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Conover Civil War
Letters Contributed By: Brett Conover
[Letter from William Henry Conover and Hiram J. Conover
to Levi Conover and Mary
Ann "Polly" Conover during the war, from Cave City, KY. This letter was
written
by George W. McElroy who also wrote his own letter home that is
transcribed
below.]
Wm H Conovar H.J. Conovar &
Mr. levi Conovar Paley Conovar
July the 19 1863 (transcribed from original; no corrections)
Camp Neair Cave Sity Barne (illegible)
Dair father and Muther Sistar and bruther I take this plesent opartunity
to
drope you A few linds to lete you no that I am well at this time and I do
hope
and truste in gode that theas few linds may com to your hands and finde
you all
injoying the same like blesen fair I Am A gonen to sende sum muney home to
you I
will send 20 dolars bill 20 dolars fair Dick bouth of us has a bin well
evar
sence we lefte Cloumbia-the papar sese that the man Aromey has taking
96,000
thusen Rebles scence the first day of July beside sevarel that havyd bin
counted
in
Wm H Conovar H.J. Conovar
Mr. levi Conovar Paley Conovar
From: Wm H Conover & H.J. Conover
July the 19th, 1863 (Corrected version)
Camp near Cave City barn (?)
Dear father and mother, sister and brother, I take this pleasant
opportunity to
drop you a few lines to let you know that I am well at this time, and I do
hope
and trust in God that these few lines may come to your hands and find you
all
enjoying the same like blessing for I am a going to send some money home
to you.
I will send 20 dollar bills, 20 dollars, for Dick. Both of us have a been
well
ever since we left Columbia - The paper says that the main Army has taken
96,000, thousand, Rebels since the first day of July, besides several that
haven't been counted in.
From: Wm H Conover H.J. Conover
To: Mr. Levi Conover Polly Conover
From: George W. Mcelroy
July the 19 1863 (transcribed from original; no corrections)
Dair Companen I take my pen in hand to rit you few linds to lete you no
that I Am well at this Time and I hope when theas few linds Comes to hand
thay
may find you well and doing well I havnt got Mush to rite at this time I
haft to
Send Sum Muney home in the letter the days is all well at this time we air
at
Cave Sity on the rale roade I hope that we will be back at Cloumbia be
fair long
I want you to me af you git this muney direck you letars to Co 'B' 13 Ky
Vol
inft 2 Brigade Indir Divan 23 Armey Corps in cair of Col Wm E. Hobson
wheair is .20. Dolars that I Send to you take it and make use of it ef you
want
too
George W. Mcelroy
Mis Gilph Ann Mcelroy
From: George W. McElroy
July the 19th, 1863 (Corrected version)
Dear company, I take my pen in hand to write you a few lines to let you
know that I am well at this time, and I hope when these few lines come to
hand,
they may find you well and doing well. I haven't got much to write at this
time. I have to send some money home in the letter. The days is all well
at
this time. We are at Cave City on the rail road. I hope that we will be
back
at Columbia before long. I want you to [write] me if you get this money.
Direct your letters to Co 'B' 13th Ky. Vol. Inft., 2nd Brigade in Division
23
Army Corps in care of Col. Wm E. Hobson. Here is 20 dollars that I send to
you.
Take it and make use of it if you want to.
From: George W. McElroy
To: Miss Gilph Ann McElroy
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