Johnson-Emanuel-Washington County GaArchives History - Letters .....Noah Tyson, Sr. and his son Stephen in CSA November 24 1862 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Inez Watson Brett IBrett1042@aol.com July 1, 2003, 8:46 pm Letters from the War Between The States 1861 - 1865 The Tison Letters Letter from Stephen Tison to his parents in Johnson County, Georgia when he was in CSA. Camp William D Smith Savannah Ga Nov the 24 1862 Dear Father and Mother I seate my self in form you that I got a letter this morning from you an Martha as hit found me I think still mending I hope as I hope these few lines may find you all well and enjoying good health as I was mity glad to hear from you all and I haint got nothing intrusat to rite you a only as hard times hear and I will rite you little about John Z Huterson they fetch him hear yesday and they sent him to the Barox in Savannah for safe keeping an he is mity on easey a frad they will shoot him so I heard I told him howdy and that was all I said him An father I did not send you no rice I told Martha to give you a mess of her rice and father if you hant got com a nuff to do you if I have hit spare I will let you have som an I want to see you all an I cant tell you how bad I do want to see you all but cant tell when I ever shall but I hope the Lord will spare fife to return to you all wonce more so y jist rite to me and Let me hear from you and you are of for money so fare well Stephen Tison To my father Noah Tison an mother Millie Tison State of Georgia Johnson County November the 18th day 1862 Dear Son Stephen Tison I now meet the oppertunity of addressing you with a few lines that leaves me and the family all in tolerable health at this time I have concluded to write you but one letter for me and Martha. Both your wife and family is all well except colds and we hope that these lines will find you in health of mind and body. You sent me two letters that I got when you was in Augusta and I reeived one that Mr Williams fetcht when came home. You wrote to me and Martha that you wanted us to write to you all the news about your affairs. I can say to you that I think your mare is in as good order as you ever seed her and as to your hogs, they are a getting along as well as they could be expeted. Me and Enoch thinks you made one hundred and fifty bushels of corn. We hope gather it. Martha ses she made 40 bushels of tators. She has pict six bushels of seed peeze. You wrote to your Mother for her bed cover and she has sent it to you freely and ses that any thing she can do to render you happy you wrote for your jacket and gloves and Martha has sent them. your baby can step a little toward walking. I have got to buy some corn. I have bought 20 bushels. I made the rise of one hundred bushels of tators. I am done howeing of wheat crop. I made all to some ground peas. I want you to take the best care of your self that you can. the news papers seem to indicate peace. I think by the spring of the year you will get to come home time enough to make a crop. If you need any thing I have got or can do for you write to me and let me no. I have nothing moor of interest to write. Give my respect to your mess mates and so close. By By. Subscribing my name you loving Father till death. Noah Tison Sr. Your Mother joins me in love to you. Stephen Tison ( Milly Tison Martha Tison to ) Letter from Nosh Tison to his son Stephen in Camp Savannah. Your wife wants to no if you got the ground pees she sent by daniel hall and the soap. You wrote to me some time back to no If I got the Rice you sent me I did not got any only a mesa that Martha give us out of hern you sent her if you started any to me it never got here I want you to write to me whether you sent any but that you sent Martha I have Paid your tax for you Noah Tison to Stephen Tison in Camp Savannah July 2, 1862 Dear nephew I take the optunity to drop you a few lines to let you know we are all tolerable well Matilda has had a very serious spell but she was on the mend when I got home she can walk when I got home and told her about seeing all Of you she was very glad to hear from you if you can get off you must come and see us as soon as you can you must rite to us also as soon as It in convnient we would be very glad to see any of the bous to come with you I will close as weakness will not alow long writing this time I will writing more next time Youre afextionate: Uncle L T Sharp Letter from Noah Tison to son Stephen in Savannah Georgia Johnson County November 30th having meet the good luck of a chance to send you a few lines by Henry C Hall to let you no that every thing is wright side up with us here and we hope that these lines may find you in good health our crops