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References to the Shannon
Brothers
February 25, 1863
Salmon W. Beardsley, Second lieutenant,
Co. K, to his family in Ashford:
Camp of the 154th, Near Stafford Court House, Virginia
"1st Lieut [William F. Chapman of Company K] and
myself tent together and Truman Shannon tents with us and does our cooking. Our
house is 12 feet long and 7 feet wide and the walls are about as high as my head.
Across the back end we have got our bunks one above the other. The Lieut and I sleep
on the first and Truman on the second....for our beds we cut small straight poles
generally cedar and after fixing a frame to keep them up from the ground lay the
poles close together then go and pick Uncle Sams geese that is gather a blanket
full of small cedar twigs and put on top of the poles lay our rubber blankets on
and one wollen blanket the rest over us and we have a bed that a king could sleep
on that is if he was tired."
May 1863
George J. Mason, first sergeant, Company
K, to his family in Conewango:
Camp of the 154th, Near Stafford Court House, Virginia
Reporting the Battle of Chancellorsville -- "Mart
Shannon is here but True I think is missing."
May 10, 1863
Edgar Shannon, to his sweetheart, Francelia ("Frant")
Hunt in Leon, NY:
Carver Hospital, Washington, D.C.
While convalescing from his Chancellorsville wound-- "Truman
is [indecipherable]."
May 24, 1863
Edgar Shannon, to his sweetheart, Francelia ("Frant")
Hunt in Leon, NY:
Carver Hospital, Washington, D.C.
While convalescing from his Chancellorsville wound-- "I
have not heard from the regiment lately there were twenty-three missing and wounded
out of our Co. & only eighteen left in Co. B the Co. that Mart and True are
in."
July 12,1863
George J. Mason, first sergeant, Company
K, to his family in Conewango:
Camp of the 154th, near Boonsboro, Maryland
Reporting the Battle of Gettysburg-- "Mart Shannon
was
a prisoner but got away and is here"
July 12,1863
George J. Mason, first sergeant, Company
K, to his family in Conewango:
Camp of the 154th, Maryland
"Mart Shannon is here. He is not very well, but I think
that he will be in a few days."
July 27, 1863
Marcellus W. Darling, sergeant, Co. K, to
his family in Leon:
From hospital in Philidelphia
"I understand by your letter that Marshall
thought Delos
[Darling, Marcellus's brother, who was captured at Gettysburg] was marched to Rochmond."
August 1863
Marcellus W. Darling, sergeant, Co. K, to
his family in Leon:
From hospital in Philidelphia
"I have not heard anything from Deloss yet mare than what
you wrote. I have written to M. H. Shannon and have rec'd. an answer, date July
31st near Warrenton, he writes the same I have heard before and nothing new."
September 15, 1863
Marcellus W. Darling, sergeant, Co. K, to
his family in Leon:
Camp of the 154th, Alexandria, Virginia
"You wished to know if I have clothes enough, I can say
yes all I want. That never troubles usfor we have all we want. I have got one woolen
Blanket gum Blanket or rubber, one Overcoat one dress coat that I drew at Jamestown,
a Vest, two shirts, one pr drawers, two prs Trowsers, three prs socks, one pr shoes,
one cap, and an old hat. one thing more we drew lately, State Jacket, or round about
as you may call it. Now you see I have plenty of clothing and more than I could
possibly cary if compeled to march. Marshall Shannon
and I sleep together and have
the best of clothes. Then I have a Gun Cartridge box forty rounds of Cartridges
Knapsack Haversack and Canteen. This constitutes my full equipment with the exception
of a few dishes."
January 2, 1864
Marcellus W. Darling, sergeant, Co. K, to
his family in Leon:
Camp of the 154th, Lookout Valley, Tennessee
"We are in the same Camp as when I wrote last, have got
put up good Winter Quarters and everything comfortable for a Soldier to have....Mart
Shannon Amos Kysor and myself Tent togather, have things about as handy as any good
body in our Co."
February
8, 1864
Salmon W. Beardsley, Second lieutenant, Co.
K, to his family in Ashford:
Camp of the 154th, Lookout Valley, Tennessee
"Marshall Shannon is quite well. Atleast he looks a good
deal better than he did when I went home."
February 13, 1864
Edgar Shannon, to his sweetheart, Francelia ("Frant")
Hunt in Leon, NY:
Camp of the 154th, Lookout Valley, Tennessee
"Marshall and Cel [Marcellus W. Darling] are on picket."
February 22, 1864
Edgar Shannon, to his sweetheart, Francelia ("Frant")
Hunt in Leon, NY:
Camp of the 154th, Lookout Valley, Tennessee
"Marshall cut three of his toes off the other day; he will
not be able to travel in a long time. he is in the hospital and well cared for."
February 29, 1864
Edgar Shannon, to his sweetheart, Francelia ("Frant")
Hunt in Leon, NY:
Camp of the 154th, Lookout Valley, Tennessee
"Marshall is doing well. His toes are getting along first
rate."
April 26, 1864
Edgar Shannon, to his sweetheart, Francelia ("Frant")
Hunt in Leon, NY:
Camp of the 154th, Lookout Valley, Tennessee
"Marshall is going into the Invalid Corps as Orderly Sergeant"
July 27,1864
George J. Mason, first sergeant, Company
K, to his family in Conewango:
Camp of the 154th, near Atlanta, Georgia
"I shall be orderly sergeant of the comp next month if Mart Shannon does not get transferred to the Invalid Corps, he will be reduced,
for the Major [Lewis D. Warner] said that the one that does the duty should have
the pay and that was the understanding, when Mart
was made Orderly, that he should
be transferred immediately or should be reduced back to Sergeant."
Source: Mark Dunkleman
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