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Title: A minor war history compiled from a soldier boy's letters to "the girl I left behind me", 1861-1864. Dramatis personae, The soldier boy - Martin A. Haynes, Company I, Second New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry. "The girl I left behind me" - Cornelia T. Lane, now and for more than fifty years the wife of the soldier boy
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Haynes, Martin A. (Martin Alonzo), 1845-1919
Subjects: Haynes, Martin A. (Martin Alonzo), 1845-1919 United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861) United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories New Hampshire -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: Lakeport, N.H. : Private print of Martin A. Haynes
Contributing Library: University of New Hampshire Library
Digitizing Sponsor: University of New Hampshire Library

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to happen. The signs are decidedly morepromising for an early termination of the war. We have worstedthe rebels in every fight we have had for some time, and the tone ofthe Southern press indicates that the Southern people begin to ap-preaate what a scrape they have gotten themselves into. I expectwe will move from here before long. The Quartermaster says hedoes not expect to stay in this place much longer, and has especially< hanged h.s teamsters to keep their equipments in condition for aquick movement. Besides, a road is now being built down to 1 ,,erpool Point, about twelve miles below here on the Potomac Thisindicates that when we go we will emburk for somewhere-perhapsonly to be ferried across the river. In all VOIir life, travels and experience you never ran across su.-ha mudhole as this is at this season. I heard, this afternoon, that wewould have to ba< k our supplies up from the landing, as it is prettynear .mpossible for teams to get through. The landing is two miles
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A Soldifr Bovs Letters 37 and a half from here, and we would have a fine time toting up boxesof hardbread, beef, and other fixings. I saw one of our boys com-ing up from the landing last night who had evidently misjudged thedepth of the mud in some place, for clear to his waist he was casedin Maryland salve. A man is fortunate if he can find a place tacross the road without going in to his knees. My tentmate Damon is on furlough. He was not in conditionfor duty, having strained his back, so they gave him a furlough ofthirty days. His time is about half up, and we do miss the boy.Frank Robinson has got back, looking pleasant and happy, as anewly-married manshould. XLI Cami Beaufort,Charles Co., Mr., Feb. g, iSb?; T^OR a day or two I have been laid up with a bad cut on myfoot, which I got chopping wood for my tent. I can not geta boot or a shoe on, but hope it wont bother me a great while. Iguess—in fact almost know—that we are to leave here soon. Gen.Hooker has been to Washington tminorwarhistoryc00hayn

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