22 10 273 https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/a0653a74502e943455ba8a0502458fa2.jpg 30395fcce13dcbd98a512404ef067da2 https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/064474e071179b2dddee9acc42c1b236.jpg 215de25f257dca2167d2832f68b04934 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1862 Letter Archive Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 13nth Sat. Up early. Coffee, as usual. Just after daylight marched out about a mile, on the bank of the river in a deep Ravine, protected from the sight and fire of the enemy. Between nine and ten oclk. heavy firing Commenced on the left, and soon the conflict raged all along the whole line with terrific fury, which continued all day till dark. Artillery & musketry charge upon Charge, but as far as we could learn, nothing decisive resulted, as the items are kept from the men not engaged. At night encamped on the rising ground above us a short distance. Laid down on some straw, in our blankets, while the flashes of Cannon, from the closing scene Could be discerned on the Right, and finally all was still, but the rumbling of teams, and troops marching up. A night of anxiety as we expected to meet the enemy in the morning, but still I slept soundly and got much refreshed, but a day never to be forgotten, for we had got a glimpse of War. Shot had whistled past us, and over our heads, more or less all day, as they shelled our retreat in the hollow once during the day Caused by some of our men imprudently showing themselves on the banks above. Sunday 14nth A lull in the fight. About 1/2 past 3. AM. ordered into line, and marched round about a mile, rested on a ravine. Concealed, by laying down, on the bank. At daylight marched in a roundabout Course into the old spot in the hollow where we had breakfast, and marched back to the City where we remained on the Levee all or most of the day. Nothing particular took place. Very wet & muddy. Occasionally the batteries over the river would salute the rebs but no reply. Some skirmishing. Wrote a note home, and just after I had mailed it, received letters from home. All well. Have thought much of home and friends amid such scenes. Towards night returned to our old quarters in the “hollow”, where we rested during the night. Damp & muddy. Mond 15. Rested in the ra[v]ine all day. Retired early. About 9 O’Clk. Eve, was called into line. very dark. Marched into the City in a quiet manner. Mysterious. halted in the street, awhile. 89th N.Y Reg. passed us in haste. Looks like a retreat!! Marched & Countermarched, to make room to reach the bridge. Passed over the river, in “double quick”! bridge covered with dirt to prevent noise. Reached the old Camp about midnight. Dropped into our blankets without pitching tents. Very tired. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter / Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource From Jerome to [Probably Allie], December 13-14, 1862 Subject The topic of the resource Peirce, Jerome [Probably Allie] Fredericksburg, VA. Description An account of the resource From Jerome to [Probably Allie] Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jerome Peirce Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Jerome Peirce Collection, National Park Service Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available HIST 428 (Spring 2020), University of Mary Washington Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-12-13 to 1862-12-14 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource NPS, Civil War Study Group, Donald Pfanz (Transcriber) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource For educational purposes with no commercial use. Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP, FRSP 16095-16102 (FRSP-00904). Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 5.85 X 8.45 - 1st Scan 6 X 8.5 - 2nd Scan Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Letter #47 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Fredericksburg, VA. Allie Fredericksburg Jerome Peirce VA. https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/493469fca07b0e65903160aa21177ddb.jpg 4601fa44b15802c0df1824247784318b https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/518e93817593f1a83832f255a86a83d3.jpg 0c5ff4e67bb8cdb1592ee22d09b184e5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1862 Letter Archive Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Fredericksburg – Sund. P.M. 14 Dec 62 Dear Ones They say I can get a line home, and it must be but a line. I wrote you the 11, or 12, when Fred[e]ricksburg was on fire. I[t] was torn to pieces. We crossed the river the next day and are as yet Safe not having been [in] Action but don’t know how soon. Am very well indeed & fine weather. Please let the friends know that much[.] Jos. H is well[.] Bear up and remember I am ever thinking of you my dear ones. In haste Your Jerome Please write the friends Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter / Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource From Jerome to Allie and Lulu, December 14, 1862 Subject The topic of the resource Peirce, Jerome Allie and Lulu Fredericksburg, VA. 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Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Charlestown Jan 25, 1856 My dearest friend, Agreeably to my promise and from a yearning to be with you in the only way that remains, I pen you a few lines in hopes they will find you safely within that beloved circle your description of which so delighted me and wither my thoughts have followed from the moment of our parting. How shall I express to you the thoughts which thronged my mind, as, in the stillness which my occupation affords, I pondered over the events of the past few days? They seemed to lend new interest to the past, and caused me to think upon the thousand delights, friendships and blessings which have been scattered in the path of my young life. I felt a thanksgiving to the beneficent disposer of events who has thus blessed me - and finally I have been conducted not by an unseen hand to her - whose young affections, with all the delightful associations which in