tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62486211741744210342024-03-05T21:47:54.377-05:00Civil War Letters of John W. DerrTo the memory of Private John W. Derr of the 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company D (1861-1865)JWDlettershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265540437950735059noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248621174174421034.post-6041255258869702602023-07-07T14:02:00.000-04:002023-07-07T14:02:38.082-04:00Last of the "Letters Series" of Books <p> I will be releasing the last book in the "Letters Series" in a few weeks. It will be available in hard cover, soft cover and eBook formats on Amazon. This book will put the last bookend on the life and times of John W. Derr and his wife Magdalena. I published the books a bit out of order with the first book being the end of their story...<i><b>Widow's Due</b></i>...and now this last book being the start of the story. <i><b>I Take My Pen in Hand </b></i>is more of a compendium and a reader's guide for both books and sits in the middle of the group in the series. But enough of that...</p><p><br /></p><p>Coming in July, 2023 is A Horribly Beautiful Life, the story of John W. Derr from his birth until his death. It overlaps <i><b>A Widow's Due</b></i> and is also consistent with the letters printed in <i><b>I Take My Pen in Hand</b></i>. </p><p>I want to thank all of my readers for their kind words and suggestions on these writings. They mean a lot to me and I believe that the suggestions have made me a better writer. Though this is the end of the "Letters Series"...it is not the end of my writing. I will be exploring other topics that rattle around in my brain and hopefully can put them to paper.</p><p><br /></p><p>Stay tuned for the release of my new book...<b><i>A Horribly Beautiful Life</i></b>. Thank you.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can check on the status of the books as well as order via:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.jamespderr.com">www.jamespderr.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghU5YubKhD1S58pMyxlugHFlKr_AItplBCl6TG7P7u-S7_rWzEvmcw0Xb2vt-2t1SWFbJLGxaiiTIS77C3nRw7yNTn_IDC-mnL633zo966MUi4BULiMJjiAL9ZgIJGkpsFzdtUq6RFSPP1sx2xtObwBGjGHe5lxlKMYRFuqZJe5F4xrFlChgug8RjS_dE/s1642/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-24%20at%2011.16.37%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1642" data-original-width="1098" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghU5YubKhD1S58pMyxlugHFlKr_AItplBCl6TG7P7u-S7_rWzEvmcw0Xb2vt-2t1SWFbJLGxaiiTIS77C3nRw7yNTn_IDC-mnL633zo966MUi4BULiMJjiAL9ZgIJGkpsFzdtUq6RFSPP1sx2xtObwBGjGHe5lxlKMYRFuqZJe5F4xrFlChgug8RjS_dE/w429-h640/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-24%20at%2011.16.37%20AM.png" width="429" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkO0NNR92xB9gOAhMF-4EMmrq19Q4IbyjMTLq7YSX3PvWRN15eLD_s98ByCFuPeX-r0rPa03xMPYVVnT8biyuYQmPhKDqYPS6CzrQL5XeNnOl4HX67OkUPiGmCf2XWS5z-0KRFLpMj-wfmUHqb060tFgs-DxyOjhZylrbPqbE2Qoyze_cGo6FUswvMdw/s1640/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-24%20at%2011.17.07%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="1026" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkO0NNR92xB9gOAhMF-4EMmrq19Q4IbyjMTLq7YSX3PvWRN15eLD_s98ByCFuPeX-r0rPa03xMPYVVnT8biyuYQmPhKDqYPS6CzrQL5XeNnOl4HX67OkUPiGmCf2XWS5z-0KRFLpMj-wfmUHqb060tFgs-DxyOjhZylrbPqbE2Qoyze_cGo6FUswvMdw/w400-h640/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-24%20at%2011.17.07%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" dir="rtl" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" dir="rtl" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" dir="rtl" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jim </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>JWDlettershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265540437950735059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248621174174421034.post-19958032360168533962021-06-03T15:02:00.001-04:002021-06-03T15:02:08.015-04:00A New Year...A New Book....<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmXAMz6ZLZcf-z69AHPOWBREQ6_BDaEN50_aENLEGj_FgpUT90uy6eqhtdSEV1SPAmaY5eLN7PzB9scFwM-m5ib5kqgFIPR3BYDHmrX3kYvkkH8hDjlhurwZ2DjrwjE0KGuDWMj2dfuw/s1780/Screen+Shot+2021-06-03+at+2.42.07+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1780" data-original-width="1126" height="753" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmXAMz6ZLZcf-z69AHPOWBREQ6_BDaEN50_aENLEGj_FgpUT90uy6eqhtdSEV1SPAmaY5eLN7PzB9scFwM-m5ib5kqgFIPR3BYDHmrX3kYvkkH8hDjlhurwZ2DjrwjE0KGuDWMj2dfuw/w475-h753/Screen+Shot+2021-06-03+at+2.42.07+PM.png" width="475" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>After many years of research and translation, I have finally completed my second book. <i><b>I Take My Pen In Hand</b></i> is the compilation of forty-nine letters written home by my great-great grandfather, John W. Derr. The letters span the period of September 1861, when he enlisted in the Union Army in the 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment, until July of 1865, when he was mustered out.</p><p>The book includes narratives on the terms, phraseology, and timeline for John and his famous regiment. John was a farmer who decided to add some adventure to his otherwise mundane life, by enlisting along with friends and family members. The letters tell the story of a common soldier more interested in the caretaking of his money, then of the battles he fought. Wounded and captured once, sick many times, the book captures the rapid change in his attitude about war as his life was forever changed.</p><p><b><i>I Take My Pen In Hand</i></b> is a reading companion for my first book, <b><i>A Widow's Due</i></b>, putting John's post war life into perspective.</p><p>I hope you enjoy both books.</p><p><br /></p><p>They can be found on Amazon.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">I Take My Pen In Hand</span></i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096GTDVPH/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=james+derr&qid=1622723971&sr=8-2">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096GTDVPH/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=james+derr&qid=1622723971&sr=8-2</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">A Widow's Due</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCjNCMQQXR-uSaYJWH3b6H1YFTtO29QxAFWKwKv5x1ukkw0eNptWzsbHsJ4p66E1kakPAn8YmQ0gyhnBIc91nTABmwqchFEYGAXMBOQuEv7GCGVpbYCYYv2HIOQ9BMf45yGwLvsAdCcI/s1574/Screen+Shot+2021-06-03+at+2.57.29+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1574" data-original-width="1060" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCjNCMQQXR-uSaYJWH3b6H1YFTtO29QxAFWKwKv5x1ukkw0eNptWzsbHsJ4p66E1kakPAn8YmQ0gyhnBIc91nTABmwqchFEYGAXMBOQuEv7GCGVpbYCYYv2HIOQ9BMf45yGwLvsAdCcI/w390-h578/Screen+Shot+2021-06-03+at+2.57.29+PM.png" width="390" /></a></div><p></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Widows-Due-James-P-Derr/dp/B091NPSMF6/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=james+derr&qid=1622723971&sr=8-3">https://www.amazon.com/Widows-Due-James-P-Derr/dp/B091NPSMF6/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=james+derr&qid=1622723971&sr=8-3</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Jim D</p><p><br /></p>JWDlettershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265540437950735059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248621174174421034.post-23456867402254673022020-10-01T09:37:00.000-04:002020-10-01T09:37:06.222-04:00Another Update on A Widow's Due <p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSHeYDBAvesX85RFyru9wvw4IdzcXU8hs3TaQe2iS8n3hkmzs4qj8qd48hUU4uF57Xr3aPofTGjnY1iCj_10VKDOnPMeIgEws5tt48Ic-09Xi8gqGwn0ppu4u6gHtTUu55EbJD26xjHo/s1019/Widow%2527s+Due+Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="663" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSHeYDBAvesX85RFyru9wvw4IdzcXU8hs3TaQe2iS8n3hkmzs4qj8qd48hUU4uF57Xr3aPofTGjnY1iCj_10VKDOnPMeIgEws5tt48Ic-09Xi8gqGwn0ppu4u6gHtTUu55EbJD26xjHo/w406-h625/Widow%2527s+Due+Cover.jpg" width="406" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The book is now available in all three readable formats; Kindle, Hardcover and Paperback. Each, of course, with their own price point. </div><div><br /></div><div>The latest version is the paperback, of which I am extremely pleased. I decided to do the paperback in the same size as the hardcover (6x9), vs. the mass marketing style of 4x7 or 4x8. I think it just looks nicer and feels and reads more like a hardcover. I hope you enjoy it.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am still waiting on Amazon approval for the hardcover to be available there (it can can 2-4 months for them to approve of the book quality). So, the book is available in hardcover from Lulu publishing at: </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.lulu.com/search?q=a+widow%27s+due&adult_audience_rating=00">https://www.lulu.com/search?q=a+widow%27s+due&adult_audience_rating=00</a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is a print to order service, so it takes a few weeks after ordering to have the book printed and shipped. The price is higher than normal, since this is a self published book. By the time you print, pay publishers fees and distribute/ship, the cost goes up. In a few months, the book will be available on Amazon under a Global Distribution agreement. Sometimes these distributors have discounts available that are publicized, so I encourage you to look for the 10-20% discount promotions that are run routinely. In the case of Lulu, I have found that the discount codes are usually located right on the home page of lulu.com. Check it out before you order there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Kindle version (to buy or to read free if you are a member of Kindle Unlimited) and the paperback version are available at Amazon at:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Widows-Due-James-Derr/dp/B08HTB492V/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=a+widow%27s+due&qid=1601558373&sr=8-1">https://www.amazon.com/Widows-Due-James-Derr/dp/B08HTB492V/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=a+widow%27s+due&qid=1601558373&sr=8-1</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you to all who have already purchased the book and have sent comments, recommendations and congratulations. I really appreciate the feedback. Interestingly enough, I have had a few folks ask me questions outside of the timeframe covered in the book. For example, there were quite a few questions about John Derr's army service during the Civil War. This blog covers quite a bit of that information, but I have decided to begin a second book dedicated to that service, which follows the Letters he wrote home during the war. That will come out later this year, or early next. So for those interested...stay tuned.