The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-06
WAR
Times Brought
to Mind
By Letter from One
Who Was There.
| E. L. MOORE
Tells of Life at the
| Front
In Letter Addressed to His
Brother.---Of Interest
to Veterans.

Haines Bluffs. Miss, March s. 1854.
Brother Daniel:
Yours of February Goth came to hand
last night and as have a few leisure
moments today will drop few lines
in return
You will see by the heading of this
note that we have changed locations
since l last wrote you The above
named place is on tine Yszoo river,
twelve miles from the city of Vicks-
burg. We are among the hills with
very bad water and never see or hear
anything from the states until 1t be-
comes old. / think, however. that we
will move from here In a short time.
either to Vicksburg or come point far
ther down the river.
have no military news to write as
I presume you are better posted than
lat least you ought to be. 1 know
nothing only as see it There is a
large expedition putting out at Vicks-
burg at the present time-I think,
probably for Red river. The greater
part of the 18th Army Corps has re.
enlisted and left, within the last few
days, for the states ON thirty days
leave. / am in good health and en-
joying myself as well as people gener
ally do in military life. Company A
now numbers 81 men, the largest COM
pany in the regiment. The original
muster was SO men and we have been
in the service nine months. This is
doing pretty we'll My pay is $3.50. 90
per month. There Is now due me $500,
having drawn none since last August.
Well, must close and at
tend to the boys. You must excuse
these hastily written lines and let me
hear from you soon. My regards to
Rebecca and with best wishes for your
welfare, EDWARD L. MOORE.
Headquarters 53rd q. s. Colored Regi.
ment.
vicksburg, Miss, July 10. 1864
Brother Daniel:
am really at loss to know whether
l am indebted to you a letter or you to
me. However. as it has been some
time since have heard from you, ]
will drop you line and viii expect
You to answer at an early date.
We have been in this city since the
first of April, doing garrison and ia.
tigue duty. The Notifications that are
being built here are extensive, strong
and durable and require sn immense
amount Of labor TO complete them.
The boys are getting tired of 70 much
work and desire TO be put into active
service.
Our division, with few regiments
of white troops, cavalry AMI artiller,
has Just returned from an expedition
of eight or ten days They went from
here to Raymond, Port Gibson and
Grand Gulf. Mississippi, and from
the latter place back to this city by
transports- During one Of these littl,
fights the 53rd was under fire about
one hour. The enemy, after having
lost several killed and many wounded
gave way. We only had one mar
Slightly wounded in our regiment
The boys exhibited a degree of coolnesi
and bravery which entities them tC
the confidence of their commanders
Old General Candy gave our regiment
a nice compliment by saying that h,
never saw veterans behave with NOR,
gallantry. / was not out with the ex
pedition. being unable to leave my
Quarters at the time they started.
For the past two months have beer
lquite unwell. some of the time unabl,
for any kind OF duty. lam feelin,
tOlerably well at the present time. abI,
to attend to the duties of my office
1t is remarkably healthy here, very
little sickness among soldiers or cIti
zens.
Il We have had no news from the east
later than the 14th, which is rather
discouraging. l am anxious 10 heal
of the extent of the enemy's raid int
Maryland and Pennsylvania and Of
General Grants movements since cul
last news am not yet discouraged
as to the final result of the grand cam
psign Of the east. / hope that drsf
will be Immediately ordered for fore,
sufficient To crush this thing at once
i have been in the field now nearly
thIee years and l expect to remain, Il
my health will permit. as long as tn,
country needs my services so badly
although 1 feel sometimes as though
have done my duty and should return
to my family.
The news from Sherman continue:
good.
With regards to your family,
EDWARD L. MOORE.
Maj. 53rd u. S l.
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