CIVIL WAR LETTER - 84th Pennsylvania Infantry, Repairing Guns at Cumberland, MD

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CIVIL WAR LETTER
Civil War Letter by Soldier in Co. I, 84th Pennsylvania Infantry
These Civil War letters were written in segments on the same day (Feb 3, 1862) by written by 27 year-old Jackson Potter (1834-1862), the son of John Potter (1807-1880) and Mary Rishel (1813-1879) of Luthersburg, Clearfield county, Pennsylvania. Jackson enlisted on 1 October 1861 in
Co. I, 84th Pennsylvania Infantry
and he died on 11 July 1862 at Alexandria, Virginia.
Most of the letters were written to his father, or his sister, Jane Potter (1839-1905), and a few to other family members such as his brother, William Marion Potter (1842-1916).
Of Potter’s service, his commanding officer wrote, “the company joins with me in [conveying to you, his father,] that they have lost a true soldier and a pleasant companion.”
Transcription
Camp Kelley, Maryland
February 3rd 1862
It is with pleasure that I take my pen to write you a few lines to let you know that I am well at present, hoping you are the same. I received your letter of the 15th on the 31st and I had not time to write. I was up at Cumberland getting our guns repaired today, We signed the pay roll. I do not know what time we will get it but it will be soon. My pay is ,43. We are up to the first of January and will get our pay again on the first of March again. It will come regular after this. I will send it home as soon as I get it. I want you to haul my shingles or get them hauled. I wrote home about buying some shingles for me and if you can get some good ones, buy them, I [think] they will be good in the spring.
There is talk that we are going to move in a few days. write soon and write more about times about Salem, Yours, — Jackson Potter
Direct to William [Jackson] Potter, Camp Kelley, Allegany county, Maryland, 84th Regt. P. V. in care of Capt. Curby
Camp Kelley
February 3rd 1862
It is with pleasure that I take my pen to drop you a few lines in answer to your letter of the 15th to let you know that I am well, hoping you are in the same state of health. We have pretty good times here now. We have plenty to eat. Today it is snowing. There is about two inches here now. The roads is so bad that the army cannot move. A few days ago one of the regiments in this camp took 1,000 bushels of oats and corn and 35 horses. Nothing more but yours, — Jackson Potter
[to Eliza Potter
Camp Kelley
February 3rd 1862
It is with pleasure I take my pen to let you know that I received your letter and was glad to hear that you are well and going to school. I am well and getting along fine but I would like to be at home to get you to bake me some buckwheat cakes for I am getting tired of the crackers—or as they are mostly called, Uncle Sam’s biscuits.
Nothing more at present. Yours, — Jackson Potter
[to] Joey Potter
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