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmTkvc9lKniqMawxHqZmlkbxelTc2DuFb5OZRXW5TpJ91BvxmCIIso_UWoiMQjZDMSzjrzYC2L39nandmhsIAbnl4VCxMcfGWJ9V5rHIEVpvat_9tJMUFMZNX47lYQJXPMFBktG5ohQM/s2048/Copy+of+Civil+War+Pictures+004_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmTkvc9lKniqMawxHqZmlkbxelTc2DuFb5OZRXW5TpJ91BvxmCIIso_UWoiMQjZDMSzjrzYC2L39nandmhsIAbnl4VCxMcfGWJ9V5rHIEVpvat_9tJMUFMZNX47lYQJXPMFBktG5ohQM/w469-h625/Copy+of+Civil+War+Pictures+004_3.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Lastly, a third book is also in the works which will cover the full life of John W. Derr. It will overlap, somewhat, <i><b>A Widow's Due</b></i> and the second (yet to be named) book mentioned above. That will come out later in 2021.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have opened up a separate website for the books and in the future this blog will migrate to this new website. You can see more here:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.jamespderr.com">www.jamespderr.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div>and email can be sent to <a href="http://info@jamespderr@gmail.com">info@jamespderr@gmail.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, the email for this blog is still open at:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="mailto:jwdletters@gmail.com">jwdletters@gmail.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Jim D</div>JWDlettershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265540437950735059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248621174174421034.post-17787851515340222742020-07-23T10:29:00.000-04:002020-07-23T10:29:08.057-04:00A Widow's Due now available in hardcover!Hi all,<div><br /></div><div>As mentioned in the prior posting, the Kindle eBook version of <i><b>A Widow's Due</b></i> is out and available on Amazon. It is available for purchase, as well as through Kindle Unlimited, for those who subscribe to that service from Amazon.</div><div><br /></div><div>The book is now available in hardcover from Lulu publishing at: </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.lulu.com/search?q=a+widow%27s+due&adult_audience_rating=00">https://www.lulu.com/search?q=a+widow%27s+due&adult_audience_rating=00</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSHeYDBAvesX85RFyru9wvw4IdzcXU8hs3TaQe2iS8n3hkmzs4qj8qd48hUU4uF57Xr3aPofTGjnY1iCj_10VKDOnPMeIgEws5tt48Ic-09Xi8gqGwn0ppu4u6gHtTUu55EbJD26xjHo/s1019/Widow%2527s+Due+Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="663" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSHeYDBAvesX85RFyru9wvw4IdzcXU8hs3TaQe2iS8n3hkmzs4qj8qd48hUU4uF57Xr3aPofTGjnY1iCj_10VKDOnPMeIgEws5tt48Ic-09Xi8gqGwn0ppu4u6gHtTUu55EbJD26xjHo/w406-h625/Widow%2527s+Due+Cover.jpg" width="406" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is a print to order service, so it takes a few weeks after ordering to have the book printed and shipped. The price is higher than normal, since this is a self published book. By the time you print, pay publishers fees and distribute/ship, the cost goes up. In a few months, the book will be available on Amazon under a Global Distribution agreement. Sometimes these distributors have discounts available that are publicized, so I encourage you to look for the 10-20% discount promotions that are run routinely.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you to all who have already purchased the book and have sent comments, recommendations and congratulations. I really appreciate the feedback. Interestingly enough, I have had a few folks ask me questions outside of the timeframe covered in the book. For example, there were quite a few questions about John Derr's army service during the Civil War. This blog covers quite a bit of that information, but I have decided to begin a second book dedicated to that service, which follows the Letters he wrote home during the war. That will come out later this year, or early next. So for those interested...stay tuned.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmTkvc9lKniqMawxHqZmlkbxelTc2DuFb5OZRXW5TpJ91BvxmCIIso_UWoiMQjZDMSzjrzYC2L39nandmhsIAbnl4VCxMcfGWJ9V5rHIEVpvat_9tJMUFMZNX47lYQJXPMFBktG5ohQM/s2048/Copy+of+Civil+War+Pictures+004_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmTkvc9lKniqMawxHqZmlkbxelTc2DuFb5OZRXW5TpJ91BvxmCIIso_UWoiMQjZDMSzjrzYC2L39nandmhsIAbnl4VCxMcfGWJ9V5rHIEVpvat_9tJMUFMZNX47lYQJXPMFBktG5ohQM/w469-h625/Copy+of+Civil+War+Pictures+004_3.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Lastly, a third book is also in the works which will cover the full life of John W. Derr. It will overlap, somewhat, <i><b>A Widow's Due</b></i> and the second (yet to be named) book mentioned above. That will come out later in 2021.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have opened up a separate website for the books and in the future this blog will migrate to this new website. You can see more here:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.jamespderr.com">www.jamespderr.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div>and email can be sent to <a href="http://info@jamespderr@gmail.com">info@jamespderr@gmail.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, the email for this blog is still open at:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="mailto:jwdletters@gmail.com">jwdletters@gmail.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Jim D</div>JWDlettershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265540437950735059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248621174174421034.post-26603195772801566522020-06-29T09:19:00.002-04:002020-06-29T09:19:50.365-04:00A Widow's Due<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have mentioned in previous blogs...years ago...that I was working on a book that I would release in the near future. Well...that future is now. I just release my book, <i><b>A Widow's Due,</b></i> on Amazon yesterday in Kindle format. There will be a hardcover release in a few months, once my publisher sorts out problems that they are having during the COVID crisis. However, I was impatient and wanted this story to be out there for folks to read and fulfill a life long dream to write it. <br />
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Originally, started as a historical record about my great-great grandfather, John W. Derr (the subject of this overall blog), quickly shifted gears as the research process progressed. The book touches upon the early life of John, but is mainly about the his widow Magdalena Derr, who was left a widow with two small children after the war. Her story started to take on a life of its own, that over shadowed John's. In the future I will put pen to paper to finish the overall story of John W. Derr's Civil War letters, but for now, it is Magdalena's turn. Below is Preface to my book, <b><i>A Widow's Due.</i></b><br />
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<i><b>In June of 1971, my father bestowed upon me a gift so very rare, I’m still in awe of his courage at doing so. This amazing gift was something that belonged in a museum, not the hands of a twelve-year-old boy. The priceless gift given to me were all the letters written home by my great-great grandfather, during his four years of service in the American Civil War. These original letters, complete with stamped envelopes, were a personal treasure of my father and something for which he’d been the caretaker for over twenty years. At the time, I didn’t appreciate the love and fear he had in passing them down to his only son. With these letters, he’d also given me various old 19<span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">th </span>century coins and currency he’d collected from his ancestors, including old Confederate paper money and other artifacts. This sparked in me a great interest for coin and stamp collecting, and he understood it would be a good time for me to learn about both my family history and responsibility.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>Later in the summer of 1971, the annual coin and stamp show was held in Vienna, Virginia, at the community center. I’d been going there since I was eight years old, when I’d cut open my piggy bank and was fascinated by the old coins inside. Having received the letters, I decided to take one of them to the event. I showed it to the first stamp dealer I saw, who offered me $250 on the spot. Of course, he was interested in the patriotic envelope and stamp that was part of this particular letter. I was very excited and ran out to the pay phone to call my father and tell him the good news! While on the phone, I could sense my dad’s unease and lack of enthusiasm. He explained to me the importance of the letters and added that he’d entrusted them to me, but they were mine, and I could do whatever I pleased with them. I thought long and hard about what he said, and it was then I understood for the first time the importance of these letters to my family heritage. The scattering of a few letters to dealers here and there would destroy the unique treasure I had and needed to preserve. When I got<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>home and told my dad I had indeed not sold the letter, I could tell he was proud of me. That was probably one of the happiest days of my life. I’ve come to understand I really am only the trustee for these forty-eight letters, and I need to ensure they stay together…forever.