the course of the same good Providence may be permitted to follow - it will be my first and last endeavor to prove worthy of. How true is that verse from the hymn “In each event of life, how clear Thy ruling hand I see. Each blessing to my soul more dear, Because conferred by thee.” Such has been some of my day-dreaming, dreaming surely it seems, and very welcome will be the next token from you, that reassures me that it is a reality - the solemnity of which I feel most deeply. Enough of this. How did you reach home, in the severe cold and how did you find all the dear ones there? You hardly know how much your account interested me and, of course, you will have much to say. But I must close for I wish to post it in the Office tonight, hoping you will receive it tomorrow. I dare say I shall mis-spell your first name as I never saw it in print - the way you pronounce it but you will pardon and correct, and believe me ever, Your affectionate and devoted friend, Jerome Peirce Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter/Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource From Jerome to Allie, January 25, 1856 Subject The topic of the resource Peirce, Jerome Allie Charlestwon, MA. 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Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Letter #232 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Charlestown, MA. Allie Charlestown MA. Jerome Peirce https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/734a56a547aef61c2a09619dd7298f01.jpg c992081f9a01f9e0e562c5651f0d7ab4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1864 Letter Collection Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Head Q’rs Co. H 36th Mass. Vols. February 10, 1864 Guards & patrols will pass Srgt. Peirce to Knoxville and return at 4 o’clock this P.M. Henry W. Daniels Lieut. Comdg. Co. H 36 Regt. Approved Wm. F. Draper Major Comdg. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE This is a one-day pass Jerome obtained to go to Knoxville, Tenn., which he sent to Allie. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter / Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource From Jerome to Allie, February 10, 1864 Subject The topic of the resource Peirce, Jerome Allie [Unkown - 36th Mass. Regt. 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Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Letter #194 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant [Unkown - 36th Mass. Regt. Headquarters] [One day Pass] [Unknown - 36th Mass. Regt. Headquarters] [One day Pass] Allie Jerome Peirce https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/9d095def559c2189709e63ce8bd9ad7b.jpg 716de72607eccbd0d1bda88ce9459923 https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/9c8bcfcdcca0dc9c2595e5bc3b84a461.jpg 42f54be200bfc8e675a352dae248ae8c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1864 Letter Collection Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Erin’s Station E. Tenn 13 Feb 1864 My dearest Wife, Have just been into Co B street and Ben says, “Capt. Ames is going home. Don’t you want to send your wife some pattern of a new dress you have had lately?” And I thought I would at least write something in hopes that it might get mailed quicker and reach home earlier perhaps. Capt. A is quite unwell and needs a furlough and I hope he may find better health by his trip. Expects to leave tomorrow. First let me tell you how glad it seemed to receive yours [your letter] of 31st Jan with Abbie’s etc. but there are letters now behind, the one of the Sunday before. Have been waiting impatiently. Possibly a mail may come today but a poor prospect now. It must be other letters are due. I have not yet received anything from Alonzo and Ellen while the officers of the Regt. have their cards. The principle [principal] events of the past week are a turn at picket duty (Monday and Tues.) and a visit to Knoxville on a ‘Pass’ with Ben who pointed out the scene of the late conflict taking a careful look at the ground particularly where our Regt. was stationed. The location of K [Knoxville] is very picturesque and some of the views about are most beautiful but everything is torn and defaced by the effects of the siege and presence of the army. Streets dirty and repulsive, food scarce, everything enormously high. Hospitals, sick and wounded on every hand. Went into the Christian Mission where papers and tracts are free, also writing materials etc. but gov. [government] furnish but little transportation, and so it is imperfect at present. Have had a quiet time in camp and do little but think of you at home. Go through the regular drills. Call on and chat with Ben and then to sleep, etc. I am quite wakeful nights and then my thoughts wander away. The weather of late has been cold and so we keep up good camp fires until the woods are quite thinned out, giving the chilly mountain airs free scope. But of home. Suppose Hattie is gone. I have indeed thought much of them! And how each one will be missed as the[y] go forth with the chosen one, but now you will look for another mission as from time to time you hear from them. And I trust all may be well, health, happiness, pure etc. and sweet. I would I could have been there on both occasions. Saw the marriage of A [Alonzo] and Ellen in a paper at Knoxville. A pleasant occasion with both Drs. E and Hale. Suppose I shall hear all about it soon. Have had letters from Mr. Murray and sister Heald. Will send you the letter with Mr Edmund’s address. Ben says he wishes you might get up a correspondence. Mrs E is very busy with teaching and wishes on that account you would begin. No doubt you too. Could claim as much, but I wish you would write. We didn’t seem to get started yet for the North but expect to soon. I see Burnside has been in and about Boston. I hope everybody had a chance to see him. He takes four of the new Regts in his expedition, the one Ed Brown is in among them I believe. I am afflicted just now with a boil on the back of my neck which tires me to write very much. I want to send a line to the Boston friends so you must pardon this hasty affair and let