1 50 1 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4712/Ms2015-051_ConleyIsaiah_1862_0418a.jpg 5bde077a2beebef8caf2d651d2ef628d PDF Text Text Near Warwick Court House Virginia, April 18 1862 Dear Carrie, On last Tuesday we rec’d orders to be ready to march at 8 O Clock on Wednes- day. Morning. At 8 O Clock our Division Commenced to move, but we did not get started until 10 O Clock, When we started out under a melting sun. Marched about 18 miles- stopped about ½ miles east of Warwick Court House, at 9 O Clock that night. Wrapped our blankets around us and laid down and slept soundly until morning. Rested there until 2 P.M Thursday, https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4712/Ms2015-051_ConleyIsaiah_1862_0418b.jpg aeb1a99087033ac9bcd0599898776ce8 PDF Text Text When we again renewed our march, passed through Warwick, turned North and came to where we are now encamped, which is about 1 ½ miles north of Warwick C.H. By refering [sic] to a map you will see where we are. We are about 7 or 8 miles from Yorktown. Our first days march was a very hard one, and a great many gave out. Their loads were a little too heavy. I carried about forty pounds of baggage. I got very tired but worried it though. The Capt. (Captain William B. Sprague) is quite sick not able to do anything. Mullin (Lieutenant David W. Mullin) is not well https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4712/Ms2015-051_ConleyIsaiah_1862_0418c.jpg e8bc5818dc19ad5dbc564671e34c1878 PDF Text Text The Country through which we passed is entirely deserted and devastated. You could form no idea destruction of property. Just think of whole counties with at least four out of five of all the houses burned. and not a fence to be found. Warwick Court House, which Is the County seat of Warwick County, is a little village of about 6 or 7 houses. This county is far inferior to what I expect- ed to see. We have a report here that the Merrimac was sunk the other day. We just put our Markee [sic] https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4712/Ms2015-051_ConleyIsaiah_1862_0418d.jpg a13079eaed4c72d3d7da8501d1d827ad PDF Text Text up this afternoon, this the first covering we have had since we started on a march. My trunk with all my clothing except for what I have on, is back at Camp Keim. I don’t know where I will get it. We’ve not had a mail since we left Newport News. I rec’d Martins letter with the sad news of the death of sister Margaret just as we were starting. Life is uncertain Well I am too tired to write much now, when I get rested I will write again. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Isaiah Conley Civil War Correspondence and Research Materials, 1862-2000s (Ms2015-051) Subject The topic of the resource Civil War Description An account of the resource The Isaiah Conley Civil War Correspondence and Research Materials includes two series of primary and secondary sources. Series I: Letters, Transcripts, and Narratives, includes 98 letters written by Isaiah Conley to his wife during his service in the 101st Pennsylvania Regiment between 1861 and 1865. This series also has unpublished and published versions of Conley's escape from Confederate captivity. Series II: Research Materials contains correspondence, photocopies, articles, maps, and research files for a history of the 101st Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry that was planned, but never completed, by a previous owner. This series dates from 1980s through the early 2000s. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Conley, Isaiah, 1830-1901 Powell, Marjorie Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01829.xml" target="_blank">See the finding aid for the Isaiah Conley Civil War Correspondence and Research Materials.</a></div> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862/2000s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank">Permission to publish material from the the Isaiah Conley Civil War Correspondence and Research Materials must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2015_051_ConleyIsaiah Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. 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Title A name given to the resource Isaiah Conley Civil War Correspondence, April 18, 1862 (Ms2015-051) Subject The topic of the resource Civil War Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Conley, Isaiah, 1830-1901 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01829.xml" target="_blank">See the finding aid for the Isaiah Conley Civil War Correspondence and Research Materials. </a> Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. <a href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu/" target="_blank">Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-18 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc">Permission to publish material from the the Isaiah Conley Civil War Correspondence and Research Materials must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Letters Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2015-051_ConleyIsaiah_1862_0418 Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information:Isaiah Conley Civil War Correspondence and Research Materials, Ms2015-051, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.