John and Agatha Cloer

John and Agatha Cloer are the parents to Private William M. Cloer of the 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment

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[John B. and Agatha S. Cloer to their son William M. Cloer]

Macon City [NC]
23 April 1863
My Dear Son,

I again take the opportunity of writing you a letter where in you will find that we are all well. On the 19th of this month we received a letter from you dated 14. It gave us great joy to hear you was getting better and we hope these lines will find [you] quite well.

I have nothing strange to tell you. No war news at all nor no neighborhood news worth writing. Jim Burch is married to John Paton's Mary. You said something about Ump's bell in your letter. They come the day after you started and got the bell and everything they had here. They said Ump told them to do so.

Everything is getting green now and looks like Spring but it is right cool weather yet for the time of year. We are getting along very well with our work. I started a letter to you last Saturday by Mr. Dills people and they forgot to take it to the office and they sent it to Ben Carpenter to take to you. I suppose he started last Monday morning. The neighbors are all well so far as I know. I was up at Picholase last Friday. They was all about.

Give my respects to all my acquaintance where you are. I think the time long to see you. If I knew you was doing well and had good fair I could be better satisfied but I want you to do the best you can. Be satisfied if you can as long as it is as it is. I wish I could write something interesting to you but trust in the Lord and he will help you in every time of need. I must conclude for this time. The Lord bless you. So farewell my son.

John B. and Agatha S. Cloer
Source: Private Collection

[John B. and Agatha S. Cloer to their son Wm M Cloer]

1 May 1863
Macon City, NC
My Dear Son,

I again take pleasure of writing a few lines to you informing you that we are in common health, all able to work and hope these lines will find you in good health and fairing well. I have nothing new to tell you. We don't get any news now. Some of Mr. Dill's people brought knapsack of things up to the Roan Mill and I am going to bring them home today I reckon.

Wallis started to camp yesterday or today. We sent a bottle of ink by Mr. Nickels to Wallis to take to you and I have not heard of him since. Tell Ump I heard from his family a few days ago and they was all well. The neighbors is all well as far as I know. John Hopkin's family was well yesterday. His wife says she ain't got but one letter from him since he left home and is very uneasy to hear from him and wants you to write something of him in your next letter.

We heard from some of the boys in Crawford's company not long ago and they was well. Thad Nickels was still at the hospital in Georgia but is better than he has been. I ain't heard from John nor Nick since I wrote to you last .

We still have right cool weather for the time of year but very fine seasons. It is said that wheat crops is promising.

James Franks was here yesterday and was good enough to give me 10 dollars. It is his duty to know whether the volunteers with families have support enough or not.

I want to see you. The time is long and lonesome but I hope there is a better day a coming. We got a letter from you dated April 20. We was glad to hear from you and hear you was in better health than you had been. Write to us every week. We have wrote to you every week since we got the first letter from you and intend to do so. We are sorry to think you are needy of anything and wish we could help you to everything you need.

I want you get along the best you can and live in hope of better times. Give my respects to the boys and tell them I wish them well. I must conclude this time and remain your Father and Mother until death. May the Lord bless you. So goodbye my son. I hope to see you again.

[John B. and Agatha S. Cloer to their son Wm M Cloer]

I hope you have got a letter from us before now

Source: Private Collection