some where and thought there must have been an engagement somewhere. Our scouts came in to day and reported the Rebels coming in force from Petersburgh. To day extra pickets were advanced two miles farther and an extra force. We are under marching orders to be ready at a minutes warning, and have to keep our things packed all the time, and a days ration ahead cooked. I found that the farther South we came the faster & freer the camp stories came. We believe none of them. We only know we are on the extreme point of the extent of our Army (Suffolk being, as far as our Army extends in) and that with an Indiana Regiment we are on the extreme right of this Brigade (By the right I mean the advance) We are encamped in a beautiful place and could not ask for a prettier encampment. There are six regiments of infantry here (not full all of them, probably 4500 in all) two Batteries, and one Reg of Cavalry. They are expecting more here every day. Our Gen's name is O.S. Ferry. I have to send in my morning report to him every morning. To day I have had to work very hard and I have one days work ahead of me now, but I must find time to write home I am in the Adjutants tent. I bunk here all the time with him and have everything but my rations here with him. That is the reason I am allowed lights after Taps. Only Head Quarters are allowed them after that time. I little thought six weeks ago I should write by the light of a ""farthing dip."" While I am writing we can hear two or three guns in the direction of our pickets but as they do not continue we think it may be some run away nigger trying to pass our lines. They come in squads of from 10 to 40 sometimes from as far as N. Carolina and are brought into our Provost Marshall by the pickets and by him sent to Washington or Fort Monroe. The Indiana Regs are quite ""hunk"" with our boys. As soon as we came here Co G. of their Reg. brought Co. G. of our Reg. pails of hot coffee and some soft bread. They said ""they knew what hungry soldiers were."" We had had nothing but hard tack all the way. (Such as Wm Kent sent us you know.) I did not know but what I should be like some of the boys at Ship Island. They had not seen soft bread for so long that when there teeth went through it went so easy they nearly crushed both jaws.
Dark Wednesday eve
Fears of a surprise to night so I must get some sleep and can't finish this Plucky Such is life & war. Will write soon
Your aff Son & Brother
and if the Holdens receive it
Your aff friend
John Watkins
I can't see my signature, too dark
",,,,,,paper,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Civil War","https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_0916/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_0916a.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_0916/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_0916b.jpg",Document,"John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071",1,0 "Letter, John C. Watkins to 'Friends at Home,' Camp Suffolk, Virginia, November 23-24, 1862 (Ms2009-071) ",,,,,,"John C. Watkins","See the Finding Aid for the John C. Watkins Letters",,"1862-11-23 ",,,,,,,,,mdb,"Permission to publish material from the John C. Watkins Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Letters,Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_1123,"Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va. ",,,,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech","Camp Suffolk Virginia Nov. 23rd 1862
Dear Friends at home,
Why dont you write oftener? I suppose you have sent something in the boxes sent by the city and have sent a letter with it but it is longer coming so than by mail. I wish you would write twice a week. I go to the P.O. every night and deacon [?] says no letters for you, and I sometimes feel rather hard about it when I see others having two or three and sometimes more in a week from the same person. Since I wrote last I have been up to the “Blackwater” remained here in S[offolk] by our frequent raids, and I have been, I guess you'd call it, “under fire” but it was so far under that I did not feel frightened, although I could hear the bullets whiz about 30 feet over my head and one horse was killed (no shot) about 30 yds front of me. Two of our Regiment were taken prisoners. I will give you a little description of our trip. Monday morning I saw the Colonel flying around and a hint was dropped so that I thought ""something was up."" I took my gun down to the quarters and had a new tube fixed [in]. The old ones were useless and most of them had been exchanged At noon orders were given to prepare, and fall in at 1½ o’clock. I fortified myself for the march by eating a good dinner and filled my haversack with ""hard tack"" raw salt pork, coffee & sugar. We commenced the march and I must say I never knew the powers of human endurance before. We would march an hour and then halt 15 or 10 minutes. As soon as we would halt down would go the whole regiment on the side of the road. If we were near a fence, off would come the rails till it was low enough to sit on. It was destruction to fences I tell you.
You know at home we call 3 miles an hour rather slow travelling. If we did as much as that we thought it pretty ""tall."" We marched all night and went about 5 miles above Franklin on the Blackwater. We turned down a road into a mans farm and there the Rebs. sat on a fence, that is the pickets, our men let fly and they replied. then our artillery ran to the edge of the hill and let them have a round of cannister. then they shelled them, and after they were out of sight in the woods they shelled their camp on the other side. As soon as the firing commenced we tore down the fence and let the Cavalry pass through. and we followed double quick and formed in line to support the battery. Then was the time we saw pale faces. two companies were deployed as skirmishers but did nothing as there was nothing to do. The battery then went down into the ravine and shelled the woods and the cavalry followed and crossed the ford we after them and formed a line on this side the pontoons were brought down and one company crossed and went into the enemies camp. After they returned Co. G was deployed as skirmishers until the remainder of the regiments and the battery got out of the ravine. I suppose so that their scouts could not return and pick off our men. I send you a little leaf that I picked off the tree where I was stationed. I saw but one reb. run from one tree to another. This was the only one seen. One of the Indiana boys saw him first, and I afterward. We kept concealed and no one got a shot at him. We then countermarched about a mile and a half, stopped and ate breakfast fried our pork and made some coffee in our tin cups perhaps you think coffee aint good made that way I assure you it was ""bully,"" and tasted as good as home made coffee. The only thing we did not like was what we call ""sandwiches,"" wormy hard tack, bread outside and meat inside. We did not take much notice of it however. Then we marched toward Franklin>. before we got there however, we heard firing and when we got there the shells were flying right smart. One or two whizzed over our heads and made some of the boys duck. The plan was for the part that went up to the first ford to cross and get in the rear of the troops at Franklin. if we had there'd have been hot work, but it was impracticable on account of the ford being too deep, so that artillery could not cross, and then too a regiment being stationed there so that it was no surprise as they would get word. Our other division was to attack them in front at the same time. They did not reply much at Franklin and our troops withdrew about three miles to bivouac for the night. We cooked our coffee and pork and wrapping ourselves in our rubber blankets laid down under the starry dome to a soldier’s rest and a rest it was. I did not wake until 4 o'clock when we were ordered to get breakfast and start before day break, for they feared an attack. After we returned to Suffolk the General said it was lucky we did not cross at Franklin, for he had received reliable intelligence that they had been reinforced by ten thousand troops from Weldon N.C. Where Gen. Foster had been pushing them back. Well, we marched with occasional rests, until we got to Suffolk having been gone 48 hours and in the time marched over 60 miles. I had a short ride on the Adjutants horse. As I said before I did not know the power of human endurance, I would march until I thought I should drop and where money would not have hired me to hang on pride kept me up. I did not straggle until we got most home then I fell back and swapped places with one of the Cavalry boys. He was as glad as I was. It was tough I tell you to find my feet all blistered and yet hang to it but I did
I can say that I have been under fire anyway. From something the Adj. just said I imagine we are likely to move at any time. Wont it be tough to march far? knapsack & all.
