Catoosa County, GA - History Letters - Park, W.T. Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Davis jldmrd@catt.com Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/catoosa.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Letters Home Camp Harrison, Apling County Ga Oct 18th, 1861 Dear wife, I seat myself to write you a few lines. We arrived at Atlanta at 5 Oc ^15th in the morning rode in an open stock car. My night was chilly and damp. Several of the boys took cold, I did not. We lay over in At. until the next morn ing the being 5 or 6 companies thare wating for their turn, so we had to wate for ours. We marched out to the edge of the city and camped on the open field without tents, I sle pt I slept in a tent myself with A. T. Park. Thare was seven companies in camp or on the ground, they are Confederate troops, Col. Thomas reg. I saw Dick and Henry Harwell in Atlanta Dick has that station. We left Atlanta for Camp Harrison in the morning of the 16th. bt the way of Macon. We reached Savana the 17th at 6 oc in the morningand left thare at ten. We are about 70 miles S. W. of Savana & 30 miles N. W of Brunswic. It is about 100 miles from here to Brunswic bt R R We drue our tents last eavning and str uck them. We have warm Freestone water from a well that is shallow. We have a butiful camp ground a litl rooling {rolling} in a forest of long leaf Pines, and a town of Salamanders around looking like he will talk. (pg 2) We have just been musterd in to the States Service for six months.I learn that arms are ready for us. We and so me other companys have to day filled up the third Regiment that are now in the camp. Evans? company are he re. There is no sickness in camps that I know off, some bowell complaints. We have Bakers bread, Beef and some bacon, Rice, 1/2 coffe or ??? Now we are musterd in we may fare better in some respects. Julia I will not pretend to give you a decription of what I saw on my way here, for you know it is a flat country with plenty of pine and long moss. Julia, you must not think hard of me for going of as cool as I did, for I know that if I went to sh ake hands that tears would flow two free, and it was better to do just as I did. I do not know how long we will stay here, nether whare we will go. Write soon and direct to Scriven. I will close for the presant. W. T. Park Direct to the care of Capt. Harris Scriven fro Ga =======Letter 2======= Camp Lee, Savannah, Ga Feb 10th 1862 Dear Julia, Yours of the 9th came to hand yesterday. I am sorry that you seem so much troubled about the war and our salvation. I wish with all my heart that I could restore peace and quiet to your mind and to the many thousands that are in the same troubles. Tha aim of man alone is two short: man will be the instrument in the hands of the Almighty to accompl ish his designes: And believing that God rules the powers that be, we should wate with patience, for the accomplishment of his designes, believing that he will take care of us, and lead us through our troubles if we be in the right, and should we be in the rong God is able and will spare those that ask him in fai th to preserve them, and grant unto them, a re union with their families. Julia, I hope you will content yourself for two months yet ???? I then expect to see you and remain with you until I am forced from you. The most of the company will probably re enlist but I do not expect to re enlist without your consent. I have no particular nuse to write to you. By some a fight is expected daily.I have but litle idea, that an attact will be made by land here. An attempt will probably be made to take the forts and burn the city. Should they take Fort Pulaski the mouth of the Savannah will be ???? completely. {2nd page} It is a common talk to day that we will be moved in a few days, four miles below Savannah. I believe but litle that I here talked of in cam pa. The health of the company is only to be ?? One case of Typhoid fever, two or three cases of mumps. We have refused to take any more Beef from the Quarter master, and receive money in its place. By adding a litle more to it, we by fresh, at 12 cents per lb. So we are fareing a litle better than we have ben here before. We had a very hard rain last eavning, today is cool with N.E. wind and rain. Julia if I fail to get lands of Ferris? I do not know of a better chance than Dyers. I hope your Papa will do the best he can for me. This leaves me in good health with slight cold. Tim is able to stand gard today. I will close for the presant. I send two pags to Mary in this envelop. Can Lula say Papa yet. Kiss her and Buddy for me. Write as soon as convenie nt. Direct to the care of Capt. Dodson [Dodson, Elijah M] I remain, your husband W.T. Park NOTES: The particulars that I could find on W. T. Park are: that he belonged to 2d COMPANY D, 1st CONFEDERATE REGIMENT INFANTRY ARMY OF TENNESSEE His service record states: Park, William T.---- private May 1, 1862 . Deserted prior to February 1864 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. February 12, 1864 .