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>My great-great-grandfather’s letters also proved to be the catalyst for a much more interesting aspect of my family history. Ever since I was a child, my father had told me of an unknown “family secret” of which nobody knew or spoke. He inquired with my various great-uncles and aunts to find out more about this secret, to no avail; it was to remain buried in family lore, unexposed to future generations. After my aunts, uncles, and grandparents died, both my father and I assumed it would be forever lost and forgotten.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>One day in 1987, I decided to go to the National Archives in Washington, D.C., to look at the military service records for my various ancestors who’d fought in the Civil War. During this records search and retrieval, a detailed story began to unfold. The records for John W. Derr were large and robust, unlike my other ancestors, whose records were rather modest. I spent three hours poring over the details on each sheet of paper, copying them as I went along. Soon, it became clear I’d uncovered “the family secret,” and my excitement grew with each page I read. I’d discovered the truly interesting and important story of my family was not of the men patriotically going off to war, but the women and how they provided the strength and survival instincts that made my family what it is today.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>This story is about the struggles of one woman in 19<span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">th </span>century America and what constituted a “normal” female role in life. It shows what one strong and determined woman could do in a society that didn’t respect those who tried to break out of the norms of the day and how whole communities both respected and reviled what she did to survive those times. What had started as a man’s story soon became a woman’s and forever changed my outlook on life. What began as a family “shame” had changed to one of family “pride.” While I am proud to be the great-great-</b></i></div>
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<i><b>grandson of a man who spent four years fighting for his country during the Civil War, I’m honored to be the great-great-grandson of his widow, Mary Magdalena Diehl Derr. She was the strong cornerstone in an otherwise harsh and judgmental era. This story is in honor of her, and a statement on the incredible strength and determination of women – for without them, we would all be lost.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></i></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">THANK YOU!</span></b></div>
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I am fortunate to live in this great country and to have had ancestors who fought in the various conflicts to keep all of us free. My tribute today is to my Father, Grandfather, Great Great Grandfathers and my Mother...all of whom contributed directly to supporting our freedom.<br />
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I have not updated this blog in many, many months. I have been preoccupied developing the "creative non-fiction" book that I am writing relating to John W. Derr and his life. I say "relating" because my initial focus for the storyline was on him...his life...his service and his sad decline and death at an early age. However as I worked the normal due diligence of write such a book, I found that the real story lies with his wife...my great-great grandmother...Magdalena Derr, and her struggles after the death of John. While John's life in the war was unique and interesting...Magdalena's was truly compelling. It has afforded me the opportunity to better understand my family roots. How so? Over the years my focus had been on John and his service during the Civil War. This was natural, since I have the letters that he wrote home to his family during that conflict. The benefit of the letters is obvious, in so much as I can understand what the man was thinking on any particular letter-writing day during the war. Frankly, that was the easy part, and it was somewhat lazy of me to rely only on these letters to define my ancestors...my heritage. However...the real story lies with his wife Magdalena, who in 1876 at the young age of twenty-four, became a widow with two sons aged two and three years old. Penniless, spouse-less, homeless...this strong woman managed to figure out how to get by in life. A lesson for all of us. A pride that I had for my Civil War ancestor, soon transitioned to his less talked about wife...my 19th century hero!<br />
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We tend to focus quite a bit on the men of the Civil War...the soldiers. Less focus is place on those who were left at home and who struggled to live and cope. In the case of Magdalena, her husband's war death came in a delayed fashion...eleven years after the end of the war...but a war casualty just the same. If you have been following my blog, you will know that John suffered from a variety of problems during the war. Early in his service he contracted rheumatic fever during a bout of bronchitis. He was wounded in the leg at the second battle of Bull Run and taken prisoner. He suffered another life threatening bout of pneumonia during the siege of Petersburg. All of these elements had a life altering, and shortening affect on him...from which he never fully recovered. Dying in 1876 at age 37, with "Rheumatic Carditis" being his ultimate enemy.<br />
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My novel has taken a different branch in the road. It now focuses on my great-great grandmother, Mary Magdalena Diehl Derr and her survival instincts that allowed her to raise her family...and to love again. It has taken quite a bit of research to get the full view of her life. Each little documentary gem that I have found brings me closer to a woman who I never met and for whom I have no photographs.<br />
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The project started in 1988 when I happened to talk to a gentleman with a mutual interest in Civil War ancestry. He told me that the general public was allowed to access records of their ancestor's service via the National Archives in Washington, D.C.. Since I lived in the Metro D.C. area, I excitedly made the trek to national mall to visit the archives. I was already familiar with John W. Derr's service, but not so much for other ancestors who had served. I asked my father and mother about our family history regarding the civil war and they gave me information about ancestors, regiments, etc...that I could use to retrieve the respective records of these men. Armed with a list of men and a Metro fare card, I made my way to the archives. The process of getting a researcher card as well as a Xerox payment card for any records that I wished to copy, was easy. I submitted my records requests and in less than an hour, I had the records of four different ancestors who had fought during the war. Three of the folders measured approximately one inch thick and contained general muster rolls, pension applications, affidavits, etc... However, one of the folders was approximately six inches thick, containing the same artifacts as the others, but with a twist...many more affidavits and government documents. I became intrigued with this and began reading and what had been planned to be a two hour copying session, turned into an eight hour reading and copying marathon!<br />
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Growing up I spent many hours talking history with my father. Both of us had a keen passion for history, especially how it related to our ancestors. The letters of John W. Derr had sparked that interest in him...as it had in me. I remember as a young boy, my father telling me that the family had a deep dark secret that nobody, still living, knew. I was always curious about this "deep dark secret". Unfortunately, with the death of my grandfather in 1970, that secret had gone with him to his grave. Our family was a typical one from the 1960s and 1970s, with no controversy or issues, so the the thought of a "never spoken about" secret being in the family history was exciting!<br />
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The eight hour marathon reading and copying session at the archives had revealed to me just what that family secret contained. I hurriedly made my way back to the Metro station, and on the way I stopped to call my father from a pay phone. When he answered the phone I said "I know the family secret!". Over the next few weeks, he and I spent hours upon hours poring over the copied documents in order to piece together the full story...A story from which my book is based...<br />
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<br />JWDlettershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265540437950735059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248621174174421034.post-24023637335396368672018-03-11T11:54:00.000-04:002018-03-21T09:50:55.630-04:00Letter #47 -- Camp Near Danville Junction, VA -- April 8, 1865<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkRiRa2HopQLdSOIFoOb7GSUkXipHehPFzB8ESsKjZvldN7CekoZGFIXWwiT4EfSQ3LvIOQyS9_OixP4PXKjCrhE1ZXGsz-GuZDHOKSKwiURpWdk_Lzt0UAFrn5AQaPaATOu7P5Io6wQ/s1600/JWD.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkRiRa2HopQLdSOIFoOb7GSUkXipHehPFzB8ESsKjZvldN7CekoZGFIXWwiT4EfSQ3LvIOQyS9_OixP4PXKjCrhE1ZXGsz-GuZDHOKSKwiURpWdk_Lzt0UAFrn5AQaPaATOu7P5Io6wQ/s320/JWD.bmp" width="320" /></a>As the war nears the end, and on the day before General Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox, John is again writing home to his parent to give them an update. An update that but a short two weeks removed from his prior letter of March 26, 1865.<br />
