1865 Michigan Infantry CIVIL WAR LETTER from Camp Harker (Nashville) Tennessee

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1865 Michigan Infantry CIVIL WAR LETTER from Camp Harker (Nashville) Tennessee:
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Civil War Letter

Great 1865 Civil War letter written by a Michigan Infantryman stationed at Camp Harker in Nashville, Tennessee. FULL SCANS, TRANSCRIPT and some RESEARCH NOTES below. Letter ishousedin a postal cover envelope with a Chattanooga, Tennessee postmark - stamp is missing.The following biography of Capt. Charles J. Fox was published in theHistory of Pomona Valley, California, with Biographical Sketches...(1920)Although a native of England where he was born at Manchester, October 31, 1842, Capt. Charles J. Fox has no memory of the land of his birth, for he was but one year old when he accompanied his parents to the United States on a sailing vessel, which made the trip in three months.He was reared at Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, and is a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted in 1864 in the Fourth Michigan Infantry. He was lieutenant in his company and later captain in Company H, under Col. Jairus W. Hall, and saw service in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas. He still carries the bullet by which he was injured in guerrilla warfare in one of the many skirmishes that he participated in in Tennessee, and among the relics in his home is the gun he was shot with, which was taken from the guerrilla, and which he prizes very highly. He served on the general staff at San Antonio, Texas, and had charge of cleaning up the city. In those days, San Antonio had but fifteen thousand population. The Captain wears the button of the Loyal Legion, of which he was a member, and after brilliant service, he was mustered out at Houston, Texas, May 26, 1866.At the close of the war he returned to Pontiac, Michigan, and was appointed and served several years as revenue assessor in Michigan. He was also the proprietor of a clothing store at Pontiac, which he sold in 1888, and went to Seattle, Washington, where he engaged in the making of brick, twelve miles from Seattle. He founded, laid out and built up the town of Pontiac, Washington, and was its first postmaster. He was a member of the firm of the Pontiac Brick and Tile Company which did a large business, and their brick was used in many of the public buildings, among others the Denny Hotel Block, the Court House, and the Burke Block at Pontiac, Washington.In November 1890, while on a visit to Pomona, California, Captain Fox purchased twelve acres of one-year-old orange trees in the Packard Orange Grove tract, from J. E. Packard, and in 1893 came to Pomona to locate permanently, where he has since lived on his orange grove. The place is very productive, is well kept, and is one of the attractive places among many beautiful homes in Pomona.The marriage of Captain Fox was solemnized in Michigan June 2, 1881, and united him with Miss Arabella W. Kirby, a native of that state. The children born of their union are: Charles Kirby, a civil engineer of Los Angeles; Lillian Buirne, who was secretary of the Red Cross at Pomona during the late war; and William H., a mechanic of Hollywood, California.TRANSCRIPTION
Head Quarters Co. G, 4th Michigan Infantry
Camp Harker
Nashville, Tennessee
May 14th 1865Dear Mother,I received your letter of the 7th, No. 33, and was glad to hear that you are all well. I am as well as usual. We are agoing to have a fine day for Inspection. I will have to stop for the bugle has sounded. I will finish when we get in.I have just got in and it is very warm. I received a letter from Birt [Burt?] last night. He is well and is dong well. I should think from what he says he must be making money. I hope he is. I am glad to hear that Fredd is better. He must be careful and look out when he is in wagons.I have not much news to write. All we have to do is drill four hours a day.I had some pictures taken but I have not got them yet. I will send them as soon as I get them. I suppose Mr. Smith has been sick from what you said in your letter. I am glad to hear that he is better and able to be at the store.Monday 15th. I have just received the pictures but I don\'t like them but I will send them as I can\'t have any more taken. You can give little Libbie Flower one if you think they are good. I will have to close so good bye.From your affectionate son, -- C. J. F.TERMS$2.00 postage in the United States and $3.00 elsewhere. We accept paypal. Postage combined for multiple purchases. We\'re members of the American Philatelic Society, the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, the Confederate Stamp Alliance and the Illinois Postal History Society.Some of our letters have been transcribed and nicely presented for futuregenealogists and history buffson the Spared & Shared blog. We\'ve been selling on since 2001. offer WITH CONFIDENCE.