Monday Morning, Nov. 24, 1862
I received your letter last night and should have finished mine but I did not have time. I am glad my things are coming for I need them. and the eatables for Billy has lots a coming and I want some to counterbalance for we mess together. We are to have a little shanty up here somewhere between the Colonel's & Adjutants. I hope it will be up before Christmas. I mean Thanksgiving. We have laid out for the day for our commissary has offered to give me a baking piece of meat & the Hd Quarter cooks have promised to bake it. Then we are going to have a bread pudding etc. We were going to save our rations of bread but somebody promised to give us the bread if we'd give them a plate of pudding so that is all ""hunky"". I have no reason to complain of our rations for I am growing fat on them. although they are not just what I should want at home. So Ed Hicks is going to Liverpool I wish I was going with him I'd give anything. I mean to see that country sometime if I get out of this scrape alive. I heard that all the females & children were ordered out of town I dont know what it means and dont care much. I'd rather they'd come here than to go 30 miles after them and then not have a slash at them. This is the first that I have heard of John Calef's being at home. Why didn't you write? and I did not know that [?] was in Boston. where is he? Where is the Dr going to set up house keeping. How does Ella like it. give her my love & the Dr. So Mary you think F. [?] is splendid So do I. So you think I'm not fair That there ought to be some understanding etc. ""I ought to let her know if I do or do not have any serious intentions for the future no matter how distant"" My intentions are as serious as they probably ever will be to any living woman, but I think it isn't fair to make any body wait when you know I shall not be in any condition to have serious intentions for years to come and I think it would be fair to give them a chance to take somebody else. Kiss her for me will you, I would if I were there. As I am writing Orin Park is being carried to the depot to be sent home. You know he died last week. Jennie Thomas’ husband will soon be following. But I must close. want of ideas and time for mail
Your affec son & Brother
Johnnie
Give my love to all the neighbors Hills Holdens Lanes Spritz & Adams. No mother I cant expect you to write often but I like to hear from home and from you when you have a chance
What is Mary going to do now
",,,,,,paper,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Civil War","https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_1123/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_1123a.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_1123/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_1123b.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_1123/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_1123c.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_1123/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_1123d.jpg",Document,"John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071",1,0 "Letter, John C. Watkins to Sisters, Camp Suffolk, Virginia, December 8-9, 1862 (Ms2009-071) ",,,,,,"John C. Watkins","See the Finding Aid for the John C. Watkins Letters",,1862-12-08,,,,,,,,,,"Permission to publish material from the John C. Watkins Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Letters,Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_1208,"Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech","
Head Qurs Sixth Regt. Mass. Vols Camp Suffolk Va Dec 8th
My Dear Sisters.
I hardly know how to commence my letters half the time, for I know you both would like to have them addressed to you individually, and I want to answer your letters and would like to write to each of you but, I have not the time, so I think well, they write for the whole, so I’ll address the whole. I have just received Mary’s letter this evening and I got one from O. night before last and wrote home last night. I have just been writing to Minnie, and it is pretty late but the Adjt is out and I’ll write till he comes. It is quite cool here now and I rather think that I should prefer to stay here this Winter, but there is every chance of our moving. These trips to the Blackwater are merely feints to draw their attention and to keep some little force at Franklin. and is but preparatory to a movement that will “astonish the natives”. I dread this lying out nights, for it will cause so much sickness The regiment is pretty healthy. There has one disease go into it that makes me feel badly about it. Diptheria one has died with it to day. Do not tell people of it in L. for most of the boys dont know it. The surgeon told me and said there were two or three that had it in its mild stages. You spoke of the skirmish, saying our loss was trifling. So it was, not a man missing in the whole division. The prisoners looked rough enough I tell you. They certainly are no match for our soldiers. Their knowledge of the country is the only thing that gives them the advantage and it certainly is so, that they are destitute. They must succumb. I haven’t a doubt that the thing will be settled before I return. Four or five days ago one brigade went from here toward Weldon and today one battery and a regiment of cavalry went the same way. We have a lots of rumors about them, one is, that they have gone aboard transports on the Chowan to cooperate with Banks another is that they have gone aboard transports and are coming up to Franklin to cooperate with us. Others say they have gone to tear up the Rail Road between Weldon and Franklin to cut off their supplies, & I guess if the truth were known no body except those in authority know where they are. They took 10 days rations with them Our camp, as I wrote last night has been moved temporarily and it makes my work since harder but, I like the running too & fro when it isnt too cold. Ice forms in a night hard enough to bear in the morning thats pretty cool. I was interrupted by a serenade given to our Chaplain. He is liked by the boys. He dont bother them much with his religion but is always kind and pleasant. I like to talk with him for he is very well informed, and I can learn so much from him at the same time be interrested I think he should have been a Congregationalist for he is so consistent in all his actions, just what he professes, and I have seen other chaplains that are not. Tell Gordon if he wants to hear from me once in a while he must write to me and then he will hear direct. I dont as its policy to have many more correspondents, but I can find room for Gordon. I’ll agree to write to all that write to me let them be who they will. I dont know as you’ll agree to furnish me stamps however I pity those poor fellows that are in camp at Lowell for they are green and wont know him to take advantage of everything to make them comfortable I dont know though, they are Massachusetts men and will get along well enough, I reckon. Give me Mass. men for all anything I have seen yet. You can tell their camps as quick as can be. I should kind of like to be in that battery for the remainder of my term of service, if it was well officered and had good men. It is a prettier branch of the service. If I thought I could get a “commish” in that branch I dont know but what I should be willing to make “sogering” my “biz” Mary are you going back to New Market? If not what are you going to do? I mean to go West when I return home. I feel more & more impressed with the idea that that is the place for a young man. What do you think about it
Tuesday. 9 Dec. 1862
You see I did not have time to finish my letter last night. I expect there’s another Blackwater trip tomorrow, another long hard march and lying out over night for two nights and nothing accomplished but keeping the rebs. at Franklin. I am like the Yankee that didnt want to strike the back of the log with an axe, no. the log with the back of the axe for he wanted to see the chips fly. We are striking with the back of the axe and I dont like it. We probably shant cross over to Franklin until Gen Foster takes Weldon then says I, somebody goes from Suffolk. We had one Brigade go from here last week and it has joined Foster at Newberne NC. They went to the Blackwater and took transports and went down the river. I’d like to take the same route. Nothing particular going on here now so there’s nothing to write. All the boys are well and getting along well as far as I can see. I did some mending to day and I thought of home wishing mother was here to fix them for me. I sit so much I wear them out and they need to be reinforced. How would you like to see me don the thimble and wield the needle. A man dont know what he can do until he tries. I find that I improve every time I do any sewing, or darning. I can darn stockings right smart, or so that they near first rate. I dont look in the glass often out here but every time that I do I am astonished at the change that has come over your brother. About every week some of the tell me that they can see that another hair has started on my face. The Lieut. Col. advises me to come down to guard mounting often, for the drums to be the assembly and call my whiskers together. Billy has to catch it too. By the way, if you have a chance I wish you would send me on my knife, for somebody has stolen my other one. Tell Henry Howard I should not know what to do without the knife he gave me, remember me to him, tell him Alph Sawyer is doing well. Billy S. had a letter from Kent last night. He is doing well so I guess your fears are unfounded. Mary, you think that motto is not right do you I think so too, but at the same time I think I should fight for my country against a foreign power even if she were in the wrong. I’m sort of afraid that we shall have trouble with England bye & bye after this thing is settled. The only way they’ll get soldiers then will be by draft. We have lots of drafted men here and we have lots of spirit out of them. Last night there was cannonading somewhere and they asked some of our boys (on picket) how far the rebs were. the reply “about 2 miles”. It made their eyes hang out and I tell you they did their duty smart after that. There’s one regt. about all Penna. Dutchmen and theres lots of spirit with them on picket. But I must close for I am going to write to John Thorne to night. I have written a very uninteresting letter, but I suppose most anything will be welcome at home.