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The 48th PVI has now moved from the outskirts of Petersburg, VA to Danville Junction, VA on their way to Farmville, VA in pursuit of Lee's army. This movement was as the result of General Grant's strategic "boxing" of Lee's army to prevent the latter from escaping the inevitable defeat of this Confederate army.<br />
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John writes his letter on April 8, 1865 and given the number of confederate prisoners and the rag-tag condition of Lee's army, he is probably aware of the coming end of the war. By now, John is tired of the war and long's to come home. The war has destroyed his body and soul with a continued deterioration of his spirit in his writing. He has suffered through a leg wound at Second Bull Run, and numerous pneumonias starting in 1861. Based on his doctor's analysis after the war and after his death in 1876, John suffered from Rheumatic Carditis as a result of having contracted Rheumatic Fever during the his service in the army. The first instance was in the Fall and Winter of 1861/62 during the 48th PVI deployment to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Subsequent bouts of pneumonia and sickness followed him in 1862, 1863 and in 1864 after his work in the "Crater Mine" at Petersburg.<br />
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In his April 8th letter John writes to his parents and his insight is fairly keen. He describes the fall of Petersburg and Richmond and anticipates Lynchburg and Danville's fall soon. At this point he doesn't know that the very next day, Lee would capitulate and the his part of the war would be over. He describes the prisoners (13,000) that he has seen and he is undoubtably happy that war is going the Union way. He is still a teamster, which has served him well after his wounding. He mentions his cousins John D. Weikle and that Weikle is "working on his drate (trade)". I'm not sure what he does, but clearly his parents do. <br />
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take my pen in hand to inform this few lines to you to let you know that I am
well at present time and I am still driving team yet and expect to stay at yet
a while.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am sorry to hear that Father
is sick but I hope till this letter comes to hand that he well again if not
sooner. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I let you know that I got the
shirt today and it was all right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
didn’t say whether you was going to send another one or not but I want you to
send me the other one too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are
marching every day and it is very warm all ready.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I suppose you know that Petersburg and
Richmond is in our hands and Lynchburg and Danville is gone up before
long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are fighting every day but
our corps ain’t engaged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are
guarding the wagon train through from Petersburg.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t trouble yourselfs about me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am still driving team and are getting along
well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I haven’t been sick since I was at
home last spring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I seen John D. Weikle
today and he is well too and is working on his drate (trade).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are making great calculations about the
war being over till fall and I do think it will come so too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I seen 13,000 rebel prisoners in two weeks
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That looks pretty good to bring
the war to a close.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I seen the City of
Petersburg and come through it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a
nice place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We didn’t come to Richmond
yet but I hope we will come to see it for we was fighting for it long
enough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have no more to write today so
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 8;"> </span>John
W. Derr<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Answer soon and direct your letter as before and let me know
how Father is getting along.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So goodbye
to you all till we see each other again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I got the almanac.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</style>JWDlettershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265540437950735059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248621174174421034.post-43912185250031455562016-10-08T12:25:00.004-04:002016-11-03T08:41:08.306-04:00Letter #46 -- Camp Near Petersburg, VA -- March 26, 1865<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6moHX-unZWbKZdwi8UMAq0bofeZ1LQ-8udspeI9LosCHALTSJO2CheookmvUgRr1hw1O2Mhakljxt7M2312hyj4cl4yXpgLTkmqFkPlGvuF1BGyPCdMgVoO3k3nDSSvQpQfLZ4QUv020/s1600/Copy+of+Civil+War+Pictures+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6moHX-unZWbKZdwi8UMAq0bofeZ1LQ-8udspeI9LosCHALTSJO2CheookmvUgRr1hw1O2Mhakljxt7M2312hyj4cl4yXpgLTkmqFkPlGvuF1BGyPCdMgVoO3k3nDSSvQpQfLZ4QUv020/s320/Copy+of+Civil+War+Pictures+004.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">It's </span>been a long time...a long long time. I should have finished this blog/letters contribution last year and given closure to the letters of John W. Derr. I was reminded of my delinquency by a follower of this website and for that, I apologize. With over 100,000 page views, I am well pleased with the results of my project. I sincerely appreciate the followers, casual viewers and the insightful and kind words people have sent to me.<br />
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John references personal information as well as battle information. From the description of "a small fight here on the 25", I take it that this was the battle of Fort Stedman. General Lee's final gasping attempt to breakout through the Petersburg siege lines and regroup his depleted army. Though John calls it "a small fight", and his casualty numbers are rather large, the official numbers are referenced below in a small paragraph on the battle at Fort Stedman provided by the Civil War Trust website.<br />
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Battle of Fort Stedman</strong><br />
March 25, 1865</div>
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In a last-gasp offensive, Gen. Robert E. Lee amassed nearly half of his army in an attempt to break through Grant’s Petersburg defenses and threaten his supply depot at City Point. Directed by Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon, the pre-dawn assault on March 25 overpowered the garrisons of Fort Stedman and Batteries X, XI, and XII. The Confederates were brought under a killing crossfire, and counterattacks led by Maj. Gens. Parke and Hartranft contained the breakthrough, cut off, and captured more than 1,900 of the attackers. During the day, elements of the II and VI Corps assaulted and captured the entrenched picket lines in their respective fronts, which had been weakened for the assault on Fort Stedman. This was a devastating blow for Lee’s army, setting up the Confederate defeat at Five Forks on April 1 and the fall of Petersburg on April 2-3.</div>
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John, as always, is concerned about monies that he sent home with friends for his parents to save for him. Francis Dengler, an agent in town more than likely was able to draw this $50 for John and pass it to his parents. John is also concerned about the coming summer weather and clothing he has to wear. During this time, soldiers would switch from a woolen shirt to a cotton shirt, which was cooler in the hot humid months in the south. As you would expect, he needs new shirts every season, as the conditions in which he lived were rather rough and clothing wore out very fast.<br />
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<b><i>Camp near Petersburg, Va.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<b><i>March the 26, 1865<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<b><i>My Dear Father and Mother,<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<b><i> I
take my pen in hand to write this few lines to you to let you know that I am
well at present time and I hope that this few lines will find you in the same
state of good health. I received your letter
the other day and I was very glad to hear from you and hear that the boys are
all well again. I am sorry that you
wasn’t at home when Franklin Hoch was there for I would like to have them
shirts for this summer. Them woolen
shirts are too warm in summer. I think
you could do them up in some brown paper and put the direction on it and send
them by mail. If two makes too big a
bundle send one at a time and let me know whether you are going to send it or
not. You said that you got the money
from Francis Dengler. It was a fifty
dollar bill and I think you got it so. I
let you know that we had a small fight here on the 25. Our loss is about 500 killed, wounded and
prisoners and theirs lost about 5,000.
That was quite a haul for about a two hours fight. Our division wasn’t in the fight only the
first and third. I am glad to hear that
all the boys are well again and I am the same.
