1862 LETTER BY WILLIAM M. CLOER, 62ND NORTH CAROLINA – POW FROM 1863-1865; HAND-CARRIED BY COMRADE LATER KIA

1862 LETTER BY WILLIAM M. CLOER, 62ND NORTH CAROLINA – POW FROM 1863-1865; HAND-CARRIED BY COMRADE LATER KIA

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This letter, intended for immediate family and general in nature, was written in 1862 by William M. Cloer of the 62nd North Carolina, Company D.  Written to his wife, children, father, mother, and sister - William spends much of the letter talking of soldierly concerns; staying in touch with loved ones and making sure he remains in their thoughts.  He writes, “Don’t let the children forget me, kiss them every day for me and be good to them and don’t whip them” and that “I am the best satisfied since I left home”. Near the end, he mentions giving a letter to Ben Carpenter to hand-carry to Mrs. Cloer, possibly this letter, as he muses about not knowing the cost of postage and paper and did not write a complete address on the reverse.  Ben Carpenter was William’s comrade, and died as a Prisoner of War at Camp Douglas on February 15, 1865.

William enlisted as a private in the 62nd in August of 1862 – at the ripe age of 34 - and served until his capture at Stones River.  He was paroled in East Tennessee and captured again on September 9, 1863 at Cumberland Gap. He was held as a POW at Camp Douglas in Chicago, then transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland for exchange in March of 1865 due to poor health.  He remained in a Richmond hospital until returning to duty yet again, just in time to surrender with Johnston in North Carolina and receive yet another parole.

Letter is written in ink on green, lined paper.  Original, rough cut left edge.  Reverse features a simple, hand-written “Mrs. Susannah Cloer / Macon / Co / N C”.  Paper was once folded horizontally and vertically into eighths. Unfolded letter measures 5.8” x 9.6”.

A rare Confederate letter from an interesting author.  A great piece for the Civil War ephemera collector.   [cm]  [ph:L]

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