CIVIL WAR LETTER - 2nd Iowa Infantry - Lincoln Calls 200,000 Men to Fight !

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CIVIL WAR LETTER
CIVIL WAR LETTER - Written by Soldier in 2nd Iowa Infantry
This Civil War soldier letter was written by William L. Cady (1833-1901), the orphaned son of Charles Cady (1807-1845) and Mary Holman (1806-1847). He wrote to his brother, Thomas Haynes Cady (1838-1910) while William was serving in
Co. D, 2nd Iowa Infantry
during the Civil War.
William enlisted at Burlington on 4 May 1861 and mustered into the regiment on 27 May 1861. He was wounded slightly in the Battle of Fort Donelson on 15 February 1862. He mustered out of the regiment on 18 December 1863 but less than a week later, he reenlisted in the same regiment. He was mustered out for a second time in July 1865.
After the war, William returned to Iowa where he worked as a blacksmith. In 1900, just prior to his death, William was residing in the Iowa Soldiers Home in Linn, Marshall county, Iowa. He was divorced.
Transcription
Camp Lyon, Missouri
July 25, 1861
Dear Brother,
It is with the very greatest pleasure to write you a few lines to inform you now how I am getting along today. I am in good health but I don’t know how long it may be so.
The President of the U. States had made a call for 200,000 more men in Washington today to fight and I think we will be called upon to fight. Brother, I want you to write to me without delay for I have written 3 or 4 letters to Des Moines but got no answer from them. I want you to answer these few lines for it may be the last that you get from me. Tell Mary Jane to write.
I intend to get my money from the United States sometime this week and as soon as I get it, I will send you .00 of it. I ain’t got much to write for I am on guard in camp and ain’t got much time to spare. Please write. No more.
Your brother, — Wm. L. Cady, Camp Lyon, Mo.
To T. H. Cady, Des Moines, Iowa
Right side up with care. My best regards to you all.
Never give up the ship—die first!
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