Excuse writing for it has been written in great haste.
Affec Brother Johnnie
love to Aunt Abby.",,,,,,paper,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Civil War","https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_1208/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_1208a.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_1208/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_1208b.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_1208/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_1208c.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_1208/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1862_1208d.jpg",Document,"John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071",1,0 "Letter, John C. Watkins to 'Friends at Home,' March 9, 1863 (Ms2009-071) ",,,,,,"John C. Watkins","See the Finding Aid for the John C. Watkins Letters",,1863-03-09,,,,,,,,,,"Permission to publish material from the John C. Watkins Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Letters,Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0309,"Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech","
Camp Suffolk Va. March 9, 1863
Dear Friends at home
I have just received your letter from home (Mr Wheeler’s enclosed) and I assure you I was glad enough to hear for it is quite a time since I have heard from home. You speak of Fannie’s writing twice beside the note in yours. I never have received but one letter and that I answered a day or two ago. I am very sorry the letter was lost for if there is anything I hate to lose its a letter. There are others that I have lost beside hers. Tell Mr. Wheeler I am very much obliged to him for his favor &c and I am going to answer his letter as soon as I get time. I have not yet received the paper you sent expect to get it tomorrow. I should like to see Johnnie Calef very much, and if he changes his position I want you to keep me posted for he may come down this way, and I may have a chance to see him. Madam Rumor has a new place for us every day and sometimes twice a day. Yesterday she sent us home to enforce the draft, this morning to S.C. to assist in the taking of Charleston, and tonight to Winton N.C. Well, the general opinion is that the 9th Army Corps is to stay still and the 7th Army Corps (ours) is to take the field If its so, I suppose it is, but I shant believe it until I see it. That opinion is credited however, both at Fort Monroe and Newport News One thing is certain something is “up”, for all the Brigades have Brigade drills quite often and some changes are being made in the regiments that have been doing provost duty at Norfolk and Deep Creek. Well I am ready to move but I hope there will be no necessity. Yesterday Henry Cooper and Ezra Adams came here from Lowell. I tell you it seemed good to see familiar faces &c from home. Today there was a skirmish about 12 miles out from this place. Our scouting parties taking a few prisoners and driving the rebs across the river Since I wrote you my last letter I have been to Norfolk Fort Monroe & Newport News. Gus was here from Newport News and Lieut. Pinder and I got passes through to go back with him. We did not find him aboard the train but supposed he had gone ahead. Nothing particular on the route to N. it being through our edge of the dismal swamp. I could not help laughing at the N.Y. Herald’s report of Corcoran’s reception. It said that “all along the road from N. to Suffolk that the soldiers rushed to the cars and cheers upon cheers rent the air &c. Now there is but one Regt. between here and N. and that is stationed a mile from the track. You may know hereafter how correct are newspaper reports. The principle thing on that road is the dismal swamp canal, the water of which is precisely the color of coffee, colored by the juniper berry. We got a dinner at Norfolk and I tasted milk in my coffee for the first time in six months. We went to Fort Monroe in the P.M. and from there direct to Newport News. There are any quantity of vessels here, transports, tugs, steamers, oyster boats, gun boats, war vessels and any quantity of others. There were four British men of war laying off in Hampton Roads. A set of their officers (by a set I mean all grades of rank) went over in the boat with us. They were waiting to see Norfolk attacked, that was to come off Sunday, but as communication has not stopped, and there are no alarms, we do not fear. I could not help thinking of “Orpheus C. Kerr” sending to Washington for two Brigs (Brigadiers) to replace two that had skedaddled for there were three or more Brigs aboard our boat and I don't know but more. Well, we arrived at Newport News and found the 29th after a long walk. We found some that we knew but no Gus. for he had got left. We then found the 21st Mass. and the 9th N.H then we went down to the boat, and by dint of persuasion with the provost guard got aboard and made arrangements to stay all night. I could not sleep much on account of the motion of the water but slept enough and rose early. & looking from the window I could see, about 10 or 15 rods off the mast of the Cumberland sticking out of the water and I thought that probably the bodies of some of her defenders still lay beside the guns they so bravely manned. A little farther up James river, not more than 1/4 a mile, lay the “Sangamon,” one of the Monitor build of vessels. At first I could only see the turret, but soon the sun shone upon her and I saw a little white streak from each side and saw that it was the boat that the turret rested upon. I stood and imagined the battle and saw the Merrimack come down the river and do the execution she did, and how all hearts sunk with despair, fearing the next morning’s sun",,,,,,paper,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Civil War","https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0309/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0309a.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0309/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0309b.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0309/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0309c.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0309/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0309d.jpg",Document,"John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071",1,0 "Letter, John C. Watkins to 'Friends at Home,' Camp Suffolk, Virginia, April 9, 1863 (Ms2009-071) ",,,,,,"John C. Watkins","See the Finding Aid for the John C. Watkins Letters",,1863-04-09,,,,,,,,,,"Permission to publish material from the John C. Watkins Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Letters,Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0409,"Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech","
Camp Suffolk Va Apr 9.
Dear friends at home,
I expected a letter from home this evening, but none arrived. So I will write a few lines. Our things are all packed, and we are under marching orders to go at a warning, where, we don't know. Perhaps we may go to Charleston perhaps to Newberne and more likely than all up York river either to Yorktown or Williamsburg. We had sort of a premonition of the thing and last night Col & Adjutant were called and went down to Col Foster's h’d Quars. Pretty soon I was routed out of bed and orders came saying that the Fatigue & Picket were relieved till further orders. Then we were certain. We are now awaiting the result of a reconnoitering & bridge building party’s success, for they were repulsed yesterday, and if they are again we may remain. Direct your letters to Fort Monroe for a little while till you hear from me again or till you see the papers, where we are stationed.
Gettys Div. had a review yesterday P.M. and I went over to it I wish you could have an opportunity to see one of those little things. As far as you see almost a line of soldiers, and I think one regiment of cavalry would sort of make the eyes of the Lowell people protrude in fear.