Sarah’s letter help out. I will write Mr. Sulloway soon. Thank you for the little extracts you sent and will treasure them. Also Abbie for her letter and Wordsworthesins. Surprised that Dr. H is at C. [Charlestown?] What a depot for a Dr.! No doubt his place will be well filled. Should Capt. A be detained will add more tomorrow. Have to prepare for dress parade etc. Hope to be more interesting some future time. Hope also to hear from Will and Hattie soon but the mails are working irregular. Have to be patient. I keep forgetting if I number letters and gave it up. I write once a week either Sat or Sund invariably. Capt. S’s somewhere on his way to the Regt. Wrote to Carry the other day in Parson Brownlories [???] wagon. Love to all. Ever your own, Jerome TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE Capt. T. Edward Ames, from Charlestown, Massachusetts, enlisted at age 24 as a First Lieutenant in the 34th Massachusetts Volunteers. He was promoted to First Lieutenant on August 12, 1862. He was then transferred to Company B of the 36th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment on August 22, 1862. Ames was promoted to Captain on August 2, 1863, and commanded Co. F of the 36th Massachusetts before serving in a number of staff positions for the balance of the War. He was mustered out with the regiment on June 8, 1865, and he was promoted to the rank of Brevet Major for “gallant and meritorious conduct before Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865.” Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter / Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource From Jerome to Allie, February 13, 1864 Subject The topic of the resource Peirce, Jerome Allie Erin's Station, E. 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Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Letter #195 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Erin's Station, E. Tenn Allie E. Tenn. Erin's Station Jerome Peirce https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/8354f535e7ae33937b7ef5a5c1f47003.jpg 4bb4ead42ccbfdab62ebd9ccd254a4e2 https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/ee0db7c3b7a84f18f7046f0ed21a1a63.jpg af19f4921923defa2bbba9094b335116 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1864 Letter Collection Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Sunday Morn 14th Feb/64 A few words more, dear Allie and then this goes to mail. Capt. A will not leave before tomorrow night and I send this forward immediately as he could have to remail it and on the whole I thought best. No letters today and I am disappointed but I must still keep cool. Cloudy and some little rain this a.m. No service. After breakfast of desecated [desiccated (dried)] vegetables which J.H. gave me and which cooked up tip-top, had a good wash with cloth, nice soap etc., warm water, quite like home. Retired to my tent and read Army Rules and Regulations till dinner time which consisted of fresh beef stake [steak] with a little pork fat and soft bread, a piece of a loaf from K. [Knoxville]. So that today I have fared well indeed. Our rations are somewhat improved with a few pennies from our own funds. I thus give you these little items to show you how things move in camp and I feel a corresponding improvement in feelings, stronger and more like work. Took a stroll last eve with Ben to the 35th [Massachusetts Infantry Regiment] where a relative of Mr. Abram Cutter of C [Company C] is Q.M. [Quartermaster] Sergeant. Came back to B’s tent and by the light of a candle which he had, read a few pages from “Pencillings by the Way” by N.P. Willis which Mr. Cutter of the 35th loaned him. Got to bed after awhile and again I thought of home and recalled some snatches of hymns, etc. of church memory “God moves in a mysterious way” (Cowper), “While thee I seek, protecting Power” etc. So pass the moments, hours. Am so glad the time when the “camp and field” are exchanged for the endearments of home! How and where are you today? Is it mild or cold? And little Lulu. Abbie tells me she loves her little primer and you have mentioned and is learning little pieces. I wonder if there are any little birds that sing as pretty as they do here? I hear two different ones today, very sweet sounds some little like our robin tho I should think they must be smaller but it sounds so spring-like! Tell Lulu I saw, as we went to town the other day, a poor little bird, looked like a robin, dead beside the road and I wondered how it happened. We have had some frosty nights and possibly it perished from cold. There are many roosters at the farm houses near by which start us early and one of the fellows is “holding forth” now. But my neck aches, but not broke yet and I am at the end of my paper. So accept again love and a kiss from your husband Jerome TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES NOTE 1: This letter does not indicate Jerome’s location when he wrote it. However, the envelope is postmarked Knoxville, Tennessee. His previous letter, written on February 13, 1864, the day before this letter, was written at Erins Station, Tennessee, near Knoxville. NOTE 2: “Capt. A” was T. Edward Ames, from Charlestown, Massachusetts, who enlisted at age 24 as a First Lieutenant in the 34th Massachusetts Volunteers. He was promoted to First Lieutenant on August 12, 1862. He was then transferred to Company B of the 36th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment on August 22, 1862. Ames was promoted to Captain on August 2, 1863, and commanded Co. F of the 36th Massachusetts before serving in a number of staff positions for the balance of the War. He was mustered out with the regiment on June 8, 1865, and he was promoted to the rank of Brevet Major for “gallant and meritorious conduct before Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865.” NOTE 3: His “No service.” undoubtedly refers to the fact that there was no religious service held that day, even though it was a Sunday. NOTE 4: “Pencillings by the Way” was written by Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806 – 1867), an American author, poet and editor. NOTE 5: “God Moves