is housed you have made 150 bushels of corn your stock of hogs is doing very well all our family connections is in tolerable health as far as I no except your Brother Daniel Tison he is very bad of and has been for two weeks with mizsary In his head the people keeps dying here Davy Dwice is Dead and Edward Rhyners wife was buried last week and his gal Tempy is at the poInt or death and so is John Riners wife I have made about one hundred bushels of potatoes I dont no wehther I can do with my Crop or not You wrote to me to know how I was of about money and I dont no whether you wanted to get some from me or whether you had drawn some and was paning to send me some So when the chance happens for you to write you can let me no and I will do any way if you can get it I have got about 50 dollars in hand at this time if you have more then you went I will take it at ___ per cent and will pay you at any time when you need it We have had our Syrup Boild and got 27 gallons 13 and a half apeice Your Mother and Sisters join us in love and warm wishes to you and you health and welfare and hope that you may be restord back to good health Noah Tison Sr. to Stephen Tison Savannah, ga Undated letter from Daniel E. Hall to J. C. Snell written on the back of the letter to Stephen Tison from Noah Tison and in reference to Miss Jane Rowland State of Georgia Johnson County To Mr J. C. Snell Leutenant of Capt Toliaferros Company I drop you a few lines to lot you know that I am porely at this time and my wife is we both have had the fever and been under the doctor two weeks But the fever is now broke I hope to be able to come down some time next week Garling Rowling and James Love is not well nether I want you to show these lines to the Capt I heard that the Captain was sick and I thought it ward be best to send it to you Your people is well as far as I no so I close I send the doctors certificate of the Evetendre of my Jim Love Yours truly Daniel E. Hall Letter from Noah Tison to Stephen Tison Dated Oct 14th 1862 Georgia Johnson County Oct the 14th 1862 Mr Stephen Tison Sir I got the letter you sent by Mr Love and it found us all much as we were when you left my house I Was glad and sorry both I was glad to hear that you thought you was mending I seed John Smith he fetchd me a letter that you wrote before he came of he told me that you was sick the lost night he staid there I hope that these lines will find you on the riseing hand I had the chance to send you these lines by John Pullen and when he returns if you have the chance of writing I want you to write to me again and let me no how you all are doing for something to eat I have been onessy about your fare if you are asuffering, for something to eat and think that your officers will not get some so you can have anuff you must let us no and we must bring you some provision and not let you parish the people is all most some in n family sick Jim Love is sick garland Rowland Daniel E Hall and his wife is bad of with the fever aid Powell is dead one of Malanton Thigpen Negroes is dead William Jewel wife is very low and Noah Tison is bad off with his old complaints abundance of complaints among the people I have nothing of importance to write only never desert your Country It would not weare out in three generations if you need help down there food or clothing or money you can be hop So stand firm to your country trust in providence he is able to deliver you out of all your enemies I hope that pence will be made between now and Christmas I see a proposal for peace in the newspaper made by Lincon to our government By Leaving it to a vote of the States to I must come to a close for the present I want you to show this letter to Your mess mates and tell them I wish them all success So I must say fare Well and assign my name your loving father Noah Tison Additional Comments: A cousin in Meeks gave me a copy of these wonderful letters. I have no idea where they have been all of these years but I do know she had a copy of the originals at one time. Stephen died in the war without ever seeing his son with Martha Williams Tyson, Jefferson Davis Tyson who was born while he was away. He was in the Cavalry I have heard. Not sure. Most of these people spoken about are familiar to me. H C Hall was Henry Caswell Hall who would become second husband of Stephen's widow, Martha Williams Tyson, and stepfather to Stephen's son. Daniel E Hall was the oldest brother of Henry Caswell Hall and they were in the same Co E, 32nd Regiment, and they were at the Battle of Olustee, the biggest Civil War battle im Florida. If you know any more of the people here please post. Inez Watson Brett This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 10.0 Kb