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Calvin Shedd letter to wife, S. Augusta Shedd, December 14, 1862

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Title	Calvin Shedd letter to wife, S. Augusta Shedd, December 14, 1862
Creator	Shedd, Calvin (1826-1891)
Link to transcription	http://scholar.library.miami.edu/shedd/letters/62dec14.html
Summary	Shedd relates the story of two men who deserted; one had been under arrest for forgery. He acknowledges receipt of several letters from his wife and cautions her to keep quiet about the amount of money he sends home. He is still unhappy with his boarding arrangements and may change to another mess.
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	1862-12-14
Coverage Temporal	1860-1870
Coverage Spatial	Saint Augustine (Florida)
Physical description	1 letter; 4 pages
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	asm0383000044
Type	Text

Title	Page 1
Full Text	Dec Sunday night I dont know the day of the month. We had a new episode this morning. Horace Prescott of Co. C & Ephraim Pettingill of Co. E deserted broke out of the Gd House about 7 1/2 last Eve, & Skedaddled for parts unknown in Rebeldom. Prescott was under arrest for Forgery. The Citizens had sold stuff to the Soldiers & taken Sutler Checks for Pay, & Prescott forged notes using the Capts (of several Cos.) names; & exchanged them for these checks; he got some $50.00 worth of them he was courtmartialed two or three days ago but his sentence has not been promulgated yet; probably the Ball & Chain was not an agreeable piece of Jewelry to wear so he left, I dont know the offence of Pettingill, he is a reckless fellow, & I am glad they are out of the Regt, but if they get caught Death to them. Prescott has always been petted by House
Object ID	asm0383000044
Digital ID	asm03830000440001001

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