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Calvin Shedd letter to wife, S. Augusta Shedd and children, October 19, 1862

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Title	Calvin Shedd letter to wife, S. Augusta Shedd and children, October 19, 1862
Creator	Shedd, Calvin (1826-1891)
Link to transcription	http://scholar.library.miami.edu/shedd/letters/62oct19.html
Summary	Shedd tells of the ponies they are issued and his riding exploits. He comments that there are no rebels around. The letter also describes St. Augustine and Shedd's views of how "slavedom" has affected the South.
Subject	Shedd, Calvin -- Correspondence Shedd, S. Augusta United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 7th. Company A Florida -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Enfield (New Hampshire)
Genre	Correspondence
Date	1862-10-19
Coverage Temporal	1860-1870
Coverage Spatial	Saint Augustine (Florida)
Physical description	1 letter (4 pages); 1 envelope
Language	eng
Repository	University of Miami Libraries. Special Collections
Collection Title	Calvin Shedd Papers
Collection No.	ASM0383
Container	Box No. 1; Folder No. 3; Folder Title: Oct - Dec 1862
Copyright	http://merrick.library.miami.edu/digitalprojects/copyright.html
Object ID	asm0383000039
Type	Text

Title	Page 1
Full Text	Dear Ones At Home The Gale has continued to blow so the Steamer with Mail has not left & may not leave for several days I just came off Gd at noon today it being Sunday & Inspection the Old Gd was not relieved soon as usual I concluded that it was about an even thing to walk outside & I rode consequently I am sore & lame [ ] today but I have got to get used to it think I shall like it when I can ride & not hurt me. We have Ponies about two thirds as large as common Horses they step short & are very hard on the Back. they are tough & will go all day do not eat much more than a mule. The Saddles are made of wood without covering, regular Cavalry, called the McClelland Saddle. There are no Rebels to be seen in this region the reason we are kept here I suppose is that it is cheaper to keep a regt than two or three Gunboats which they would have to
Object ID	asm0383000039
Digital ID	asm03830000390001001

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