I saw Henry Chellis again. He is looking well. There is nothing particular going on in Camp Hen Perkins & Frank Salmon came to night. It looks queer to see people in city clothes.
I send you in this a couple of pictures. Perhaps I may send for them again but I dont want them with me. Yes I do. I shant send them.
Give my love to all the folks would write more but I have two more to write tonight, now late. Please send me some “Journals” now and then with “Haverhills” letters.
Good night
Your affec son &c
John
",,,,,,paper,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Civil War","https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0409/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0409a.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0409/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0409b.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0409/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0409c.jpg",Document,"John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071",1,0 "Letter, John C. Watkins to 'Folks at Home,' Camp Suffolk, Virginia, April 17, 1863 (Ms2009-071) ",,,,,,"John C. Watkins","See the Finding Aid for the John C. Watkins Letters",,1863-04-17,,,,,,,,,,"Permission to publish material from the John C. Watkins Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Letters,Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0417,"Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va. ",,,,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech","Camp Suffolk Va. April 17. 1863
Dear folks at home.
It seems we did not go to Newbern for here we are and here we are like to stay. I was not intending to write till this affair was over, but as there seems to be no prospect of its speedy termination I thought I would write and set your minds at rest. This is the first time I have taken a pen in hand to write for a week and my hands are as numb and clumsy as can be.
When I wrote before we were under marching orders to go to Newberne and from there to aid Foster, but it wasn’t as went, for our orders were countermanded for we were needed here. Saturday P.M. about 5 o’clock or before the “long roll” sounded and our boys were ordered to the rifle pits. Our pickets had been captured & driven in on two roads and a general attack was expected. The next day they appeared on the other two roads and the pickets on our front came in right lively. We have had reinforcements coming in ever since and there’s a pretty good force here now. The 22d Army Corps that has been defending Washington has come here or at least a good portion of it. There is occasional skirmishing on all the fronts, but nothing very severe, except down river where the rebs have been trying to cross the river and cut off our communication with Norfolk. We had 15 Gun boats on the river beside batteries on the shores and we just gave em “vats”. We are in hopes they will attempt to come in on our front for there is a splendid chance to just mow them down. The Generals here say that 80,000 men could not come in on our front. Our regt. is in a very good position, protected by rifle pits, and probably there is nothing to fear, from the rebs in the position we now occupy. Our boys bring in a “Gray back now and then. I staid in the rifle pits two or three days but am now in my quarters when I am not roaming around the fortifications and rifle pits seeing the fun. You must not be worried about us for there is no danger and you must not believe what the papers say for they dont tell the truth. So you must not believe me wounded or dead till I write you to that effect. I dont know as this letter will get through for I hear there’s a stop at Fort Monroe &c. but “if you dont receive this write me”. I like your picture very much and gave Billy the other one. No that picture of Billy was not yours but mine. I have not given him your message yet But I can write no more at present and its a wonder how I could this much.
Love to all. Why dont some of the H’s write
Will write more at length next time.
Your affec.
John",,,,,,paper,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Civil War","https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0417/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0417a.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0417/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0417b.jpg",Document,"John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071",1,0 "Letter, John C. Watkins to 'Folks at Home,' Camp Suffolk, Virginia, April 24, 1863 (Ms2009-071) ",,,,,,"John C. Watkins","See the Finding Aid for the John C. Watkins Letters",,1863-04-24,,,,,,,,,,"Permission to publish material from the John C. Watkins Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Letters,Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0424,"Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech","Camp Suffolk April 24. 63
Dear folks at home.
I received Feely's letter last evening and should have written then, but I was not very well, and have been delaying today, for we have had a scout out, and I wanted to write the news when they returned. Four companies from our regiment were ordered out the other day Sunday and then the order was countermanded and twice since then they have received orders and they have been countermanded but to day it was a ""go."" I started with the company before (our company was one of the four) but was unable to today. Well the plan of the affair was this. Quite a heavy force six or eight thousand and cavalry & artillery to match were going out to try and effect something and our four companies and eight from other regiments with 4 pieces of artillery went out on another road to engage the troops to keep them from reinforcing the others which otherwise they could easily have done by a cross road from one position to the other. We had but one man hurt from our regiment and he but slightly (Foote of our company). I have not yet heard from the other expedition, except that it was a success. I heard of an expedition night before last however that was successful and was sailor every inch of it. One of our gun boats coming up the river heard of some Reb. Cavalrymen, and a party of them landed, and taking a howitzer with a mule team for a caisson (i-e) to carry ammunition. Started for them They fired one or two rounds, and the mule getting frightened ran away and directly toward the cavalry. The sailors thinking they were going to lose their ammunition legged after it, and the Rebs thinking it a charge skedaddled. They captured a number of horses and killed the Capt. of the Cavalry The sailors mounted the horses to ride back, but not being accustomed to manage such a craft, one of them ran away, and his rider took the only method he knew to stop him, that was drew his pistol and shot him in the head. I thought the whole affair sailor like from beginning to end. Since I commenced writing this I was called out to hear a rebel band that was playing over the river somewhere, perhaps two miles or more from here. To night it is very quiet to what it usually is, for every night so far, the cannons would fire from some part of the town every few minutes, and were we not accustomed to them we should not get much sleep. Night before last I was a little nervous and having been abed all day of course was not very sleepy and I was kept awake nearly all night. If I got into a drowse one of the guns from the fort near our camp would boom and that was enough to start me. We are a little suspicious of the rebs for tomorrow morning for to night we cant see any camp fires and there is no skirmishing any where on the lines. This is unusual. Our men have to be up every morning at 3 o'clock and remain in a line till day light. I get clear of that nicely. Dont be at all afraid Ophelia that they will cut off our communication, or if they do that they can whip us for we have fodder enough to last till the last of May for all the troops there are here and there are only sixty thousand out side to try and come in and they cant begin to do it. They'll find it a Fredericksburg on the other foot if they dont look out for themselves. Gen. Halleck was here the other day and Gen Keyes & Dix were here before that. I guess they expected a pretty hard fight here but all appear well pleased with the fortifications. But I have no more time to write at present. Dont worry about me for I guess I shall come out of this thing safe and full as good if not a better man than I came into it. Give my love to all inquiring friends and write soon and often.