I have no more to write today so I will bring my letter to a close for
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><b><i>Answer soon and direct your letter John W. Derr, 2<sup>nd</sup>
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<br />JWDlettershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265540437950735059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248621174174421034.post-63788818774988334772015-04-01T14:20:00.000-04:002015-04-01T14:20:36.428-04:00Letter #45 -- Camp Near Petersburg -- March 6, 1865<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hA0sfAYIDkJM-emXa12GOjAcXEkwV5UZBFH9CvcV-lB08NAeY5pKxIc3vgdoBXCwACW-4VBaIujZWmLWnTW1oKCncZuG7UTzuEWbKO3L_mZQ_jLTfRnssoPSrjciLgKdVfSrKe_8cgk/s1600/JWD.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hA0sfAYIDkJM-emXa12GOjAcXEkwV5UZBFH9CvcV-lB08NAeY5pKxIc3vgdoBXCwACW-4VBaIujZWmLWnTW1oKCncZuG7UTzuEWbKO3L_mZQ_jLTfRnssoPSrjciLgKdVfSrKe_8cgk/s1600/JWD.bmp" height="161" width="400" /></a><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span></b>he war would quickly come to an end in just over one with the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. Though other theater generals would surrender later and some seafaring Confederate captains would capitulate even later in the year, the surrender of Lee is generally considered the end of the Confederacy. The men of the 48th PVI sense the end is near and as is documented, none wanted to be the last man to die in battle.<br />
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The letter of March 6, 1865 shows a more casual John, which him sending money home with a friend Franklin Hoch and with him requesting more clothing for him to have handy and at the ready. He even describes the need for handkerchief from home so that he doesn't have to pay the sutler the outrageous price of $1.<br />
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Lastly, he describes that he is seeking a pass to see his sister Catharine and her husband Samuel who is stationed at Fort Monroe. Frequently, wives would accompany their husbands in the field, providing cooking, cleaning and support to the troops.<br />
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There are only four more letters in the portfolio of "The Letters of John W. Derr". Soon I will be closing this segment of the blog and continuing with more general information. I am open to suggestions and hope that you have enjoyed them so far.<br />
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near Petersburg, Va.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<b><i>My Dear Father and Mother,<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I
take my pen in hand to inform this few lines to you to let you know that I am
well at present time and I hope that this few lines will find you in the same
state of good health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I received your
letter the other day and I was very glad to hear from you and to hear that you
was all well at the same time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I let you
(know) that Franklin Hoch is gone home on furlough and I did send $50 dollars
home with him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was in a 50 dollar
bill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me know whether he gave it to
you or not and I also told him to fetch me two of my best jeck (sack) or
(checked) shirts along for me (if) you will please and give them to him and a
cotton handkerchief too for me for if I went to buy one out here they will ask
me one dollar at least.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am trying to
get a pass to go to Fortress Monroe and see Samuel and Catharine if I can get
one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have no more to write this time
so I will come to a close for this time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So this few lines from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>your son.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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JWDlettershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265540437950735059noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248621174174421034.post-4824409586486867722015-03-08T14:23:00.000-04:002015-03-08T14:23:13.603-04:00Letter #44 -- Camp Near Petersburg, VA -- February 15, 1865<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span></b>ith the fall of Richmond, Virginia and the surrender of General Robert E. Lee only 2 months away, John takes time to pen a short note to his parents regarding his health and well being. December and January had been slow months for the Union army at the siege of Petersburg, Virginia. But while the fighting soldier's work was relatively slow, the teamster soldier's work was never ending. Moving supplies of food, ammunition and other quartermaster provisions for an in-place army, while easier to coordinate than a moving army, still had it's own set of challenges. John has been busy these past few months teaming mules and wagons in order to keep the well feed Union army as happy as possible...given the circumstances. I see in these latter letters that John probably senses that the war is nearly at an end. With desertions rising on the Confederate side and talks of "peace commissioners" meeting with the Union government....nobody wanted to be the last man on roster of the honored dead. On April 2, 1865 Petersburg and Richmond would fall. Appomattox was only a week later on April 9, 1865. <br />
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In letter #44, John tells his parents that he is well and to tell his friends and family the same. He inquires about his younger sisters Elizabeth and Soloma. Elizabeth is 24 years old and married and John would like to know where her and her husband Jacob Dimler now live. Soloma is 21 years old and has left the homestead. I have little information about the life of Soloma (Solome in some of my genealogical records). John also inquires about Samuel Wampole...a friend. I know nothing further about Mr. Wampole. <br />
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One other interesting bit of information...John, being Pennsylvania German, spoke and wrote German as commonly as English. Most of the books he had were in German, such as his hymnal and bible. In this letter, he asks that his parents send along to him an "English Almanac". He needed to specify the English aspect of the book, lest his parents send him a German version. More than likely, it allowed him to share information with other non-German heritage comrades.<br />
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Lastly, John's suspicion about the end of the war is confirmed with him asking his parents about the the current news. Ironically most of the soldiers did not have access to the news of the war they were fighting and had to rely on family and friends back home to communicate status.<br />
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The letter ends abruptly. It doesn't appear that there is another page to this letter, but he stops the letter in mid-sentence. I'm not sure what happened here, but more than likely it is lost in time.<br />
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well at present time and I hope that this few lines will find you in the same
state of good health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dear Father and
Mother I didn’t write to you for this long time so I come to the conclusion to
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inquiring friends and let them know that I am still alive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wish someone of you would buy me a English
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JWDlettershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265540437950735059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248621174174421034.post-33567682292855372962015-01-03T09:49:00.000-05:002015-01-03T09:49:20.470-05:00Letter #43 -- Camp Near Petersburg, VA -- November 20, 1864<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-BpggfsjuFstQQFCpmtNNw5Yg7862geHTT2fiO9qVHfDQeuTEIm_z_gWghyphenhyphen-XtAS0ezC7QizGBlN1XlZQNPdVzk-2ovJ6zWGyim287MTw5k0CQjkI6Wi6tgQX88cmwPo6Ux16aOV-L44/s1600/JWD641120-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-BpggfsjuFstQQFCpmtNNw5Yg7862geHTT2fiO9qVHfDQeuTEIm_z_gWghyphenhyphen-XtAS0ezC7QizGBlN1XlZQNPdVzk-2ovJ6zWGyim287MTw5k0CQjkI6Wi6tgQX88cmwPo6Ux16aOV-L44/s1600/JWD641120-1.jpg" height="116" width="640" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br />
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The letter this month, is a bit interesting, in so much as John is losing some of his formality in the writing process. In this letter, like the next, he doesn't bother to sign it, nor does he indicate the location of the writing. He simply tells his parents to send their letters as they have before. In other words...the siege and encampment at Petersburg, Va. has become long...and boring for him. He is now "driving team" and hence his discharge paperwork as a "Waggoner". This is a direct result of his wounding at the Second Battle of Bull Run and his inability to march long distances. The army still needed good battle tested men, and John was that type of soldier. His disability made him a good candidate for teamster work, as well as trench fighting. This disability in his leg would nag him the rest of his life making employment/labor difficult. That coupled with his weakened condition from the many lung ailments he contracted during service, contributed to his early death at age 37.<br />
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The letter warns his parents that many "friends" will try to borrow money from him, via them, based on so called promises John made. This was common during the war. Most soldiers had sent their pay and bounties home to be saved for after the war. This was common knowledge of local folks and people would try to take advantage of these relatively large sums of money. John made it clear to his parents...no loans to friends.<br />
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your letter this day and I was very glad to hear from you and to hear that you
are all well at present time and have all got plenty work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have much rainy weather out here,
but we had no snow yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If Peter
Fetterolf is at home yet when you got this letter tell him to write to me and
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none of my money to nobody without I tell you to do so for there is some men at
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any.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They might come there and
tell you that I sent them there and it wouldn’t be so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For that reason give none to nobody
unless I tell you to do so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I lost
thirty dollars by sending my watch home with George Artz and he was to send it
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Yes...this one is being posted after November 1st...however...there is a logic to it. This part of the letters is pretty much spread out with only three letters between November and February and nearly a two month gap from late November to mid-February. So...I'm stretching them out a bit. There are only eight more letters left, including this one. My mission is almost done and I am a bit saddened by that fact. That said...there are a few projects I am beginning to develop related to the letters, including a book with the unvarnished letters printed in both original and typed format. There will be a forward and an explanation of the events of the 48th PVI, but little or nothing of commentary on the letters themselves. I'll let the reader do their own analysis and conclusion on them. The second project...long overdue...is a full up novel based on these letters as well as the archival documents regarding the life of John W. Derr. As I have written in previous posts, his story does not die when he did in 1876 at the early age of 37 years old. It continued on with his widow, sons and a scandalous family secret that I was able to uncover after being hidden for 75 years. More on that later...<br />
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The letter of November 1, 1864 is a follow-up to a previous thread of correspondence regarding money being loaned to John Kramer. A few letters back, John directs his father to loan money to Kramer providing that he get from him a promissory note...or bail. Later John begins to have second thoughts about loaning the money, and tells his father that unless Kramer comes to ask for the money...don't offer it up to him. Well...it appears that Kramer has indeed come for the money...and John references it here in this letter. <br />
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In the previous letter, John had given a fellow comrade, George Artz, $150 to bring home for safe keeping. This letter confirms that John's father had indeed received that money.<br />
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John is also interested in home life. He asks what his brothers and father are doing around the farm. He inquires about his good friend Josiah Fetterolf and whether the butchering season has begun.<br />
