Letter from Apr. 20, 1865
C. Roades to brother and sister
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Letter – Roades April 20 pt 1
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Description
Personal letter from C. Roades to their brother and sister discussing the assassination of the President and his subsequent death.
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Birksill Stations
Va Apr the 20th 65
Dear Brother & Sister
with much pleasure I seat myself in ans [answer] to yours of the 9th which I received last night
was glad to hear from you and that you was well
I am well as could be expected under the presant [present] circumstances
we have had a hard march
we left the Point the 10th
since that I have lost 20 or 25 lbs of flesh
we are encamped in the woods near the station
we are fixing up the camp ground and drilling some.
the boys are all well that you know
yesterday we did not doe [do] ennything [anything]
we had a day of rest on the acount [account] of the death of our President
the most of the Regt lament his loss
some think it all for the best
But there is some that always has been opposed to him and the administration but I dont [don't] think we can get a man that will fill his place as well as he did.
it is the greatest outrage that ever I heard of
Booth is the assassinater
you have perhapse [perhaps] red [read] the particulars before this
Bill you wrote that you had bought another farm.
is it a good time to buy land now
you said you wanted some help in haying and harvesting
I should like varry much to work on a farm this summer but that depends on whether Unkle [Uncle] sam gets throug [through] with me or not
some think we will have to stay over time and others think we will go home within 6 weeks but I dont pretend to know ennything about it
at least a soldier is not supposed to know ennything
when they say go I am ready to go or if I am needed hear I am there [their] man
Bill I have not got the box you sent me yet but hope to get it soon
I got a letter Adel yesterday
they wer all well
I was glad to hear from her as it is the first time since she left home
Bill acording [according] to all acounts that we get the war is over and if so we wont [won't] be needed unless it is to gather up the tools that is scatterd [scattered] about the Country
some think this is what we will doe but I see that Grant is in favor of lessening the expences [expenses] of the Government by disposing a part of the army that is not needed.
I must close for want of time
yours in hast from your affectionate Brother
C Roades
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Tucker Collection care of Museum of the Grand Prairie
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Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution to the Museum of the Grand Prairie, Champaign County Forest Preserve District. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast, or commercial use requires written permission. For permission please contact Museum of the Grand Prairie, Champaign County Forest Preserve District.
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C. Roades. "Letter – Roades April 20 pt 1". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/435
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C. Roades
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April 20, 1865
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Letter from Apr. 20, 1865
Letter – Roades April 20 pt 1
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Description
Personal letter from C. Roades to their brother and sister discussing the assassination of the President and his subsequent death.
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Source
Tucker Collection care of Museum of the Grand Prairie
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Rights
Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution to the Museum of the Grand Prairie, Champaign County Forest Preserve District. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast, or commercial use requires written permission. For permission please contact Museum of the Grand Prairie, Champaign County Forest Preserve District.
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Creator
C. Roades
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Date
April 20, 1865