I am as ever,
Affec
Johnnie
",,,,,,paper,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Civil War","https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0424/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0424a.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0424/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0424b.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0424/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0424c.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0424/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0424d.jpg",Document,"John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071",1,0 "Letter, John C. Watkins to Friends, Camp Suffolk, Virginia, May 5-6, 1863 (Ms2009-071) ",,,"Letter dated 6 May 1863 was written on the fourth and last page of the letter dated 5 May. ",,,"John C. Watkins","See the Finding Aid for the John C. Watkins Letters",,1863-05-05,,,,,,,,,,"Permission to publish material from the John C. Watkins Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Letters,Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0505,"Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech","Camp Suffolk Va. May 5th, 63
Dear friends at home, The siege of Suffolk is raised and we are once more enjoying peace and quiet, but I dont know as I feel any different from what I did day before yesterday. I dont sleep any sounder than before, but it does seem odd not to hear cannon booming or muskets cracking every minute. Yesterday morning our regiment, with others, was ordered to be ready to start at a moments notice and in 20 minutes notice came and we went, but the birds had flown, and we chased them picking up deserters and prisoners. Billie and I got ready, but we had orders to remain and we were nothing both, and it was fortunate we did remain, for it was a hard march and no fighting there fore no glory. Probably Joe Hooker's attack was what called them back for they were splendidly fortified, and wanted to get us out side our lines, and there we should have caught it. Sunday morning I heard that the rebs. had made an agreement with our pickets on the So. Quay front (about a mile from our camp) not to fire. I immediately rushed out there and had a little converse with Mr reb. and pretty soon we got a boat, and sent across two of our men, and they sent back two of theirs, and so on till we had sent over and back a dozen. I exchanged buttons and stamps with them, and had a long talk with them. They were from the eleventh Mississippi They thought the ""Damned Yankees"" were pretty good fellows after all and said they hoped the war would soon end, and said they hoped they never would meet any of our boys in battle. They did not know then that they were going away so soon and agreed to meet us again at evening, but before evening there was skirmishing again and of course mutual distrust, so we did not have the pleasure &c. and before morning they had ""skedaddled."" After the forces had gone out yesterday morning, I went out to the So Quay road and saw a few prisoners and deserters come in, and picked up some bullets that had been fired at our men. Then I came back after Billie and we went out on our front, (Sommerton road) saw the officer of the picket and got permission to go out to the rebs breast works &c so one of the pickets went with us and we went two miles beyond our outer pickets and went all through their camps and fortifications. I got a couple of gourds, and also took a body belt that a prisoner had He did not like to give it up, but we took them off. One of our boys took his cartridge box. I took his belt and would have had his gun had not the soldier in charge come along just as he did. I shall bring home the belt, and a small gourd that I found. I went quite a long distance along their fortifications, and also on their picket line. I would describe their works but you would rather hear me tell of them, for it would be uninteresting on paper, and about a month longer, I shall see you. I see by the papers that our time is supposed to be out the 8th day of June but our boys dont ""see it in that illumination"" and will make a rumpus if they are not mustered out the 31st of May. I am indifferent myself a few days more or less if we don't get into a fight in the time. I wonder what will be done between now and a month from now. Will Joe Hooker succeed or will he be defeated and thus bring the main body of their force down on to Suffolk again, for just as sure as Hooker is defeated we are a ""goner"". In this last raid we took 2 or 3 hundred prisoners, and only lost a few men so I think Suf sheets more was a lozing game for the rebs. We are sending troops from here to day very fast, and probably one division will go. We dont know whether they will go to reinforce Foster or Hooker probably Hooker .
Wednesday May 6, 1863.
So you think I dont write as often as Billy, well I used to write twice a week and sometimes not get but one and I gave it up. I guess you dont write as often as his folks either for he gets two every week and sometimes three. Billy is just asking if it isnt most supper time, for he wants another job at our pudding. We have a jolly one. How would you like to taste it. Eleven eggs in it. So you want to taste some of our cooking. Well we shall have to give you an opportunity. Why dont Fannie write? I have not heard from her for two weeks. Have you received the allotment yet for my 4 months pay. Just think of it, only $40, for 4 months well that is better than losing an arm, but then if I come again I'll have my $1200, you know. Not much danger of my having so good an opportunity however, for it isnt my luck unless perhaps it might be a nigger regiment. But I must close to be in season for the mail. Nothing particular from Johhny Reb. Love to all. Write soon.
Here is a reb stamp save for me I gave part of them away. I am as ever John",,,,,,paper,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Civil War","https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0505/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0505a.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0505/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0505b.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0505/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0505c.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0505/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0505d.jpg",Document,"John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071",1,0 "Letter, John C. Watkins to Friends, Camp Suffolk, Virginia, May 18, 1863 (Ms2009-071) ",,,,,,"John C. Watkins","See the Finding Aid for the John C. Watkins Letters",,1863-05-18,,,,,,,,,,"Permission to publish material from the John C. Watkins Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Letters,Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0518,"Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech","Camp Suffolk Virginia May 18. 1863 Dear friends at home, I think I have written home since this march, but be that as it may you will hear of it before receiving this. Our boys started last Wednesday with three days rations and since then we have sent out rations twice, so that they have plenty to last till Thursday. They have had two or three little skirmishes, but it was as heavy infantry firing as troops ever get under, and our boys suffered. Johnnie Keith, Lucinda’s friend (the one that drew the pictures you know) has gone, and probably his body will soon be on its way to Lowell. Two (2) others are dead. Our whole loss in killed wounded and missing is 21. I hope the boys will come in without any more loss, but we cant tell. It seems hard when it so near time to go home, and when all their friends expected them, just as much as I think my friends are expecting and longing to see me. I wish I could have been there when Mr. and Mrs. R. Howard were there I think I could have had a tall time, and I think I shall as it is, if I can get any thing to eat, for I have had but one meal of any thing to eat since the boys and that I had to pay 50¢ for, for a piece of steak as big as your four fingers and as tough to bite, two eggs, two poor potatoes and a cup of coffee. I dont think I should suffer if it was near pay day. We are in hopes now to get home the last of this month but do not know. I wonder what is going on up with Hooker? We have had no evening papers since the regiment went off. You must not think I shirk these marches for really I was unable to go being a convalescent to be sure, but still I wasnt able to go. I am glad the church folks are going to wait before having their festival till we get home for I was afraid we should miss all the festivals and every thing else I wonder if they will not have an excursion to the pond this summer. I often think of home along toward evening for I go down to the P.O. with the mail and it is through town, and all the way along the little girls and big girls are at the doors sitting on the ""pizarros"". It seems sort of home like. I have just written to Mrs. Allen assuring her of Tom's safety. I have written her twice since this affair commenced. Have any of you ever called to see her? I have just heard that a battery was taken last night by our forces. I dont credit the report but am waiting patiently for news from our boys as we expect somebody in tonight. Yes you did have a house full that Sunday evening. Seemed like old times did it not? But I must close and go to eating my dry ginger cakes, for it is nearly time to go down with the mail. Dry cakes and cheese is all I have had to eat since the boys went off. Give my love to all friends and write as soon as you receive this if you wish to me to get it for there's a possibility of our starting soon. I am with much love Johnnie ",,,,,,paper,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Civil War","https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0518/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0518a.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0518/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0518b.