Date Unknown
“A Short Note from Camp”
Monroe D. Halladay, 9th Michigan Infantry
This brief note from Private Halladay offers a glimpse into daily camp life. He mentions sending
money home, a sick comrade, and hints that another soldier can “tell more of camp life” than he
can. Though short and fragmentary, it reflects the hurried, informal nature of wartime
correspondence.
money home, a sick comrade, and hints that another soldier can “tell more of camp life” than he
can. Though short and fragmentary, it reflects the hurried, informal nature of wartime
correspondence.
Exact Transcription
…me or start it. Start me on a barrel of flour and other smart for the call.
He will be here too. Might Mr. Sanger is a-going soon.
I thought I would write you a few moments and desist by him.
I think I shall send some money to him.
She is sick. I tell him it is easier than you is.
He could not go to see you.
I may you did get on it all him.
I am sorry to bring him home as he thinks so greatly of him.
He can tell you more of camp life than I…
Readable Modern Version
He asked me to start it. Start me on a barrel of flour and some other things for the call.
He will be here too. Mr. Sanger may be going soon.
I thought I would write you for a few moments and send this by him.
I think I will send some money with him.
She is sick. I told him it is easier than you think.
He could not go to see you.
I hope you received all of it.
I am sorry to bring him home, as he thinks so much of him.
He can tell you more of camp life than I can.
Provenance
Produced from Civil War Miscellaneous Collection, Monroe D. Halladay — 9th Michigan Infantry,
1861–62. Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. Reproduced 1988.
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