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John also teases his little brother for not writing and calls him "a little scochmen"...or...Scotsman. A common term at the time for a person who was thrifty...or cheap!<br />
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Lastly, an interesting statement is written by another hand on the letter...it reads:<br />
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<b><i><span> </span>“Bidding Dealer, Men & Boys Clothing, Hats, Caps and Fancy Notions opposite H. Adams Hotel, Mr. Samuel Wampole, Battery L, 3<sup>rd</sup> Heavy Artillery, Fortress Monroe, Center Street,” and “Elizabeth Weaver but if ye forgive not men their trespasses neither will your father forgive your trespasses.”</i></b><br />
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The Samuel Wampole, might be the Samuel he inquires about in this letter. I am unsure of Elizabeth Weaver or the meaning of the phrase after...<br />
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<b><i><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I
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your letter and I was glad to hear that you got my money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You didn’t write whether Artz brought
it there or not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I suppose he
did else you wouldn’t got it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
is all right that you gave Kramer the money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also got nine postage stamps and the darning needle safe
in the letter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got no particular
to write today so let me know what all the boys and Father are working.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I forgot the direction to Samuel.*<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you got it send it to me and I will
write to him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me know how all
the folks are getting along around home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Tell old Fetterolf to write a letter to me for it is near butchering
time now again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then that is the
time for him to write.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I will
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<b><i>Answer soon and direct your letter as before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will put a fine picture in this
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John was fairly diligent about sending money home and so the bounties he received in his first and second enlistment along with normal smaller amounts being sent home during the course of the war, he is naturally interested in how much money he has saved up. Every $1000 would be worth approximately $15,000 in equivalent dollars today....or 15 times the 1864 face value.<br />
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<b><i>My dear Father and Mother,</i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I
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well at present time and I hope that this few lines will find you in the same
state of good health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I received
your letter with the fifteen dollars in it and now we got paid a couple days
back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And George Artz and Solomon
Yarnall went home and I did send 150.00 dollars home with George Artz to give
to you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want you to let me know
whether you got it or not for I wouldn’t like to lose it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is all for the present time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This few lines form me.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Answer soon and direct your letter as before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please let me know how much money I
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">L</span>etter #40 provides zero insight into strategic or tactical war elements, rather, it is a letter from a common soldier reflecting common life in the army during the war. John writes home to follow-up on his ongoing discussion about lending money to Kramer, asking for his parents to send him some of his own money, news of a cousin's impending visit home, a broken watch, postage stamps...and a darning needle. Very common subject matter for a soldier who has spent the last three years in the army.<br />
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John is increasingly regretful about having promised Kramer a loan...in fact he indicates that he hopes Kramer never follows-up on the request. Could he have promised the loan during a time of stress...or perhaps whiskey? We will never know...but it is clear that he regrets having made the commitment. He certainly wants a signed promissory note from Kramer to seal any deal that might be made. He leaves that up to his father.<br />
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John missed the paymaster payout for the month...owing more than likely...to his assignment as a wagoner or a teamster. He was probably on a run with his team, when the paymaster arrived and was certainly disappointed to have missed him. He is low on cash, and requests that his parents send him some of his savings, until he can get paid. In researching these letters, and in researching the pension records in the National Archives, there are many muster roles and payouts that were missed by John. I always wondered why...now I know. Note the reference again to sending and accepting only "greenbacks"...or money backed by the United States government, vs. local state and county currency.<br />
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His friend and comrade Solomon Yarnell was coming back to the Deep Creek area from the battlefield and John took the opportunity to send his broken watch home with him to give to his parents. There is a possibility that Solomon would take the watch for repairs, but there is no record of that ever happening.<br />
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<b><i>My dear Father and Mother,</i></b></div>
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take the present opportunity to inform this few lines to you to let you know
that I am well at present time and I hope that this few lines will find you in
the same state of good health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
received your kind letter today and was glad to hear from you and to hear that
you was well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got that letter
with the postage stamps in it but that was the last one until this one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You wrote that Kramer didn’t come for
the money yet and I don’t care if he don’t come at all for it or not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But if he comes you will give it to him
because I promised it to him if he gives you good bail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I haven’t been paid since I am
out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The regt. was paid and I
wasn’t there so I didn’t get paid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I want you to send me fifteen dollars in the next letter but you must
send me “greenbacks” or else I can’t pass it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And direct your letter right so it won’t get lost and send
it as soon as you get this letter from me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Solomon Yarnall will come home in a couple weeks then I will
send my watch home with him and he will give it to you and you will take care
of it till I come home or maybe he will come out again then I will get him to
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said something about it please and let me know where she is and I will write to
her mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Put me a darning
needle in a letter and send it to me but don’t put it in with money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Send it in another letter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I let you know that cousin Levi Derr
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</span>It may be that he will come up there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is about all for this time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This few lines from your son. </i></b></div>
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It has been two months since John instructed his father to lend money to a John Kramer. Additionally, he had requested that a hat be purchased and sent to him from Mr. Dengler (father of Henry F. Dengler from prior letters). Since his original letters were written on the subject, John has had no word from home. Repeated letters to home asking about these two requests, have at this point, not been answered. You can see the frustration in this letter. Now...I know that he knew that the problem was not with his parents...as they were faithful correspondents to John...rather with the postal system during the war. We have previous examples of this frustration seen in his other letters. The ultimate result was a bundle of letters coming from home that had been held up in transit. <br />
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<b><i>My dear Father and Mother,</i></b></div>
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take this present opportunity to write this few lines to you to let you know
that I am well at present time and I hope this few lines will find you in the
same state of good health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would
like to know why I don’t get no answer from you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the third letter that I wrote to you and didn’t get
no answer yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t get no
answer yet from that letter that I wrote to you about the money that John
Kramer was going to lend from me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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letter what I wrote to you about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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no answer yet from him and I also wrote one to Dengler and I told him to send
me a hat and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he did so and I never
got no letter from him yet since he sent the hat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wish you would go there and see what the hat and postage
cost and take some of my money and pay him for the hat and let me know in your
next letter what the hat cost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now
don’t forget to write to me if you get this letter and let me know whether you
got the letter that I wrote to you about the money that J. Kramer wants to lend
from me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am afraid things won’t
work right about that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have no
particular news to write today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
am still driving team and I am well all the time since I am driving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Give my best respects to sisters and
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<br />JWDlettershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265540437950735059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248621174174421034.post-88708266911921926022014-07-18T16:40:00.003-04:002014-07-18T16:40:49.376-04:00Letter #38 -- Camp Near Petersburg, VA -- July 17, 1864<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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The digging goes on...and so does the camp life for John W. Derr. The mine is still in progress with the eventual explosion on July 30th. Though this letter does not reflect it, John spends his days working in the mine as well as driving team for the dirt removal.<br />
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Letter #38 discusses a commitment John made to John Kramer to lend Kramer $200. He is confirming his verbal commitment to Kramer and tells his father to do the deal, but to get "<b><i>his note and a good bale"</i></b> from him. He has loaned Kramer money before and he directs his father that when he gives him the $200, that if some of the money Kramer paid back in the past was not greenbacks (or gold/silver) that his father should use that money for the loan. <br />
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During the war, and prior to the war, there were many varieties of currency printed. Some was literally not worth the paper it was printed on. As a result, most only wanted to deal in hard currencies such as gold or silver...and at a minimum..."greenbacks". Greenbacks were printed by the Federal government and had slightly more trust than local currencies...but not much. Memories of the old Continental currencies, printed during the Revolutionary War, were still fresh in the minds of Americans. The Continental currency essentially became worthless after the war and many soldiers of the Revolution held worthless pay. During the Civil War, many of the soldiers had grandfathers that had fought, so they knew the stories of "bad money". An earlier letter (Letter #19) illustrates his concern about taking local money. In that case...Schuylkill money...<br />
