Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-09-23
An Old Letter.


The following letter, written from
Sullivan's Island by NJ. f.. Loggans,
brother of the deceased, was re-
Ccived by their sister and has been
preserved in the family for fifty
years. NJ. E. Loggans never return
ed from the war, though his fate is
unknown to his relatives. He prob
ably lies buried, along with hosts of
companions and fellow soldi s. with
but the simple yet ever patnetic in
sCription on the modest marker
Observation-Disclosures, but not for
gotten at home, where his memory
and his letter, now almost 53 years
old, are still cherished.
We reproduce the letter in full be-
low:
"Sullivan's Island Dec. 13, 1861.
Dear Sister: avail myself ot this
opportunity 70 Inform YOU thai we
aro getting along very well at lt!is
lime. ana rs Tor healthy hay,ln
health as well as. glsl e AaVS 80
under chaugeableselsG elsGiiDistanccs$ VT
is yer' warm one hGnF and then the
next Is SO cold mat we can haidly
keep from shivering. | am well at
this time with the exception Of a
cold, and hope that these lines will
find you all well.
81 have nothing Of Importance to
tell you unless | should attempt to
give you some account OF the fire
in the city, and | know that you will
see in some newspaper more accu-
rate account of it. | will only say
that | never saw such fire before.
"There is a great many OF our
number sick of measles and mumps
and a few cases of typhoid fever. All
the boys that are well are very lively
and ready to meet the ruthless in
vaders at any point and drive them
back into the Atlantic again, but
they appear to be very slow about
landing, but | can't tell what they
will do for the future, but | expect
that they allow to work slow and
sure But whenever they get on the
mainland we will be with them as
long as there is one to be found on
our soil.
Il wish | could see you all now,
but | fear il will De two or three
months before | will have the pleas
ure Of visiting you. We are looking
so strong for fight that no one can
get a furlough at this time-only
sick men that have been in the hos
pital for 20 or 80 days.
I'VE have little fun here, but not
so much as we used to when we we're
all together in peace. | often think
of home and the many pleasant mo-
ments that | have spent there with
friends and kindred so kind, and |
have friends here of the same kind
"While you hear the small stream of
Crooked Creek pour
| hear the tide of the mighty Allan
tic roar;
While you hear scarce step ap-
proach your door,
| hear the tramp of soldiers ever
more.
when you retire, if nothing dis
turbs you, yOu expect no more,
| But when | retire | expect to hear
the cannon roar;
When you rise you hear no sound of
war nor gun,
| But we hear the sound OF the fife
and drum,
And hear what has already well been
said:
Stand firmly by your cannon
Let ball and grape-shot fly,
And trust in God and Davis,
But keep your powder dry
II must close for the present.
Write me as often as possible, for
there is nothing that cheers my heart
so as to hear that all is we'll, all Is
right at home.
Your affocti0nate brother,
IN. T.. Loggans.
Dec. 13, IL o'clock noon.
"No. IS, Co. c."
editors NOte.-Reference is
| made in the mrltnr,o unrn. La