Private John Earnest

• Overview A note about John Earnest's real letters

• August 15, 1862 Harrisburg, PA camp, waiting to leave for war

• August 22, 1862 Encamped along the Potomac River in Virginia

• September 2, 1862 Moving between camps

• A Note, 1862 A note on the days between 2nd Bull Run and Sharpsburg

• October 17, 1862 Camped near Sharpsburg

• October 22, 1862 A friend helps to write a letter

• November 25, 1862 Near Fredrick City, Maryland

• December 17, 1862 A care package, working at the hospital

• December 23, 1862 A letter about the Battle of Fredricksburg

• December 30, 1862 Thoughts about war

• January 1, 1863 A letter from John and his father

• January 15, 1863 Still no pay, a note on the "Mud March"

• February 26, 1863 Rebels make a raid

• March 3, 1863 Missing home cooking

• April 13, 1863 John's enlistment in the infantry comes to a close

• March 9, 1864 Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee as a Veteran Volunteer

• March 23, 1864 Worried about home and relatives

• April 9, 1864 A young man worries

• April 27 to July 14, 1864 The Atlanta Campaign

• August 24, 1864 A horrible battle at Lovejoy Station

• September 4, 1864 A raid and destroying the railroads

• September 11, 1864 Atlanta falls

• September 29, 1864 Thinking about taking a furlow

• October 13, 1864 Outside of Coosaville

• October 14, 1864 Only one