1 50 1 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4730/Ms2015-051_ConleyIsaiah_1862_0717a.jpg f190309d6f8db09f6d8d5e204a63d498 PDF Text Text Near Harrison’s Landing, Va. July 17 My Dear Carrie, I enclose you, this mor- ning, another 20$. I sent you 20$ yesterday in a letter. I am in hopes of having an opportunity of sending most of my money by some person going north. I dont want to keep much on hand. I would rather have you send me some occasionally than run the risk of keeping much here. There is nothing new occurring The weather is very warm, in fact the heat during the day is almost intolerable; but, the night are not too warm to sleep well. We have frequent heavy showers, with an unusual amount of lightning. During these thunder-showers, the rain https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4730/Ms2015-051_ConleyIsaiah_1862_0717b.jpg 78883aa10637f7504e843f482e8d4d2c PDF Text Text falls in torrents. We don’t have such showers in Penna. The Capt. is sick again. He is trying to get his resignation papers through. I hope he may succeed, for he is not of much account here. I now have all the duties to attend to, but, they are not so arduous as they have been at some times. I have however, considerable writing to do in getting our books, Straightened up. We were Compelled to neglect them for some time on the march. Consequently it has accumulated. I will soon be through with it. I write in the mor- ning while it is cool. We are now able to live better than we could do on the https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4730/Ms2015-051_ConleyIsaiah_1862_0717c.jpg cd0fed00662d986d67721d7eac3c0e4f PDF Text Text march. We (the Officers) can now get flour, corn meal, Potatoes, Onions & c. In addition to what we can buy, one can gather some blackberries, green apples & c. We have been living for the last four days on blackberry pies, biscuit, Hoecakes, potatoes, stewed berries Apple sauce & c. All of which George gets up in the “best style of the Art.” This was a change in diet Which we very much needed! I am able to do ample Justice to all of them. Answer my letters, with money in it, immediately. I hope you are all well. Tell Annie to be a good little girl. I suppose Harry will soon be walking. https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4730/Ms2015-051_ConleyIsaiah_1862_0717d.jpg 7b92c1b6e87e86f367600289a3e5f7e3 PDF Text Text You will I presume have an opportunity of sending those shirts with Lt. Mullin Write often. And believe me ever affect Your Husbn I. Conley 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Isaiah Conley Civil War Correspondence, July 17, 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 1862-07-17 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_0717 Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. 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