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Letter of Joseph J. Hoyle to Sarah Hoyle, February 22, 1864
Near Orange C. H. Va
Monday, Feb. 22nd, 1864
My Dear wife:
I again have the pleasing opportunity of dropping you a few lines, informing you that I am as well as usual. I have nothing new to write you, except the weather is more pleasant…
Letter of Joseph J. Hoyle to Sarah Hoyle, October 21, 1863
Rappahannock River, Va.
Wednesday, Oct 21st, 1863
My Dear wife. [Mrs. J.J. Hoyle, Knob Creek, N. C.]
I take the opportunity of dropping you a few more lines. Nothing of interest has occurred among us since I lat wrote you. We crossed the…
Letter of Joseph J. Hoyle to Sarah Hoyle, June 4, 1862
Camp Mangum, N.C.
June 4th, 1862
My Dear wife:
I seat myself this morning to drop you a few lines. I am well except a cold. I have had two or three sick brushes since I have been here; and I would have come home last week but I could not get a…
Letter of Joseph J. Hoyle to Sarah Hoyle, April 17, 1864
Camp on the Rapidan, Va.
April 17th, 1864
My Dear wife:
I have the pleasure again of dropping you a few lines, informing you that I am well, and I hope this will find you well. We are still having a great deal of rain, and, although it puts us…
Letter of Joseph J. Hoyle to Sarah Hoyle, July 5, 1864
Near Petersburg, Va.
July 5th, 1864
My Dear wife:
This will inform you that we have again changed positions. Day before yesturday we left the north side of the James River and are now in position on the right of the lines around Petersburg,…
Letter of Joseph J. Hoyle to Sarah Hoyle, July 25, 1863
Near Culpeper,
July, 25th 1863.
My Dear wife:
I have the opportunity of dropping you a few lines this evening, informing you that I am not very well. I have been unwell since we left Winchester, and the march has set very hard upon me, but I…
Letter of Joseph J. Hoyle to Sarah Hoyle, February 6, 1864
Near Orange C. H. Va.,
Feb 6th, 1864
My Dear wife:
I again have the pleasure of dropping you a few lines informing you that I am well at present and I hope this will find you well. Every thing continues quiet with us. We have some fine weather…
Letter of Joseph J. Hoyle to Spirit of the Age, June 16, 1862
The following letter was printed in the June 16, 1862, Raleigh newspaperSpirit of the Age. Camp Mangum, June 11. Mr. Editor: This will inform the friends of the "South Mountain Rangers," that we are still at this place, and probably will remain…
Letter of Joseph J. Hoyle to Sarah Hoyle, May 30, 1862
Camp Mangum near Raleigh
May 30th, 1862
My Dear Wife:
I grasp my pen this morning to drop you a few lines. I am tolerably well, and I hope these lines may find you well. I received your kind letter through Mr. Brindle, and I read it with much…
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