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0518/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0518c.jpg",Document,"John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071",1,0 "Letter, John C. Watkins to Friends, Washington, DC, March 31, 1864 (Ms2009-071) ",,,,,,"John C. Watkins","See the Finding Aid for the John C. Watkins Letters",,1864-03-31,,,,,,,,,,"Permission to publish material from the John C. Watkins Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Letters,Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1864_0331,"Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech","Washington D.C. March 31. 64 Dear Home Friends, Mary’s letter received last evening and I take this 1st opportunity to write. I'll commence with the most interesting piece of news, i-e. we got our commissions as regulars Monday P.M. to date from 1st Apr. I should have written this before but was waiting your letter, so Mary (u no) Yesterday A.M. I recd. a letter from Jim McKeen asking me if I could not get a vacation this summer and come down to their fandango. You know Jim graduates. I wish I could be at home with you now and have the family circle complete. I feel sort of homesick sometimes when I think that I probably never shall make Lowell a home again. I am glad you are going to take a daily paper. Mary don't feel that I shall like dancing parties too well, and I think “my mind well regulated enough” not to be “dissipated” by such things. I have not yet tasted any wines or liquors and do not fear that dancing parties will be the cause of my getting into those habits. Nothing particular going on here, except Forest playing, and an Opera at (Fords) at one of the theaters. I have been to neither. I went to hear Gottschalk Saturday evening. I shall probably be paid by Saturday and as soon as you receive my drafts write. Speaking of metre in those lines, I knew where the mistakes were but could not express what I wanted to without. Morpheus is pronounced morphuse. Perhaps that's where you thot one of the mistakes was, and another “Angels visits &c. were those the places you meant. No I did not write that on the other side of that paper. I copied it. I sent that to Fannie. Why don't she write. Don't you ask her but hint around, and see No Miss L wont think I'm “in love” &c. for she knows that I know that she is in love with somebody else and I know that she ought to know I dont care for her except to pass away a few moments of leisure. I don't go out very much now but now and then I spend an evening. When I come home I shall make up for it by being out every night. I have not seen John Calef yet though I have been to the Metropolitan every evening and day time. I hope I shall see him when he goes thru here. He has not gone yet has he? But I have not time to write more now. I have nothing particular to write. I found a friend of mine here that knew Sarah Eaton when she was in Salem Normal School. A Mr. Upson. Give my love to all friends and expect a better letter next time. I saw by the papers here that John Calef was promoted to 1 Lieut I meant to have sent you a paper as soon as the confirmation came out but forgot it. Write soon to John ",,,,,,paper,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1864_0331/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1864_0331a.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1864_0331/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1864_0331b.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1864_0331/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1864_0331c.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1864_0331/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1864_0331d.jpg",Document,"John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071",1,0 "Letter, John C. Watkins to Friends, Washington, DC, May 23, 1864 (Ms2009-071) ",,,,,,"John C. Watkins","See the Finding Aid for the John C. Watkins Letters",,1864-05-23,,,,,,,,,,"Permission to publish material from the John C. Watkins Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Letters,Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1864_0523,"Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va. ",,,,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech","Washington D.C. May 22nd 1865
Dear Home Friends,
Yours received this morning, but I have been so busy all day that I have not had time to write before. I was much surprised this morning, while opening the mail, (for that is part of my work now) to see Preston Lane walk into the room. I was very sorry to hear from him that Stephen was unwell. I was so busy, that I could not well leave the office to go and see Stephen with him but I went up to Gen Augur’s Hdqrs. with him & found out where the Regiment was stationed & got him started in the right direction to go there. I shall probably hear how he is getting along from Preston & will write. The City is jammed with strangers from all parts of the country and the Hotels are more than full. A friend of mine went out this morning to find rooms for his brother & wife but said the hotel keepers said they wished they had accommodations for 1000 more. they could not then supply them all. We expect a big time here tomorrow & next day. I saw Gen Sheridan review his Cavalry yesterday. I have seen all the big generals except Custer & Sherman and I may have seen them for all I know. I’ve seen so many that I don't know who they are—Brigadier Generals are thicker than Corporals here and you can hardly move without running against some of them. I wish you could be here tomorrow to see this sight. I would much rather you all would see it than that I should. I have seen so much of it.
Ophelia do not be afraid of my doing anything that you would not want to have me “over the way.” I think I have some tact, and could do things so that they would be understood. You think Jim Trow would have some objections to my paying much attention to Hattie H. I will let him object. Tell him I am heart whole in that direction. I know he liked her very much for he goes to see her through Concord every time he is home. That should be Calhoun in Ben Gulpatnetes address there is no Calhoon in Kentucky. I will fix those things all right with Darius Forbes as soon as I receive that certificate from Annie. we have a great many of similar kind, I did not see that About “Mrs Davis, fighting it out in that “line” but I did hear that he was going to “shift” for himself here after Poor Jeffy. Yes if I stay here I shall have less expenses but they will be enough “you bet”. So you think you don't know any body that comes up to my “bean ideal” or “girl ideal” rather. Are not the Misses Tarr in that class of ladies—or don't you like them.
Hot, Hotter, Hottest. I wish you were here if you like hot weather. I dont—I am well & hearty hope to be so but I am learning[?] some on study only 5 weeks more & I am to take a sweating by (7) seven doctors. Dont you pity me.
But I must close now. for I give you most of the news in the papers I send to you. Give my love to all friends & write soon to
Your affec
Johnnie",,,,,,paper,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1865_0522/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1865_0522a.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1865_0522/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1865_0522b.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1865_0522/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1865_0522c.jpg",Document,"John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071",1,0 "Letter, John C. Watkins to Friends, Washington, DC, April 17, 1866 (Ms2009-071) ",,,,,,"John C. Watkins","See the Finding Aid for the John C. Watkins Letters",,1866-04-17,,,,,,,,,,"Permission to publish material from the John C. Watkins Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Letters,Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1866_0417,"Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va. ",,,,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech","Washington D.C. Apr. 17, 1866
Dear Home Friends
Yours just received to day and I will not let it go so long again without writing, even if I do not receive a letter from home. My health is very good indeed though I have been a little unwell since Spring set in but feel nicely now. Geo. Fuller will probably leave here the last of this or the first of next week. He is going to practice in Mass somewhere I think. I shall not know what to do when he goes. I have been around with him so much. If he goes to practicing this summer he has invited me to come and stay a month at his house and I mean to go, perhaps. We are at present mutually interested in a beautiful lady from Baltimore though she is married and has two children she is quite a flirt. I like flirts after all for a girl usually has some spirit in her and is usually better able to entertain a man than one who does not try particularly so to do. I am afraid it will be a long time before I am married for I am so fickle not knowing more than a week at a time who I like and who not. Am glad you have a sewing machine think it will save you a deal of trouble and soon pay for itself. I know a lady who makes all her husbands clothes except the cutting and I think I shall have to let you do it for me when I get some more. Think I shall have to come home this Summer and learn how to run it and pay my own way while at home in that way. So you are having small pox in Lowell. There has been a great deal here in Washington but so far I've kept comparatively clear of it. I hope you will not have Cholera in Lowell this summer, but I am afraid we shall here. I have not yet decided whether to skedaddle or to stay and see it out. I have written to Mary and recd an answer to my letter and have written again Have not heard from Johnnie Calef yet. You recd Lizzie Calef's letter so you know all the news I hear she is quite a nice looking woman now. I think she must be rather pretty if childhoods looks promise anything for older age I will try and get some more flower seeds but dont know as I can. How soon before my clothes will be sent from Lowell and how much are they to cost? Every thing quiet here and I am just as quiet as everything else my life is very uneventful. But I must close for the present.
