Amos F. Garrison II to Harriet F. Kirby, 29 August 1862
Kansas City
Thursday Aug 29th” 1862
Dear Sister
I will give
you a short sketch of our
travels since leaving St, Louis
We left St. Louis Monday
morning 4 o’clock on the
N. Missouri Railroad which
forms a connection with the
Hannibal & St. Joseph road
We got along all right. no
one thought worth their
time to fire on us, some of
the cars had rifle ball holes
in them. we arrived at St.
Jo about 8 o’clock and at Totan
1/2 past 11 o’clock got aboard the
boat and run down to Fort
Leavenworth about 7 in
the morning where we had
orders from Freemont to report
Called on the commanding
officer Major Prince who is
very much of a gentlemen we
messed in the same mess with
him all the time we were
there he gave us quarters in
one of the nicest houses at
the Fort- we had not much
furniture to furnish it with
though we shook up our
blankets in one corner of the
room. these with our overcoats
and a stick of wood (which
was a nice soft oak) formed
our bed, although rather hard
I enjoyed it very much was
not troubled with bed bugs
this with a candle stuck
in a bottle, two chairs and
a wash basin completes the
list of furniture. We had a
very pleasant time here and
and in Leavenworth City together I
spent one day in the commi
sary department at the Fort
getting posted up a little
We left Leavenworth 7 o’clock
this morning and arrived in
Kansas City at 11 o’clock. this
is the city the secessionists drove the mayor
out of. I have been living and
talking with the secessionists
for the last week. two thirds
of all we see are in favor of
the South. We start for Santa
Fee in the mail line to-morrow
afternoon which shall be the
commencement of a ride of
nine hundred miles across
the plains. it takes us about 11 days
then after we get there we
will be as busy as bees, so
don’t be frightened if you don’t
hear from us for a month or
six weeks. direct all your
letters to A.W. Garrison Jr.
Santa Fee, New Mexico.
I never enjoyed myself so
much in my life and if
it was not for relations and
friends at home, I think I
should like live here a while
every person you see is a busi-
ness man most of them
started poor and have now
a nice fortune. times are
now very hard. business dull
A man just came to buy
what gold we have to spare
he gives us 6 per cent premium
Good Bye. My love to all
uncle sends love
From A.J.Garrison, Jr.
Please report to others of our
progress as I have only time to write
two letters one to Sweedesboro
one to Salem
DATABASE CONTENT
| (571) | DL0068.016 | 14 | Letters | 1862-08-29 |
Letter from Captain Amos F. Garrison, United States Volunteers Commissary Department, Kansas City, August 29, 1862, to his sister Mrs. Dr. John Kirby, Salem, New Jersey; Accompanied by Cover
Tags: Mail, Marching, "Rebels" (Unionist opinions of)
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Amos F. Garrison II to Harriet F. Kirby, 29 August 1862, DL0068.016
