1 50 1 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4743/Ms2015-051_ConleyIsaiah_1862_1013a.jpg d05e43b3653e43ae35929f93f7234136 PDF Text Text Suffolk, Va. Oct. 13, 1862 My Dear Carrie, Our mail arrangments [sic], having become somewhat lame, I have not rec’d. a letter from you for some ten days. None of the letters directed to Washington, have arrived here for the last week. You will please direct to this place. We have nothing new here. It has been raining for three days, and no signs of clearing up yet. In talking to a darkie today, I thought I would ascertain something about the kind of weather they usually have here at this season, and whether the rains generally last long. I asked him. whether among other questions, whether the rains at this season usually lasted many days at a time. I received the following very intelligent and satisfactory reply. “Well, Mas’ser sometimes it rains for a good spell, and den sometimes it clears up sooner and, den it dont rain so much.” https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4743/Ms2015-051_ConleyIsaiah_1862_1013b.jpg eece22dbe62ddf8512fb21c7281cb6fa PDF Text Text I then asked him if this season of the year was usually very wet here. To which he replied: “Well sah, sometimes we hab pretty smart of ob rain, and den sometimes it dont rain so much, and den we hab a dry fall.” Feeling quite satisfied with the information I had gained, I pressed my interrogatories no farther. I see by Saturday’s papers that the rebs have really made a raid into Penna , and that Mercersburg and Chambersburg have surrendered to them. There is Certainly a want of vigilince [sic] on the part of our Military authorities along the Potomac. I am of the opinion that it is only a raid. I feel anxious to hear more. Everything is quiet here. Health of troops good. I am enjoying excellent health. I suppose you are at Johnstown but, not being certain I will direct to Schellsburg. We are not yet aware of what disposition will be https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4743/Ms2015-051_ConleyIsaiah_1862_1013c.jpg 0f89e9517a23308178b730ddecd50ba3 PDF Text Text made of us this winter, but think it likely we will stay here. If you are in Johnstown when you receive this you will please remember me to Ms. Morris & Annie and other friends there. Teusday [sic] Morning. Oct. 14. The rain still continues. Weather exceedingly gloomy. I have not heard from Martin for about three weeks. I see by Bedford papers that Maj. Tate is dead. This is election day in Penna We have no part in it. Kiss Annie & Harry for me. Tell Annie her papa wants her to Be a very good little girl. Write often, and direct to this place. Affecty Your Husband 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. 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, October 13, 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 1862-10-13 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_1013 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.