125. Kelley, D.O.
Civil War Letter: Reflections

Cherry Run, West Virginia: June 24, 1864
Kelley acknowledges the receipt of a letter from his sister which bears the scribble of his niece, Emazonia. "Never did I receive a line that gave me more pleasure, than did that little scroll, it caused me to meditate and reflect on the past present and future even for hours." He thinks of departed friends and meeting them again to be parted no more in Heaven. Of the war, he writes: "There was about 8000 men started out from Martinsburg this morning for General Hunter in charge of Gen Stahl they took a train of waggons with provisions for Hunters army there was 300 to 400 waggons. That is a heavy guard for a few waggons, the report was that we was going with them but we had not to go, I would like to take a trip up the valley. We have a pleasant time here but I do not like to stay so long in one place." Kelley divulges a burgeoning romantic relationship in Williamsport but does not know if it will develop into anything more; as a postscript, he tells his brother-in-law that he will write to him and "give him a history of my life Since I left home but that he must not show it to my cousins." One can only imagine what secret amorous adventures Kelley might divulge.

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