Franklin County: Jacob Christy to Mary Jane Demus, July 2, 1864
Summary:
Christy updates his sister on the welfare of her brothers and her husband. He also expresses
frustration that his regiment has not been paid, especially given how hard he and his comrades
have fought.
Mary Jane Demus
July the 2 1864
Morris Island South Carolina
Dear Sister
I take this preasant Opertunity to inform a few lines to you that I am well At present hopeing these few lines may find you all well I receive your Letter and was verry glad to hear from you all once more Again that you was all well and was geting Along so well I hope that you all may get Along well for I can not due anything for you for we will not get any money as long as we are in the surfers But thay Say that they Wont pay us and we wont fight no more [unclear: thay] are great fighting going on At Richmon and [unclear: thay] had last night on James Island and are still fighting there now And has been fighting all day and are going To fight to night But our Compy will not be in it I dont know wither the compy that David and George is in will be there or not for we are on another Island I haveant saw them two or three weeks But David will not bee in the fight for he Butchering now Samuel and Joseph is well and are geting along verry well we have verry easy times now We are on detatch duty and have nothing to due But Picket duty we drill a little some times I cant say when we may get home But We may get home sooner then what we expecte for all colard troops fights well But still thay are geting nothing for it and we Will stop our fighting now on tell we know and See what we are fighting for We [unclear: shant] run ourselfs in to placers were we well be slaughter up we have dun enough of it to know how it gose [unclear: thay] was a many a man die this day And will be a many a one more before the 4th of July is over I am seting out on a Picket post righting this letter and the big cannon is roaring in a mile disent from me And every thine I raise up my head I can see the smoke raising from the big guns our camp is not more then two miles of I am seting now not more then a mile of from the rebels forts and Battery we can see Them But thay are watter between us I am Looking rite at rebels now walking around All the Mercersburg boys are well except Jeff [unclear: teat] I am verry sorry that I haveant got my likeness taken to cend you I would have riten to you sooner but I have been waiteing tell I would get my liknes taken But I haveant gut it taken yet but the [unclear: nix] time I rite I think that I will be able to cend it I dont know how [unclear: tikeovers] that was I Judge that you all will have good time in the fourth of July But that the day When poor soldiers are fighting as hard as thay can it is verry worm here and dry give my love to father and Elizeberth and All the inquireing friends we can set and Think about a many a thing to see awoman or a girls is a show to us to see now All the boys cend their to you all and all the friends verry likely I may be taken to A fight to night myself But I wont fight any my love to you all Remember me while part we be
Nothing More At Preasant But still Remain
your Dear Brother
Jacob Elliot Christy
Pleas to Rite Soon And Direct Your Letter
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Morris Island South Carolina
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Jacob Elliot Christy to Mary Jane Demes
