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+LeClear Family Letters, 1862-1863, 1864, Howard County Historical Society
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-<caption>LeClear Family Letters, 1862-1863, 1864, Howard County Historical Society</caption>
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+Ellicotts Mills aug. 31 [1864]
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+Dear Carrie,
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-<caption>LeClear Family Letters, 1862-1863, 1864, Howard County Historical Society</caption>
+Having been guarding a lot of negro conscripts for the last three hours I take this
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+opportunity to relieve my mind of the strain the responsibility of having them under my
+care has occasioned by taking a little while with you. You know that it is always said by
+the proslavery people in our state that all this talk about whipping slaves was "bosh" but
+it is no such thing for I was talking with one of the boys around here last night about it
+and says that he has often seen them tied up by their thumbs so that their toes would
+just touch the floor and then cowhided with a whip that would make the skin burst open
+at every stroke just as you will see the skin of an apple burst when it is baking. And
+then one of the Negroes told me that he had been a slave and showed me the marks on
+his back of the whip. He says if the master happens to a bad one he will lash them
+in that way from head to heels and turn them round and do the same on their breasts.
+That is the way they christianize their niggers. And as for the love the slaves to
+his masters that is another of their lies. There is a man out here by the name of Carroll
+who had in the first place about five hundred men slaves and now he has not five left
+for they have all enlisted in the army, a nice specimen of their love isent to enlist in a
+month or six weeks after having the chance.
+You say that you would think that time would pass heavily on my hands, on the
+contrary I never knew it to pass so quickly for we are just busy enough now in preparing
+for the draft to keep us from what you could call idleness. And if we happen to have
+nothing to do for a while we go up to the railroad a mile or so and get all the fox grapes
+we want or up the turnpike after apples or peaches for the people out here are either
+very loyal or else are afraid of us for all we have to do is to say that we want such and
+such a thing and it is given, I rather think it is their patriotism for they will give them to me when I am along as quick as when there is a crowd along.
+I cant see how you manage to live with so many musquitoes around especially, if
+it is at all warm. I hardly think you could find as many as you sent me in this part of Md.
+It is getting cold here now too, so that a blanket wrapped close around you isent a bad
+thing at night, and I think that by the time we are ready to go home we will find it about
+the thing to sleep with our clothes on. In a week from tomorrow our time will be half out
+I tell you it don't seem long now before we will be home. But then being with Reg. we
+may be detained a week or two beyond our time. Please tell Ed and Helen that
+answer their letters tomorrow as I only received them last night.
+From your loving brother, \\
+Louis LeClear
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+LeClear Family Letters, 1862-1863, 1864, Howard County Historical Society
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-<caption>LeClear Family Letters, 1862-1863, 1864, Howard County Historical Society</caption>
+Relay House Encampment \\
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+Hospital Oct 2nd 1864.
+My dear Daughter.
+I have but a moment to write. I reached here about half after nine this
+morning, safe and well, found your dear brother in a very critical state, Typhoid fever,
+has been delirious for days, but knows people today — the doctor says he hopes he will
+get along, but he cannot tell how it will terminate. He says if he gets well —it will be at
+least three or four weeks before he can be moved — such a looking object as he is. The
+Doctor says he has worried for me continually, and he thinks my being here, may do
+much for him- I hope it will. He is continually moaning and talking, but when he opens
+his eyes, he knows me, and is happy. He coughs hard, the Doctor says has congestion
+of the lungs with the fever, says it is a very usual thing. He seems to understand what
+he is about. I have just stopped my writing to bathe Louis — bathed his head, neck and
+arms when he was so much fatigued that I was obliged to stop. No sheets — no pillow
+cases nothing but his blanket over him on the bare cot. I had cloths with me, that I
+spread over his pillow, put on a clean night shirt, and he looks more comfortable. I shall
+go out tomorrow and try and hire some sheets — there are no accommodations here for
+Ladies, I can assure you, but that I care nothing for— if God sees it best to save him,
+shall be very thankful. I can not say any thing about coming home —tell Eddie, Kittie,
+and Helen to be good children, and do the best they can. Much love to them, and to
+your own dear self, and Husband. Love to Helen, my Helen E.W. and say to her that I
+hope she will spend as much time as possible with you, and I will pay her fare.
+Write soon, direct to Relay House Encampment—to Louis, and I shall get it. I
+had good company through.