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<b><i>My Dear Father,</i></b></div>
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take the present opportunity of informing this few lines to you to let you know
that I am well at present time and I hope that this few lines will find you in
the same state of good health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
let you know that John Kramer ask me to lend him two hundred dollars of my
money and I did promise it to him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So if he comes for it and gives you his note and a good bale (bail) * on
it you can give it to him but no sooner than you get the note.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He told me that I need to use only on
bail but I will leave that to you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Or if you don’t know anybody let him put old Reed or Dengler or who you
think is best to have on (it).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
if he paid you any money that ain’t greenbacks give him that and see that you
won’t get cheated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is more
trouble than it is worth but still I have to do it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have no more to write for this time so I will bring my
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<br />JWDlettershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265540437950735059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248621174174421034.post-79701299245017828952014-07-13T09:51:00.001-04:002014-07-13T09:51:22.216-04:00Letter #37 -- Camp Near Petersburg, VA -- July 13, 1864<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I</span></b>n July of 1864, John W. Derr would give insight into one of the most (in)famous battles of the Civil War. Outside of Petersburg, Va, and during a stalemate in what would become the newest of battlefield tactics...trench warfare...officers of the 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry regiment devised a scheme to break the lines of the enemy. The plan consisted of tunneling under the lines of the enemy and filling the resulting chamber with black powder...exploding the black powder...and thus undermining the lines of the enemy. While the plan was good and the engineering was revolutionary...the follow-up attack was a disaster resulting in a failure of the union army to rout the enemy.<br />
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During the digging of what became known as "the Petersburg Mine", men of the 48th PVI spent over a month using knowledge obtained from coal mining in the anthracite regions of Pennsylvania to develop an effective mine tunnel under the Confederate lines. It would later be filled with black powder and on July 30, 1864, exploded resulting in the famous Civil War "Battle of the Crater". John was part of this mining effort and the letter below is a precursor to the execution of the attack. <br />
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I find this letter extremely fascinating and it provides an insight to the man and the effort. It also gives me connection to the battle, whenever I visit the Petersburg National Battlefield Park. Additionally, his bit of humor in the closing gives me a feel for the man...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 32px;"><i><b>G.D. the mules they shake too much I can’t write anymore."</b></i></span></span></div>
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John would die a young man in 1876 at age 37. Depositions provided in the widow pension application reference both his wounds received in battle, as well as his service in digging the mine. <br />
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is an uncensored reference in advance of the mining and preparation for the
upcoming explosion which did occur on July 30, 1864 and resulted in the famous
Petersburg “crater” and the breeching of the Confederate lines. The 48<sup>th</sup> Pa. conceived the
plan for the mining and destruction of these fortifications; however, an
otherwise brilliant plan deteriorated into a debacle when, after the successful
detonation of explosives and breeching of fortifications, failed to follow up
forcefully with the scheduled infantry attack (Depositions from Official
Records (O.R.) indicated that J.W. Derr was actually more involved in the
undermining than he indicated in this letter- See deposition of Sgt Otto Bodo,
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<i><b>My Dear Father and Mother,</b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I
take the present opportunity to inform this few lines to you to let you know
that I am well at present time and I hope that this few lines will find you in
the same state of good health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
received your letter today and I was very glad to hear that you are well all
the time and I am happy that I can say the same.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am also glad to hear that you got my money and I hope you
will take good care of it, as you did before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And if we don’t soon get paid I will be very apt to send for
some of it but I hope we will soon get paid off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We don’t need much money, but I want some once in a
while.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I suppose you took good
care that you got my pay all in good money for I wouldn’t like to have any bad
money for I have to work hard for it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We hear that the rebels are making a raid into Pennsylvania again but I
hope it will be to their sorrow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
hope they will lose more men then they did last summer at Gettysburg and they
didn’t gain much that time by all appearances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is for no use to write anything to you about the war for
you know more at home then we do out here for we do hear very little but what
we see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I will let you know
that we will have a great explosion here before very long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are going to blow up the rebels
forts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are undermining them
now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have two or three all
ready now and our regiment is working at one and they are near done with it and
I hope it will work all right, if they get it going. <span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">*</span></b></i></div>
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have no more to write today so I will bring these few lines to a close for this
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<i><b>Answer soon and direct your letter
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brothers and sisters and to all inquiring friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tell Josiah Fetterolf if he wouldn’t write a letter to me I
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Letter #36 contains the normal discussions regarding his money, stamps, as well as a belated thank you for butter and sausage that his parents had sent back to him via his cousin John D. Weikel. Weikel is mentioned in previous letters as having been missing in battle, but later we find out that he is well and returns to the regiment. <br />
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During my many years of research on these letters, this particular letter had confounded both myself and my father. In the letter John references his "<b><i>Dear Wife</i></b>". For the longest time, we both thought that he had been married during the war. We now know, through further research, that he was not married at this time. He was apparently trying to be humorous by saying "<b><i>if I want to write to my Dear Wife or somebody else's wife"</i></b>...his version of randy humor. <br />
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John also talks about how they are under fire day and night <b><i>"under the bullets and shells"</i></b>...so it was a difficult and dangerous during this particular letter writing. His reference to this year's 4th of July celebrations and one from the prior year (during their provost duty in Lexington, Kentucky, are highlighted in this letter. That is why I wanted to save it for closer to the 4th of July. <b><i>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This fourth of July we will
celebrate with the roaring of cannon and muskets along the lines of
battle.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">While we had fine times of
it last year, we was eating and drinking as much as we liked and what we would
like.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">But that is all over and
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<b><i>My Dear Father, </i></b></div>
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take the present opportunity to write this few lines to you to let you know
that I am well at present time and I hope that this few lines will find you in
the same state of good health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
received your letter yesterday and was very glad to hear from you and to hear
that you was all well and I am glad that I am the same when this letter leaves
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always forget to tell you
that I got them things what you did send with John Weikle, the sausage and
butter, but I did get it safe when he came back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will also enclose 50 cents in this letter and will send it
to you and I want you to buy me some postage stamps and send them to me in your
next letter for I am entirely out of them and I want to write to the girls
sometimes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I must have some
stamps to put on my letters and also if I want to write to my Dear Wife or
somebody else’s wife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think that
is enough for this time of that subject.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I think you are busy at making hay at home till this letter comes to hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well we are laying out here under the
bullets and shells every day and night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But we are still enjoying ourselves well and are hoping that we may soon
be with you at home and enjoy ourselves with the and this cruel war be
over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This fourth of July we will
celebrate with the roaring of cannon and muskets along the lines of
battle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While we had fine times of
it last year, we was eating and drinking as much as we liked and what we would
like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But that is all over and
gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But this hand (ain’t) over
yet today, but it will till this letter comes to your hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wish you wouldn’t forget to see John
Kramer about that money what I wrote to you in my other letter and let me know
about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have to bring my
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<li>Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7</li>
<li>Spotsylvania May 8-12;</li>
<li>Spotsylvania Court House May 12-21.</li>
<li>Assault on the Salient May 12.</li>
<li>Stannard's Mills May 21.</li>
<li>North Anna River May 23-26.</li>
<li>Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28.</li>
<li>Totopotomoy May 28-31.</li>
<li>Cold Harbor June 1-12.</li>
<li>Bethesda Church June 1-3.</li>
<li>Before Petersburg June 16-18.</li>
<li>Siege of Petersburg<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> (starting June 16)</span></li>
<li>Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23</li>
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<i><b>My Dear Father,</b></i></div>
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take the opportunity to write this few lines to you to let you know that I am
well at present time and I hope that this few lines will find you in the same
state of good health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I haven’t
had no letter from you this few weeks but I am away from the regiment driving
team and then don’t get my regular for I know they have two or three for
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I let you know that our
regiment is fighting every day but they are getting along pretty lucky and
especially our company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ain’t
got many wounded but there is two wounded that you know,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that is my cousin Jacob Derr and
Solomon Eyster.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But there is
neither of them very bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always
forget to write you that I got that butter and sausage which you did send to me
with J.D. Weikle and I was very glad for it but I would be more so if I had it
now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although we get plenty to eat
here and them soldiers that are in the field a fighting every day they will get
