| Title: | John Knight, Corinth, [Kentucky?] to his brother & sister. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3539 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | knight, john/4 |
| Year | 1862 |
| Sender | Knight, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | soldier |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Corinth, Mississippi, USA |
| Destination | Keokuk, Iowa, USA |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | T 2058/1: Copied by Permission of R. J. McKnight Esq., Edenderry Cottage, Lurgan Road, Banbridge, Co. Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9006212 |
| Date | 14/06/1862 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 01:11:1993. |
| Word Count | 527 |
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| Transcript | Camp Near Corinth June 14th Dear Brother & Sister I received your letter of the 4th inst yesterday and was glad to hear you were all well This is they [the?] 4th letter I have written to you since they [the?] 10th of May. We are now back again to within 2 miles of Corinth we arrived here yesterday after a two days hot march dust all the way 4 or 5 inches deep where we were we could not do any good before we left our Cavalry scoured the country for 60 miles around and could not find any enemy so we came back they [the?] supposition is that we will stay here sometime at least long enough to rest our Army here will be divided part will stay here part will go to the Mississippi River and part I think will go to Virginia if the Rebels are not driven from there soon of course we cannot tell where we will go In your last you said you had seen Capt C--- and that he had told you I had been in rather poor health which was a fact but nothing serious from the Battle of Donelson untill [until?] after the Battle of Pittsburg I might say I did not do anything in the line of duty at least only what I done voluntary I was able to run around all the time but was favored by the Company an [and?] Surgeon the latter told me just to do what I felt like doing. Before the Battle of Pittsburg I was offered my discharge but did not care about taking it it was not so much the Ball that hurt me it was they [the?] severe exposure we experienced while at the seige of Ft [fort?] Donelson was going on but I am entirely well now and has been for sometime and they [the?] boys all tell me I am getting as fat as a hog When we march I am never asked to carry a knapsack but get it hauled all they [the?] time, I should like to go up and see you but I have not they [the?] least notion of getting a discharge untill [until?] the Regiment goes home unless I get sick that I cannot do anything. I see by late papers that Memphis is ours and the R.R. will soon be in operation from here to that place the general opinion here is that the Westren [Western?] #PAGE 2 Army will not have much more fighting to do and I think McClellan will soon clear them out of Virginia so I think the case is getting rather Bilious on the Rebel side of the question and we look for a speedy end to the war. This morning I sent you $55.00 by our Sutler he went to St Louis from that place he will express it to Keokuk in care of [S?] Hamill for you which I wish you would keep for me untill [until?] I return this was the first chance I had of sending it to you I beleive [believe?] I have nothing more to say at present give my Respects to all enquireing [enquiring?] friends and write soon John Knight |