Hoping to hear soon I am your affec
Johnnie
Who and what are the young ladies that room at our house. Are they pretty and how old and what do they do?
Have the Hadley's moved yet",,,,,,paper,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1866_0417/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1866_0417a.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1866_0417/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1866_0417b.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1866_0417/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1866_0417c.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1866_0417/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1866_0417d.jpg",Document,"John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071",1,0 "Letter, John C. Watkins to Friends, Camp Winfield Scott, Nevada, August 23, 1868 [fragment] (Ms2009-071) ",,,,,,"John C. Watkins","See the Finding Aid for the John C. Watkins Letters",,1868-08-23,,,,,,,,,,"Permission to publish material from the John C. Watkins Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Letters,Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1868_0823,"Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech","Camp Winfield Scott Nevada August 23d 1868
Dear Home Friends
Your two letters of July 19th and 27th arrived on Friday and are the first ones I have received from you for nearly four weeks. I have not heard from Hattie for over two weeks until the same time and I received two letters from her with yours Our mails have been very irregular and we have made considerable complaint but that is all the good it does I have noticed the number of sun strokes, by the papers and wondered if you were having as hot weather in Lowell. I am glad you were in G to avoid it. We have had very warm weather here but not so badly as you have there. It does not seem so oppressive, being a dry heat with little moisture in the air. Then we have cool nights so tis very bearable. You want me to write a more descriptive letter and if I remember correctly that is the kind I have been writing, but I so dreaded writing the same things to Hattie and home too thinking you would see her letters and she yours that I may have omitted some things in my letters to you
I have enclosed you a plan of our camp and you can imagine it surrounded with mountains except on the south side for we are at the head of the Valley. The mountains are about a mile to the foot hills but two or three more to the summit, but they look exactly as though they might possibly topple right on to us some fine storm or gale of wind. We are watered by two creeks, and near where one runs in to the other we have arranged a nice shower bath in which I occasionally indulge usually every day. The scenery is very fine for mountain scenery, but I should enjoy it a deal more if I knew I had a fine mine in one of them and I dont know but what I have. Some time ago in crossing the mountains, I picked up some quartz having good “indications”. Gen Gregg who was here last Wednesday and Thursday came over the same trail and noticed a quartz ledge. I told him I had some specimens of it and he has taken them below to have them assayed so I may find myself sharer in a valuable mine some of these days before I know. You can just bet I’ll sell out if there’s such a thing possible and dont believe I’ll work it I wrote you of my trip over the mountains with Gen Ord. Gen Gregg has been here since and we are still wondering if our post is to be removed but cant tell so we keep on building. I dont want to move from here until my time is up next June for I dont know as I can get to a place where I can do as well as I can here and what’s more I dont know as I can make up my mind to stay in this country after that time. I think I have a fine chance to go into business, but I dont want to, for all the stores are open Sundays and do their best day’s work and all of them too are obliged to sell liquor and both of those things I dont want to and wont do unless I change my mind very much between now and next year in June Dont fear anything about the Indians on my account for they have made a treaty with them here or near here, which will probably keep them still a year or so until they break out again. Then this place will be too much settled for them to raid here for tis only 40 miles from the Pacific R.R. and by next spring will be thickly settled a large portion of it The Indians have to go back before civilization more than before the guns of soldiers Don't fear any accidents to me until you hear of one, for there is no use anticipating evil. I ride considerably and do not fear injury though my horse is a little mild, I am glad you had so nice times in G. and R. Perhaps John and I may come in together next year, who knows. I certainly shall if he waits until the last of June or first of July before coming. Where does Canning work now You wrote about him going to Worcester to put up machinery but did not say who he was at work for. I received Vox and Journal and you can guess I was glad to get the news for once. Am very sorry Minnie F. has been sick. My love to her. When is Fannie to be married?
I wish you could look from my window here and see the grasshoppers. I never saw any until yesterday and now they have come in upon us and have eaten every greenthing about our camp and have completely ruined our fine garden except the potatoes turnips and beets, or any roots of others",,,,,,paper,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1868_0823/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1868_0823a.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1868_0823/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1868_0823b.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1868_0823/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1868_0823c.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1868_0823/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1868_0823d.jpg",Document,"John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071",1,0 "Letter, John C. Watkins to Friends, Camp Winfield Scott, Nevada, November 22, 1868 (Ms2009-071) ",,,,,,"John C. Watkins","See the Finding Aid for the John C. Watkins Letters",,1868-11-22,,,,,,,,,,"Permission to publish material from the John C. Watkins Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Letters,Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1868_1122,"Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech","
Camp Winfield Scott Nev
Nov 22 1868
Dear Home Friends
I have been waiting for the past two or three mail arrivals before writing to hear from you but have not heard for several days and I can wait no longer. Where in the name of wonder are you and what are you doing? I have been quite busy lately having had one or two patients dangerously sick and now am without anything particular to do but am mortally lazy. I fear that the less I have to do the less I want to do anything. Then too I am in a fit of “molly grubs” because one of the Companies here has been ordered to Arizona and it leaves us without the society of our friends here in Camp. Captain Kelly's family and Lieut Ropers' are to go away I tell them I am sorry they ever came here for we have just got well acquainted and to liking each other and we had made arrangement for such nice times this winter and now they are ordered away They are very much provoked on their part and are doing some tall scolding. We have had more visitors here lately and had some nice rides. One gentleman came with a buggy and span and loaned it to me, so I have had the pleasure of buggy riding again with a young lady We have had some nice horseback rides but I have told so much of them before that I have nothing new to tell. I have one or two patients with whom I have had such complete success that my reputation is made in this section. I only hope that when I settle down in civil life that my first few cases will be as successful as these have been I was told only a day or two ago that Everybody thought me wonderfully acute as regards judgement &c especially so for a young man, and again, a physician who used to be here but who went East to prosecute his studies wrote to one of the principle men and asked him what the chances would be for his success should he return. I learned that his reply was that so long as they could keep the one who was now here there was no chance for him for every body was more than pleased. Is it not gratifying to hear such things of one's self and to know they all like me? But I am waiting now to hear from VanCouver in Washington Terry a friend requested me to come there and has written to the only physician there to see about my going in with him. He expects a reply by the next mail If it should be favorable I mean to go there in the Spring and settle down for everybody says it is to be a junction for a railroad and is now one of the most beautiful places on the Pacific Coast. I am glad on account of homefriends that I did not settle in San Francisco for you would all have been frightened about the Earth Quakes and would have felt that I was unsafe all the time. I am already building air castles about VanCouver and am half inclined to go there and set up a “shebang” of my own even if I do not hear favorably from the Physician there. The weather here is cold and I am still living in tents but am as comfortable as a pocket in a shirt and am as well as can be and am getting fat. I received a letter from John Calef and he tells me he is just starting for Arizona Is not very well. Wrote me had sent a check to his father for $432 and would send the balance on his return. I think John has steadied down considerably and says his dissipation is at an end in all respects. I mean his speculations &c &c I hope it is I am sure. and I think it is I received a big fall from my horse a few days since and came near getting hurt but was not at all. The horse either stepped in a hole or caught in a sage brush for one or two who happened to be looking said he stood on his head and they feared he would fall over on to me. I jumped clear of everything though and came off with a slight bruise on my leg and back They were going to fine me a basket of champagne had I been thrown without my horse going down. Everything remains as usual and I have nothing special to write so I will close and write to Hattie.