in a Mysterious Way” is a hymn, written in 1773. The words were composed by Englishman William Cowper (1731–1800). Comprising six verses, the hymn was first published by Cowper's friend, John Henry Newton, in his “Twenty-six Letters on Religious Subjects; to which are added Hymns in 1774”. It was later published in “Olney Hymns” which Cowper co-wrote with Newton. NOTE 6: The 35th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was organized at Boston and Chelsea, Massachusetts, and was mustered in for three-year service on August 28, 1862, under the command of Colonel Edward A. Wild. The regiment was attached to the, IX Corps, the Army of the Potomac, the Department of the Ohio and the Army of the Tennessee at various times. The 35th Massachusetts mustered out of service on June 9, 1865, and it was discharged on June 27, 1865. The regiment lost a total of 249 men during its service. Ten officers and 138 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, and one officer and 100 enlisted men died of disease. NOTE 7: “While Thee I Seek, Protecting Power” was written in 1789 by Helen Maria Williams (1759 – 1827) in her work titled “Poems” in which it was titled “Hymn.” Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter / Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource From Jerome to Allie, February 14, 1864 Subject The topic of the resource Peirce, Jerome Allie [Location not indicated. The envelope is postmarked Knoxville, Tenn. The previous letter was written at Erin's Station, E. Tenn. near Knoxville, Tenn.] Description An account of the resource From Jerome to Allie Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jerome Peirce Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Jerome Peirce Collection, National Park Service Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available HIST 428 (Spring 2020), University of Mary Washington Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-02-14 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource NPS, Civil War Study Group, Josef Rokus (Transcriber) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource For educational purposes with no commercial use. Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP, FRSP 16095-16102 (FRSP-00904). Relation A related resource Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Letter #196 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant [Location not indicated. The envelope is postmarked Knoxville, Tenn. The previous letter was written at Erin's Station, E. Tenn. near Knoxville, Tenn.] Allie E. Tenn. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Camp near Knoxville Tenn 18 Feb 1864 A bitter cold snap for the last three days, with two changes of camp within the same time together with all the policing, smoke, cooking etc. etc. have nearly unfitted me from writing, but still I cannot allow the chance to pass of telling you gladly the back mail was again recd. [received]. But first of our movements. Monday it came on very rainy in the midst of which we moved camp to within a mile of Knoxville, opposite westerly Fort Sanders. Our Co. was to remain behind a few hours to guard the baggage and it was 8 o’clock, nearly eve, before we got to camp. But fortunately it did not rain and we came down on the R. Road track. Tues cold, bitter cold, wind severe and yesterday we moved to this place about a mile further north-west of K [Knoxville]. As usual, we came into a woods, mostly of pine brush, litter, etc. and it is nothing but dust, smoke and chopping. Quite peasant tho. I am sitting outdoor on my knapsack by the fire. A “Johnny Cake” on my little deep tin plate just baked and looks quite tempting and also a pot of desiccated vegetables cooking on the fire. It is more mild and but for a severe cold with swollen eyes, partly from the smoke, I should feel nicely. Should be all right soon. Today noon had a brigade inspection which was quickly disposed of merely taking a general survey the whole Regt. at rear open order. (Frank will explain.) Well, the letters of yours of Jan. 18, 25-26, Feb 5, with Frank’s enclosed in one and Mr. Clark’s “Invite” etc. and one from Will of Jan 25th which you may know was a perfect “benediction”. Isn’t it strange that none from Boston came. They certainly must have sent cards, etc.? But they’ll come up after awhile. I have just read yours over again. Ben E was very much pleased with yours to him and sent his regards as ever. He has a great many letter paper, etc. He seems glad that you think so much of Sarah Finney. He has read some of her letters or parts of them to me. Did I tell you what a fine poem he sent his father for his birthday? Very long, funny and tender, a beautiful thing which he read to me and I doubt not made, or will make, both the “laugh and tear” on March 1st. I forgot to mention that the package of stationery came up Tues. and I’m nicely supplied for the present, and stamps also for which all thanks, and may they hear back to you if not “exciting and interesting” letters, at least assurance of my love in all duty. I do not forget how you must sigh for home, as every true woman does, for it [Note: Insert “is”?] her sanctuary and none [Should be “no one”?] wants more gladly be restored to it than I, as I hope to in due time after contributing my poor ‘mile’ for the good old Flag. Let us cherish faith and hope with the heart’s best treasure, love, and then how sweet will be the meeting! I have mentioned how much I thought of the coming events, the weddings, and I can only repeat my best wishes for the happy pairs. Life has indeed begun for them! And we have reason to expect a full share of life’s blessings for them. Will promises me a letter all about it when he gets settled. But the old home will seem strange for awhile, but oh for the meetings it will bring by and by! Old Billerica is certainly doing her part nobly her quota full and three of her first ladies on so honorable a mission. How I would like to see them at their work among the “Contrabands” about that vast fortress. It is perfectly astonishing to see how fast the great revolution is working! The Black man being emancipated both