CORRESPONDENCE:  Robert K. Horine to Rebecca Horine, 1865

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Transcribed by:  Bill Horine (WRHorine@webtv.net)
Submitted:       31 May 2003
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I recently acquired copies of HORINE family letters and notes which are
included in Dr. Emmet F. Horine's collection, housed at the University
of Kentucky's King Library.  Here is one such letter, written by Union
soldier Robert K. Horine to his sister, Rebecca Horine.  I chose this
one because Robert mentions many familiar names, including BEGHTOL,
CHESHIRE, QUICK, TOLSON, SAMUELS, etc.
Permission is granted to post to the archives and publish in Wilderness
Road, if you wish.

Seminary.. U.S.A. Hospital
Ward 17 Covington. Ky. January the
19th. 1865.  Dear Sister with pleasure I pick up my pen this morning to
write you a few lines in answer to yours of the 16th which come to hand
a bout one hour ago.  and I asure you that I was glad to hear from you
and happy to hear that you was all well at that time  As for myself I 
am
going a bout but I think that my disease is getting worse my throat has
been sour for a week or more.  well Beck I hope that these lines will
find you all well.  and doing well.  our Seminary Hospital caught fire
yesterday a bout 1 oclock I had jest come up from dinner and I heared
something a falling up in the 5th story and one of our boys come in and
and he asked me what that was.  I told him that I did not know.  well
jest a bout that time the alarm was given that the hospital was on fire
we have 2 grates in our ward and it had caught fire from one of our
chimnies.  well I got my overcoat and dress coat out of our press and
opened my stand drawer and got my Testament and Hymn Book an all my
writing impliments and hurried down Stars and out in the yard I went.
and I felt in all my pockets and my Darling was missing
well I went back to the ward and looked in a stand and I was so excited
that I reckon I looked in the wrong stan for my Dove was gone but I got
down without getting burnt well hear come a big Ingine with its big
polkstalk.  drawed And they run it up stars and out at the top of the
house.  but the boys had carried so many buckets of water up their that
the fire was jest a bout out  well they give it a few squirts and quit.
well the house aint damaged much the roof is burnt of the 17th. and
16th. wards but the sealing keeps out the snow.  yes it is a snowing to
day the snow ant but 3 or 4 inches deep it is two cold to snow much.
last night was the coldest night that we have had up hear Dear sister I
have got 3 letters from you and my Dear Sister Emily since I come hear
dated 4th 8th and 16th those and one that I got from George Tolson is
all of the letters that I have got.  well hear is the names of them 
that
I have wrote to.
Miss Mary A Burgest  Mr I.S. Beatty  Mr R. W. Samuels  Mr R. F. 
Hamilton
Mrs. Treacey Graham  Mrs Kate Farris  Miss Mollie Cheshire  Mr  L. C.
Beghtol  Miss. Mahala H. Beghtol  R. E. Quick  George Tolson and George
Tolson  Beck I am in good spirits sometimes and sometimes I think that 
I
wont live 24 hours.  but I feel better I think to day if I was well I
would be so happy.  I hope that I will live to hear of the Union Boys
whipping the last reb that is in the world give all the folks my love I
remain your affectionate Brother      
                    Robert K. Horine
               Miss Rebecca K. Horine 1865