I remain as ever your affectionate son
and brother
Johnnie
Love to a Lowell Friends.
Winnemucca Nevada Jany 17, 1870
My dear home friends
I hope that I do not write too often to be welcomed. I think of you much oftener than I can talk with you. & knowing how anxious I should be to hear from any of you if you had come to Nevada. I try to do as I would be done by. And still I know how very acceptable a word put in edgewise from John would be. I hope some time that he can prove to you that long silence is not forgetfulness. At present he is as busy as ever. You will wonder what about & with reason, but if you were here you would see. Mr. Buchanan has been at Battle Mt. all the time, & that left everything here with John. For the week past though, he has had his old hospital steward, Schmidt, for a clerk, & that relieves him of his constant hurry, & still he wants to attend & see to everything himself. & besides quite the number of patients to think of, he is fully occupied.
We are together at meals twice a day to be sure, & have a little “billing and cooing” between times, but with that exception John is at the store, & his wife is here. We are still boarding at the same hotel, from necessity & with reluctance, because the B’s are still in the rooms at the store. We must make some other arrangement if possible. This morning we here that the house that Joe is building at Battle Mt. blew down all to smash in the gale the other night. It is provoking enough, for they expected to move in a few days. He will be down this eve, & something will be agreed upon I hope. I am tired to death doing nothing, & mean to work all the harder to make up for this laziness when I am where I can “sling” a broom or dish mop. I am “rested” through & through & think that I am equal to again getting ready to be married! When I am housekeeping & cooking for my husband, &c &c, these “long” letters will come to a sudden end I fear. Don’t look for more than a page once in six weeks. John is already disgusted at my volumes, & already lays down his commands but I mind him about as much as I would a pussy cat, considering that he does not have to read them, but I think yr “mince-pie” letter is too good to have its sweetness wasted on the desert air. & so I am doing my best to show due appreciation. It is very sweet my dear mother & sisters, to be called “daughter” & “sister”. God helping me I will always fill the place. & I cannot thank you suitably, or ever forget how kindly you have taken me to yr hearts & warmed me & fed me with yr true love. I assure you that I do not forget how unusual it is. & hence all the more valuable. You have all ever trusted us so completely, & made it so pleasant for me, that I’ve never had the feeling of encroaching or robbing you of yr precious all. We are far away only as to distance. Our thoughts & conversation are of you & other loved ones. Every day of our lives. & we would wish to be with you, but since our lot is here for awhile at least, it is best to be contented, I think. I’ve not had a notion or symptom of homesickness, shall not have. I could not if I would. John is the best in the world to me. King Solomon’s riches could not make him better. I would rather have the good will of a loving heart than cold deeds be they ever so many.
Now Felia to answer yr questions in a direct manner. We are 432 miles from San Francisco. it takes a day & night to get there. & less than half that distance from Elko Yes. John met me at at Ogden at 5 in the eve & we merely stopped to change cars, & baggage, & eat supper & then came right on with the friends to Elko arriving there the next morning at 8. You needn’t imagine that we went to sleep like good little robins, for we didn’t do any such absurdly sensible thing as that. We kept our eyes wide open & chattered as hard as we could. Two of those friends passed through the other day on their way back east, & left their card for us. so they did not forget the silly couple. Many thanks for Mr. & Mrs. Shaw’s kind remembrance. They must not despair like you do of hearing from John. Who were the others Felia that you said I must “make” him write to? We rec’d the papers that Arthur sent. Do you know who got up the notices? Didn’t it sound funny that I came from Utah? I’m sorry they put in my long name. It is astonishing enough to take one’s breath away almost. I must say Abbie that you hit the mark when you called us “old married folks”. Yes, for just four weeks. We celebrated the anniversary in the most charming manner. My husband spent the whole evening in “the bosom of his family”. It was enjoyment indeed as it was his first devotion of the kind to me. I expected every minute that somebody would cut their heads or legs off & run for him, but they deferred such little pleasures.
The evening before John had been called 27 [letter ends here]
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Mary of course has written you of her trouble. I am sorry for her. She seems very blue to me.
",,,,,,paper,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsHarriet_1870_0117/Ms2009_071_WatkinsHarriet_1870_0117a.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsHarriet_1870_0117/Ms2009_071_WatkinsHarriet_1870_0117b.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsHarriet_1870_0117/Ms2009_071_WatkinsHarriet_1870_0117c.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsHarriet_1870_0117/Ms2009_071_WatkinsHarriet_1870_0117d.jpg",Document,"John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071",1,0 "Letter, John C. Watkins, Undated fragment (Ms2009-071) ",,,,,,"John C. Watkins","See the Finding Aid for the John C. Watkins Letters",,n.d.,,,,,,,,,,"Permission to publish material from the John C. Watkins Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Letters,Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_fragment,"Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: John C. Watkins Letters, Ms2009-071, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech","I can understand the Egyptian plagues now for one of them could not have been more than this We had a raid of crickets a few weeks ago and now the grasshoppers are taking what they left. To cap the climax we fear our creek will dry and we shall have to dig wells. Are we not in a heap of trouble? The grain crops are all ripe now and all these things can injure them at all and it is really very interesting to see the people with headers, reapers, and mowers gathering and stacking the grain. They have to use machinery here for they put in 300 acres of grain and you can imagine it would take a long time for a man to cradle grain to such an extent. Politics are running rife here but I have not had sufficient residence to entitle me to a vote in November so I cant make much spread here. I think the Democrats are in the ascendancy here for every body drinks &c &c and many of them are rebels and of course Democrats. The R. R. is within a few miles of us now (We call 40 miles near) and we shall soon have more luxuries than ever. I mean in the way of fruit &c Tell me all the news of the people about and keep me posted. I am glad our grape vine is doing so well. wish I could have the benefit of some of them But I must close. I am going to write to Mr Calef some time this week Love to all inquiring friends. I am glad you liked the Canyon. who fixed the frame for you? The same young man? You should pay him the difference if he did. Was he satisfied with the price if not pay him what tis worth Write soon to Your affectionate Johnnie ",,,,,,paper,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_fragment/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_fragment_a.jpg,https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/John_C._Watkins_Letters_Ms2009-071/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_fragment/Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_fragment_b.jpg",Document,"John C. 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