in body and mind, Maryland ahead of Mass in anti-slavery sentiment! Arkansas and Missouri and soon E Tenn and Louisiana will follow. This is worth some trials and heartaches, is it not? You ask if there is a James Roberts in Co. I? Have just come from a short chat with him, next Co. to ours on the right. Mrs. Edmunds is an aunt and a Joe White I think he called him of B. is an uncle. I remember him ever since I’ve been out but never knew his name before for his ways are peculiar somewhat. He is in good health. Enlisted from Marlborough Mass. What a contrast the weather must be here and with you. Have cold but no snow and not cold long at a time. Much of the direfullest kind, just like putty only red when it rains, which it has not much of late. [On] the whole it has been beautiful weather. We are being fed much more plentifully of late and I, of course, feel better. Troops are coming in from other points and we expect now soon to be relieved and go North ere long. It is much milder here and so we go. It is well, for the cold would take hold severely now. It seems the four new Regts. (Eddie Brown is in one of them.) 56th etc. and are to join the 9 A.C. [Ninth Army Corps] I imagine we’re going eventually to N. Carolina a few days more and our term is half out! I have no sad presentments of the future and hope largely to see the end of the Rebellion by the close of our term and then! Hope you are fully restored from the jar of the late accident. ‘twas indeed a narrow escape! I told you of my presentment[???] in a previous letter. You have not told me much of Joe. Is he in Lowell at the roofing business? Will mentioned that he thought of attempting it. Shall be most happy to hear from Mr. Galloway. I think of him as the good pastor and my situation of late makes writing very hard and I should do more of it. Finney sent me a paper with the enclosed verses. I send them to you hoping they are not without language to us. They certainly do with me. What can I say to Lulu today? Am glad she loves her book but don’t care to have too much. I want her first good then healthy life. I shall find her quite a “lift” when I come home. If we go North hope for a chance to see home again but as I have been once expect[ing?] I shall have to stand back. You must have had a merry time with such a house-full. Mary must write me once in awhile before she is Mrs-ed! But I must close. J.H. have not seen for two days, some ways to Hd. Quarters and he has no horse now. Is well. Have quite a conclave of the Orange boys over the camp fire now. Love as ever to all. Tell mother I should like a piece of pie for supper tonight. As ever your loving husband Jerome Excuse this soiled sheet. Almost impossible to keep clean from one moment to another. No indication of my general status. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES NOTE 1: Per the Unit History: December 20, 1863 – April 6, 1864. The regiment moved numerous times in eastern Tennessee, including in the Knoxville area, before being ordered to move by train, by way of Baltimore, to Annapolis, Maryland, where it arrived on April 6, 1864. During this time, the lack of adequate rations, clothing and equipment presented more challenges to the men than did the Confederates. NOTE 2: “Johnny cakes” came about in the South before the Civil War and became part of the soldiers’ meals during the War. The cakes were made from white cornmeal and had no eggs, sugar or syrup. They were fried on a hot, cast-iron pan, sometimes in bacon drippings. NOTE 3: Desiccated vegetables were vegetables that had been dried to preserve them. They were reconstituted with hot/boiling water. NOTE 4: “Contraband” was a term commonly used during the Civil War to describe a new status for certain escaped slaves or those who affiliated with Union forces. The Army (and the United States Congress) determined that the U.S. would not return escaped slaves who went to Union lines and classified them as contraband. They used many as laborers to support Union efforts and soon began to pay them wages. The former slaves set up camps near Union forces, and the Army helped support and educate both adults and children among the refugees. Thousands of men from these camps enlisted in the United States Colored Troops when recruitment started in 1863. At war's end, more than 100 contraband camps existed in the South. NOTE 5: In his letter dated March 5, 1864, he used a flyer advertising the roofing business that Joseph Jaquith was engaged in for one page of that letter he sent to Allie. As indicated in it, Jerome was short of stationery when he wrote it. Allie’s maiden name was Jaquith, and the Joseph Jaquith referred to in the flyer is almost certainly Allie’s brother Joseph who was born in 1842. The flyer advertises a patented elastic roofing material to fireproof and waterproof roofs as well as roofing cement for pointing chimneys, etc. by a company located on Warren St. in Lowell, Massachusetts. Joseph Jaquith is listed as the Agent, with Wm. G. Clark of 67 Haverhill St., Boston, Massachusetts, being the General Agent. NOTE 6: The “J.H.” Jerome referred to in this letter, and frequently in other letters, was almost certainly Joseph H. Peirce. He enlisted as a private in Orange, Mass., on August 4, 1862, at age 18. Jerome also enlisted in Orange on the same date, but as a corporal, Jerome was 31 years old at the time. According to the Unit History, Joseph H. Peirce was taken Prisoner of War at Pegram Farm, Virginia, on September 30, 1864 and was later exchanged. He was discharged on June 21, 1865. Joseph H. Peirce was a nephew of Jerome. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document In the field. Sunday morning Feb. 28/64 Ever dear Allie, I wrote you a few days ago [???] just as we got orders to move. Thought it might be pleasant to hear a word thru Mr. S. I am without knapsack and many little things. Please send me a little thread, black alone will do and a darning needle, also a sheet and envelope, as I don’t know when my things will come up. Have only one more envelope and most of the boys are in the same fix. We still wait, drawing clothing this morning, a poor arrangement for we can’t carry it if we have it. My health is pretty good, a boil bothers me, feet better. Letters don’t all come up. Have not got the folks’. Mr. S’s I received yesterday, just as we camped a pleasant find [???] to meet me. Don’t know when I can mail this. Joe seems fairly set to work. Success to him! The following text was written on the top of Page 1, above the location and salutation: The “extract” was very pretty and true and what soldiers have to act upon a great deal. A kiss for Lulu. Yours of 15th received. As you will see by the above, will write when I can. Love and as ever, Jerome P.S. A little later. Have ascertained “what’s up”. We’re off tomorrow for Bristol, Va. or that direction, a grand advance. Shall go in “light order” with several days of rations and don’t know when I shall write again as it is uncertain when I get my things. The Spring Campaign is fairly opened. Have one more envelope and a slip or two more of paper and will write as I can. Am at Hd Quarters with Joe H. He is posted and gave me information. Hope and believe too that the next two months will decide much. Don’t worry about me. A few days of work will set me all right. Some 120 miles before us. Teams carry part of the rations. Of course you will not think strange if you don’t hear for some time. As far as we can learn the rebs are falling back and are demoralized. Ten came in this morning to take the oath, belong in Ark [Arkansas]. Sent them to Gen. Schofield. J.H. things are back and he may not be able to write immediately. Mention if you write to Orange. J.H. will mail this. Transcriber’s Note: The following note was written in the center of the back of Page 1: Mrs. Jerome Peirce Present. TRANSCRIBERS NOTES NOTE 1: Although no specific location from where Jerome wrote this letter is indicated, the letters he wrote immediately before and after this letter were written from Knoxville, Tenn., and Mossy Creek, East. Tenn., respectively. Therefore, the regiment must have been camped in eastern Tennessee, in the Knoxville area. See also Note 2. NOTE 2: Per the Unit History: December 20, 1863 – April 6, 1864. The regiment moved numerous times in eastern Tennessee, including in the Knoxville area, before being ordered to move by train, by way of Baltimore, to Annapolis, Maryland, where it arrived on April 6, 1864. NOTE 3: The “J.H.” or “Joe H.” Jerome referred to in this letter, as well as in other letters, was almost definitely Joseph H. Peirce. He enlisted as a private in Orange, Mass., on August 4, 1862, at age 18. Jerome also enlisted in Orange on the same date, but as a corporal. Jerome was 31 years old at the time. According to the Unit History, Joseph H. Peirce was taken Prisoner of War at Pegram Farm, Virginia, on September 30, 1864 and was later exchanged. He was discharged on June 21, 1865. Joseph H. Peirce was a nephew of Jerome. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter / Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource From Jerome to Allie, February 28, 1864 Subject The topic of the resource Peirce, Jerome Allie In the field. [Likely in Knoxville, TN. area] Description An account of the resource From Jerome to Allie Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jerome Peirce Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Jerome Peirce Collection, National Park Service Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available HIST 428 (Spring 2020), University of Mary Washington Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-02-28 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource NPS, Civil War Study Group, Josef Rokus (Transcriber) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource For educational purposes with no commercial use. 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Text Any textual data included in the document “Mossy Creek” E. Tenn Sat. morn 5th Mch/64 My ever dear wife and little one. Mail goes in a few moments and I can only send you a singe word to thank you for your most comforting letter of the 21st Feb just this moment. Should like to send a long letter with our movements which don’t amount to much so far only tiring out the men. Went as far as Morristown 12 miles from here, came back Wedns. [Wednesday]. Expected to have come back to Strawberry Plains, and a few of us went ahead Wedns. night but had to come back some 24 miles extra marching. Have been troubled with an abscess on my neck. It has opened and I am now quite smart again. Some lame in right knee but shall rest a day or two in camp, a general stop being put to movements. You will receive a note by Mr. Sallervay I hope written a week ago. Your account of his sermons and kindness are a great comfort to me, and your letter done me so much good. Oh Allie, I do take some comfort in my good name and trust I deserve it. I am certainly trying against many hardships to do something for the present day and generation and I hope you will keep up good courage to the end. You know I am without stationery or change of clothing. So you must accept such as I have. Have had some stormy weather but not cold. Rations are not full, but better than before. I think it is intended to hold our position and that soon we shall advance again. Building R.R. [Railroad] bridge at Strawberry Plains, etc., etc. Didn’t get the other letter from home or Boston yet. Please write Boston friends and tell them how I am situated. Expect my knapsacks but uncertain. The officers are doing all they can for us. It is a difficult thing to keep open communications for supplies, etc. We’re in the woods, expect to change camp as soon as the ground gets dry. Am sorry to send you thus poor affairs but will read your letter and do better as soon as I can. Knew you would feel anxious ab [about?] our hurried and strange movements spoken of in my letters from the [Strawberry] Plains. You may send me a pair of socks. Have the feet short somewhat as extra troubles in marching. Do not need anything else, especially if my things come up and weather getting warmer. We learn to get along with very little. Give much love to all the friends at Bedford too. Did Laura get my letter written a long time ago? You will please send a small sheet of paper and so I can write you regularly. Cannot [Insert “write”?] anyone else till my things come up, till then how it is. Bro. Ben is well and the kindest of friends to me. He will write you one of these days. You can hardly imagine the discomforts of these “light marching orders” movements. There is so much I would like to say to you but I think of you constantly and I feel daily more and more how much we must lean on the great Right Arm. Please write all often for letters are such a comfort and will reach me somehow. Love to each and all and a kiss for wife and Lulu from your own Jerome A nice lot of stamps now. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES NOTE 1: Mossy Creek is a district or section in the southeast part of Jefferson City, Tennessee, in Jefferson County. It is located east of Knoxville, Tennessee, with Strawberry Plains located about halfway between Knoxville and Jefferson City. Mossy Creek was the site of a relatively minor Civil War battle on December 29, 1863. Morristown, Tennessee, is located just east of Jefferson City, Tennessee, about the same distance as Strawberry Plains is west of Jefferson City. NOTE 2: As indicated in the letter, Jerome was short of stationery when he wrote it. Consequently, the first page of this letter was written on the back of an advertising flyer summarized below. It should be noted that Allie’s maiden name was Jaquith. Therefore, the Joseph Jaquith who is named as the “Agent” in the flyer and who apparently distributed it is almost certainly Allie’s brother Joseph who was born in 1842. The flyer advertises a patented elastic roofing material to fireproof and waterproof roofs of all kinds as well as roofing cement for pointing chimneys, etc. by a company located on Warren St. in Lowell, Mass. Joseph Jaquith is listed as the Agent, with Wm. G. Clark of 67 Haverhill St., Boston, Mass., being the General Agent. NOTE 3: Strawberry Plains was then and is now a small community that straddles Jefferson, Knox, and Sevier counties in Tennessee and is located on the bank of the Holston River. Early in the Civil War, in 1861, the railroad bridge at Strawberry Plains was a target of Union sympathizers who tried to burn several East Tennessee bridges to hinder Confederate military progress. The conspirators failed in their efforts to burn the Strawberry Plains bridge, but they succeeded in their attacks of some of their other targets. NOTE 4: “Right Arm” undoubtedly refers to God. For example, in Psalms 98:1 there is a passage that reads, “O sing to the Lord a new song. For He has done wonderful things. His right hand and His holy arm have gained the victory for Him.” Having been a Sabbath School teacher at his church in Orange, Massachusetts, before he enlisted, Jerome would likely have been familiar with this and other passages in the Bible which indirectly refer to the “Right Arm” and God. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter / Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource From Jerome to Allie, March 5, 1864 Subject The topic of the resource Peirce, Jerome Allie Mossy Creek, E. Tenn. Description An account of the resource From Jerome to Allie Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jerome Peirce Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Jerome Peirce Collection, National Park Service Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available HIST 428 (Spring 2020), University of Mary Washington Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-03-05 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource NPS, Civil War Study Group, Josef Rokus (Transcriber) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource For educational purposes with no commercial use. Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP, FRSP 16095-16102 (FRSP-00904). Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Letter #199 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Mossy Creek, E. Tenn. Allie E. Tenn. Jerome Peirce Mossy Creek https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/30e3cf6a8eb4a1eee894d86b3338fdc6.jpg d9497d179b68a08121456c57947c8942 https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/a78b6df549c52fbf719e6164cc4bc32c.jpg ed07518967e3fc90a10c7c5ae0d45cec https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/bc0ec6d11e623eb2d8f7ef72b333b1d6.jpg 89a121cc7ca90713451b2107d2cdc885 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1864 Letter Collection Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document North Orange, Mass. March 7th, 1864 Bro. Peirce, Yours in answer to my last I rec’d long time ago, almost forgotten when, I recollect however that I then thought I should immediately write. But month after month has passed, and still I have delayed; not without some admonitions of remissness of duty however. But, although I have failed to write, I have not neglected to inquire after you, and learned thro’ your bro., his family and others, of your movements, hardships, weary marches, privations and etc. during the many months of your absence. I am sometimes almost bewildered, “struck dumb” when I think of the wide-spread sufferings and anguish caused by the wickedness of those who have for years been conspiring for the overthrow and destruction of the best form of government the world ever saw. The bitterness of separations, the broken ties that earth cannot restore, and the many valuable lives that are sacrificed. Why evil is permitted to exist in the world is a question that has often perplexed many minds. In our finite capacities, we truly “know but in part” and often “see as thro’ a glass darkly” the links in the chain of God’s government. But so much as this seems apparent to all now, that the foul blot of human bondage and oppression which has so long stained and cursed our nation God designs to be wiped away when this rebellion is put down. Tho’ I fear “the end is not yet,” and some hard battles must be fought still, I confidently trust that we are steadily approaching toward the end. Great advantages have been gained the past 12 months, and