+Send this to Aunt Helen, for I cannot write now. Please write to grandma too -
+has your father returned? If so, and he thinks of coming on, let him bring those two
+small linen sheets, and one other also small pillow cases, three - but he had better not
+come till I write again. Much love to him and if he is not at home, write to him Louis'
+condition. He is almost entirely deaf. This afternoon does not know as much
+as this morning. Must stop.
+Your loving Mother Caroline R. LeClear
+Envelope: \\
+Postmark: \\
+Saint Dennis \\
+Oct 3 \\
+Address:\\
+Mrs. Wm. H. Beard \\
+Stapleton \\
+Staten Island \\
+LETTER NO. 52
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 LeClear Family Letters, 1862-1863, 1864, Howard County Historical Society
+WEEKS ON PROVOST GUARD
+Last summer while quartered at Relay House. MD. our col. received an order
+from the Brig. Gen. telling him to send a detail of a dozen men to Ellicotts Mills to act
+under the order of the Provost Marshall of that place. A detail was accordingly made
+out, composed the most orderly files belonging to CO's B. & E. and I was luckily one of
+the number. In half an hour after the order was made public we were on our way to the village.
+Arriving there we were escorted by a sergt. of the 44th Penn Voll. To our quarters,
+which were we found the fourth and fifth stories of a large building originally intended
+for a Free Mason's Lodge, but at that time occupied by the Provost Marshall and his
+assistants. After taking off our knapsacks and sitting down to rest we commenced
+talking about the duties we might have to perform when the Marshall, whom I shall call
+Capt. Brown came up to give the Sergt his orders, in speaking to us he informed us that
+our work was to be as follows, 1st we were to guard all deserters, bounty-jumpers, etc.,
+brought in by the detectives, all recruits were to be kept in custody by us until sent to
+the camp of instruction, 3rd & lastly we were to make ourselves as comfortable as
+circumstances would permit. After giving us this information the Capt. went away and
+left us to obey his last order to the best of our ability. After putting ail our traps in order those of us who were not detailed for guard strolled out to see the place; we found it quite a good sized town though there was none of that activity that is so marked in a
+village in our own State.
+During the first two weeks nothing of any interest occurred; but on the third
+Sunday after our arrival I went out about three miles to get some fox grapes for the
+mess; on returning I noticed a dozen horses and mules standing in front of the house,
+and a crowd of people at the door who seemed somewhat excited. Going up to one of
+the bystanders I inquired the cause of so unusual a gathering and was told that a
+detective had seen about forty guerrillas in the North Woods and that a great number of
+horses had been stolen on the day previous by them.
+On going upstairs I was informed by the Corporal that the Sergt. had gone to Relay
+House for some Cavalry. and that we were to ride out to the woods and see if we could
+discover them. Some people talk about the boys always being so anxious for a fight, it
+may be that they are. but I know that I was not in as jolly a state of minds as I might
+have been; however I went to my room put on my equipments, slung my musket over
+my shoulder and joined the rest in the street. After standing there a few moments we
+received the order to mount, we obeyed the order though not in the most regular
+manner as part of the horses were baulky and the mules had no saddles. As quickly as
+we were settled in our seats the command was given and we rode of amid the laughter
+of the bystanders; for as may be supposed we made did not make a very fine show, as
+some were on horseback for the first time and none were able to ride very well with a
+After riding for a hour with no very serious mishap we arrived at the wood and after
+tying our horses and leaving a sentry to guard them, we struck into the woods after
+marching for a few moments we halted to await the coming of the reenforcements. In
+the course of an hour we heard the trampling of hoofs and the clanking of the sabres
 that let us know that the Cavalry was at hand, and a minute afterward they marched up to us, headed by a Lieut. who took command and formed a skirmish line, so that we were able to sweep the whole wood at once. We managed through trampling down the under brush with our fingers on the trigger ready to shot the first Johnny that should show himself, but no Rebs were to be seen and on getting to the other side of the wood the Lieut dismissed us saying that his detachment was large enough to handle all the Rebs. around there. We did not like this very much as we had just had enough of the fun to make us want more. There was no help for it however & we set our faces homeward. Arriving at headquarters we resumed the old routine nothing of any importance to vary they m[...] till our term of [...]
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Howard County, MD in the Civil War

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