a good drink of whiskey every morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You must excuse me for not writing more and oftener for I have no time
and I can’t write any more that anybody can read it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am getting quite out of stroke.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let my sisters and brothers know that I am well and tell
them that they must excuse me for not writing to them and tell them they should
write often to me for they can always get the direction from you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Write soon and don’t forget me for all
that I forget you pretty often.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
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JWDlettershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265540437950735059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248621174174421034.post-53496397780820900772014-06-19T20:26:00.001-04:002014-06-20T08:02:46.073-04:00Coming soon...the Petersburg Letters...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As part of my goal to visit the battlefields that were part of the history of my great-great grandfather's service in the Union army during the Civil War, I decided to stop at the Cold Harbor National Battlefield Park on my way down to the Outer Banks, North Carolina. Part of the Richmond battlefield series, Cold Harbor is a relatively small park that requires a short drive off of Route 295, north east of Richmond. After a 10 minute diversion off of 295, I arrived at the park pleasantly surprised to find out that a 150th anniversary celebration was underway that particular weekend. I arrived on Sunday, June 1st in the late morning to find a reception center at the main parking lot, along with a series of Confederate and Union encampments further into the wooded areas along the line of battle. I was very very impressed with the authentic nature of these encampments with the men and women dressed in period outfits and the camp equipment of the correct style and substance. Clearly, a lot of effort and passion goes into the planning and execution of these events and the reenactors did a magnificent job of giving the visitors the look and feel of the era.<br />
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Unfortunately, the part of the battlefield occupied by the 48th during the battle of Cold Harbor is not part of the public battlefield trust and is privately held. It is located some 4 miles north of the park, so I was unable to visit the exact location where John W. Derr was encamped and fought. However, I was able to get the feel of the battlefield while walking in the woods and around the trenches that remain and were dug by both Confederate and Union forces.<br />
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<br />JWDlettershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265540437950735059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248621174174421034.post-18273289146775669912014-05-16T19:19:00.002-04:002014-05-16T19:19:41.611-04:00Letter #34 - Spotsylvania Court House, VA -- May 16, 1862<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWaYL-PpKwwebdlrvhQ12x8ViRb8E6nIgR3sLFIINplkYES_UYIZpQNlhSZqWSVGhLCTJjxEwbyi-6BCVzwAgf4hsdamZbCAMH3P385PtPWcnOxT6JF-adxnzKYSYSG88wdPDFOjijS4/s1600/JWD6405E-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWaYL-PpKwwebdlrvhQ12x8ViRb8E6nIgR3sLFIINplkYES_UYIZpQNlhSZqWSVGhLCTJjxEwbyi-6BCVzwAgf4hsdamZbCAMH3P385PtPWcnOxT6JF-adxnzKYSYSG88wdPDFOjijS4/s1600/JWD6405E-1.jpg" height="260" width="320" /></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">With the appointment of Ulysses S. Grant </span>to lead the Union forces in the eastern theater, the lives of the 48th PVI were about to change dramatically. May of 1864 would usher in the start of the Rapidan Campaign and would include some of the most horrific battles seen during the Civil War...The Wilderness...Spotsylvania...Spotsylvania Court House...The Assault on the Salient...Stannard's Mills...North Anna River...Line of the Pumunkey...Totopotomoy...Cold Harbor...Bethesda Church...and the start of the Petersburg Siege.<br />
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The letter of May 16, 1864 provides a rare description of the difficult situation faced by the 48th PVI.<br />
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<b><i>My Dear Father and Mother,</i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I
take this present opportunity to inform this few lines to you to let you know
that I am well at present time and I hope this few lines will find you in the
same state of good health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
must excuse me for not writing to you any sooner because we was busy this two
last weeks after the rebels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
had two pretty hard fights since.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We are out and are now laying on the battle field for the six last days
firing at the rebels and are fighting with them every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But all the boys from around there are
safe yet as much as I know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
John Boyer got wounded today but it ain’t very bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is only a flesh wound through the left leg above the knee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And John D. Weikel is missing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nobody knows anything about him and I
don’t know where he is or where he got to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He got away from us in the morning that we went into the
battle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was along when we
advanced in line of battle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank
God that I am safe yet and I hope that I always may get through safe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have some hard nuts to bite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I hope we will be successful in
taking Richmond for we are bound to have it or else all die.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the cry all through the
Army.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also seen some of the 17<sup>th</sup>
Pennsylvania Cavalry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I seen
Daniel Derr and Elias Derr and Isaac Yarnall and Emanuel Bolich and they are
all well and look hearty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I
must close this few lines for it is getting dark and I have no more to write
for this time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This few lines from
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John D. Weikel had joined the 48th PVI Co. D when the regiment completed it's furlough in March of 1864. Joining the regiment at Pottsville and entering the exciting world of the Army! John, and the other cousins, more than likely were tasked by the family at home with the job of keeping an eye on the new...novice private. It was quite a time for a new recruit to enter the Civil War and it is not surprising that he went missing in the fog of war. <br />
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Jim D.JWDlettershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265540437950735059noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248621174174421034.post-19351608073229079352014-04-20T11:51:00.001-04:002014-04-20T11:51:44.465-04:00Letter #33 -- Annapolis, MD -- April 8, 1864<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9B-13hLm09DX6R2PbBky1UXBlFfLyJGxt-zV3jmVmBmlHyncCOuozVL8SPnXjPa0QQdRVk5Tp6J0igxcJmDd7M50NIQYNt_pteqOxH41CoMjTwmekW_jV4T9o6l3VmUnE85XUdMeKrE/s1600/JWD6404E-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9B-13hLm09DX6R2PbBky1UXBlFfLyJGxt-zV3jmVmBmlHyncCOuozVL8SPnXjPa0QQdRVk5Tp6J0igxcJmDd7M50NIQYNt_pteqOxH41CoMjTwmekW_jV4T9o6l3VmUnE85XUdMeKrE/s1600/JWD6404E-1.jpg" height="400" width="362" /></a>As my wife aptly pointed out...I missed a letter this month. Unfortunately, I erroneously remembered that the next letter was to be on April 22nd. My mistake...my apologies.<br />
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April of 1864 finds the 48th PVI preparing to deploy to Virginia later in the Spring. For six weeks the 48th drilled, paraded, and essentially sharpened their discipline after a 2 month furlough. Complaints were rampant, but this seemingly silly set of dress parades and drilling, would be critical for the survival of most of the regiment. Like a football team coming to Spring training with all the rust and out of shape men, the 48th needed some training to regain their fighting form.<br />
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Annapolis provided an excellent training ground with easy access to the Chesapeake Bay for transport to the lower peninsular regions of Virginia. The stay at Annapolis did not come without tragedy with a few men of the 48th dying. More specifically, on April 8th, the death of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">William Smith from John's own Company D. No mention of Smith is made in the letters, but it is probably coincidental that this letter was written on the same day of his death.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">This letter speaks mostly of family matters. His 20 year old sister Saloma (Salome and Salomy in the records) was off into the working world...going to help the Hepler's as a maid. The Derr family was a poor farming family living on a piece of land that was valued at $1000 in 1860. The family having purchased the farm in the prior decade, the father (Peter), needed all the cash infusions he could get to maintain this marginal piece of earth. For the most part, when the children left the home to work, those monies returned to family to maintain the core family business....in this case...the farm. The letter also indicates that John's 17 year old brother, George was off to work on the Boyer's farm as a laborer...again...to provide cash for the family farm. John is giving his father advice on what kind of work George should be doing. With the war on, and many men away, there was a shortage of labors for county and state jobs. John suggests that George works that, rather than laboring on the lower paying Boyer farm.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">John is interested in the whereabouts of his cousin John Weikel. Weikel had returned home on a furlough earlier in March, and as was the typical of the time, was charged by John with carrying back articles from home. In this case...butter. Lastly, John is interested in knowing more about the recently married friend, Daniel Bolich, and his wife. The marriage must have taken place sometime between the time the 48th left Pottsville and when this letter was written.</span><br />
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<b><i>My Dear Father,</i></b></div>
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take the opportunity of informing this few lines to you to let you know that I
am well at present time and I hope that these few lines will find you in the
same state of good health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
received your letter today and I was very glad to hear that you was well all
the time and I am the same.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
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Geroge is getting a month there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
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furlough and I told him to got there and fetch me a few pounds of butter along
and he ain’t back yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You must
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along.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have no important news to
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The Museum of the Mighty Eighth received the bat in good order and are in the process of determining what to do with it....</div>
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Here is an article from their monthly newsletter...</div>
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This past month the museum received a very unique donation
in the form of a baseball bat made for American flyers at an English airbase in
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"So, my story starts in England in 1998 when I was
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3 years. . . In our small village of Stubbington, my wife's regular
hairdresser, Kim, loved to talk about her family and particularly her father,
who loved Americans based on his interaction with them during World War II.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her father was a teenage boy who lived
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goes like this (from a letter written by Kim to my wife Laura) '. . . In 1944
on a Lincolnshire airfield a squadron of American bomber pilots arrived.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had their baseball, and the
English pilots had their cricket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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likewise, and the Americans' baseball bat disappeared as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The local village wainwright's
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