if no serious disaster befall us, the enemy must e’er long give up. No local news excepting that people here are generally expecting a wide-spread attack of the measles, as many are now just coming down with them. Your bro. called last eve. said Charles was pretty sick with them. Our friends here gave me a “surprise” 24th ult. by assembling at our house and presenting us about $37.00 cash. A generous donation, contributed by about 46 families here. The occasion was the more joyful as it came to us wholly unexpected and the company seemed bent upon having a cheerful good time. We prize it much not merely for the sum raised (however valuable that in itself may be) but for the spirit of friendship it speaks and the hallowed memories it awakens of former scenes and mutual labors for the cause of truth. We are all of us enjoying comfortable health—our children all being at home with us. Charles Morton is now here on a furlough of about 30 days having re-enlisted. The snow is almost all gone and the ways very muddy; the Spring seems earlier than usual. Remember us to all the Orange soldiers, Henry Mayo, Nelson Smith, Joseph H. Pierce, Edmund Ward, C. C. Harris, Artimus Goddard. The Lord bless them all. Br. Edwin Stevens ever faithful, true and worthy we can meet no more on earth; and Harrison Goddard, A. Bliss, D. Mellen, D. Stearns, H. Boyden all have offered up their lives on their country’s altar and fallen in a noble and worthy cause. Our heart’s prayer is that the others may be spared. Our children often speak of our former Superintendent of S[abbath] School. All wish to be remembered. Truly Yours Levi Ballou TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES (Josef Rokus) NOTE 1: The Rev. Levi Ballou conducted a funeral service for Sgt. Jerome Peirce on June 19, 1864, in the church in Orange, Massachusetts, where Jerome Peirce had been the Sabbath School Superintendent. NOTE 2: The following background information about Rev. Ballou and his papers from which the funeral service sermon is excerpted is based on information from the Rare Books and Special Collections Department of the Hesburgh Libraries of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. Levi Ballou was born on May 10, 1806, in Halifax County, Vermont. The Ballou family, of Huguenot descent, was central to the history of denominational Universalism in America. Theologically, the Universalists rejected the predestinarianism of Puritan Calvinism and held to the distinguishing principle of the ultimate salvation of all humanity. Organizationally, they were committed to what at times became an extreme form of congregational autonomy. In terms of denominational strength, the movement probably peaked in the late 1840s. Levi Ballou’s great-uncle was Rev. Hosea Ballou (1771-1852), the most important American Universalist theologian of the early nineteenth century. An older brother, Rev. Hosea Ballou II (1796-1861), was the first president of Tufts College, established by the Universalists in 1853. Levi Ballou was a teacher and singing instructor before embarking on the study of theology. He began preaching in about 1836, itinerating mostly in the Connecticut Valley in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. In 1843, he settled at the first Congregational Parish and Society of Orange, Massachusetts, later known as the Second Universalist Society, in the north-central part of the state. The parish had long been supportive of Universalist doctrine. Ballou would remain there as pastor for the rest of his life. Besides preaching at Orange and in surrounding parishes, Ballou served on the Orange Public School Board and had an active interest in the establishment of Tufts College. He died of pneumonia on October 27, 1865, ten days after his last sermon at Orange. Rev. Ballou’s sermons and papers include around 70 manuscript sermons written on sheets sewn into octavo-sized booklets, which average approximately 30 pages in length and appear to date from throughout Ballou’s career. More than half are funeral sermons, including four written for members of the 36th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment who were killed in the Civil War. The papers also include a 224-page manuscript log kept by Ballou from 1836 until his death, in which he recorded the date, place, and scriptural premise of every sermon or lecture he delivered, often accompanied by the payment he received. The Ballou Papers were purchased by the Hesburgh Libraries of the University of Notre Dame in 2003 from Dan Casavant Rare Books of Waterville, Maine. They have been arranged and described by George Rugg, curator of the Rare Books and Special Collections Department of the Hesburgh Libraries. The sermon Rev. Ballou delivered at Sgt. Peirce’s funeral service is cataloged as “Folder 69 (MSN/EA 0502-69). Rev. Levi Ballou. Funeral sermon on 1 Corinthians 13:12. June 19, 1864. A funeral service delivered in North Orange, Massachusetts for Cpl. Jerome Pierce, Company H, 36th Massachusetts Infantry.” Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter / Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource From [Rev.] Levi Ballou to Jerome, March 7, 1864 Subject The topic of the resource Peirce, Jerome Allie North Orange, MA. Description An account of the resource From [Rev.] Levi Ballou to Jerome Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jerome Peirce Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Jerome Peirce Collection, National Park Service Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available HIST 428 (Spring 2020), University of Mary Washington Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-03-07 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource NPS, Civil War Study Group, Charles Brewer (Transcriber) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource For educational purposes with no commercial use. Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP, FRSP 16095-16102 (FRSP-00904). Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Letter #200 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Orange, MA. Jerome Peirce MA. North Orange Rev. Levi Ballou