Milton B. Cox 

 

 

Far Grownd Lexington KY
 Oct. 9, 1862

 

Dear wife children and friends I am happy that I am blessed with the opportunity of wrighting  to you ocne more to let you know that wee have had some sickness in camp but none siries we had one deth this morning from being poisend as is thought he eat his breckferst in the country and came to camp and was Dead in less than one hour with out any one knowing it we have bin marched to shaker tow[n] 34 miles south west of this place and counter marched back we have bin in the hearing of cannon for two days past we donot know but what we will be attacked at any time I wold be Glad to see you and children better than all the world I think I will come home in a few weeks or Days if wee can hold our state I heard that yankey morgan almost Destroyed Every thing I left you wright [sic] soon and let me know what Damage was Dun you and I will try to arrange to remove you to whear you can live Kess Aley & Burns for me

Dear I sent you ten Dollars by Reed Jane I have no time for long letter at this time I am a 2[nd] Lieutennant our company has 68 men I am thinking that we will have a fight with the Yankees in a few Days or hours for what I know Jane if I am not killed or something happens to me I will be home some time soon we ar[e] orderd to Leave in 30 menuits Whar we are Going I no not but I move with my trust in God and hope by so doing I Expect to obtane a better world than this with a hope to meete you thear if not sooner so I must close for this time wright soon

 

                                                                        Yours for Ever [this?] time 

                                                                                     Milton B.Cox 

To M J Cox
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Milton Cox has been wounded in Virginia and his wife received word of his injury and decided to go and see him.  She was living in Pomp, KY, so it was quite a journey.  With “Aunt Bet,” the sister of Milton Cox, and one of the slaves they set out for Virginia.  Mrs. Cox stayed in her husband’s tent, tended to his wound, and nursed him back to health.

Mrs. Cox stayed for a few weeks and after she returned to Kentucky learned she was pregnant.  When my grandmother was born she chose the name Virginia South:  Virginia because she was conceived in the Virginia and South because they were for the South.

 

The Brown Shawl

 

At a skirmish at McClannahan Hill, a union soldier, Adolph Schebles of Cleveland, Ohio, was seriously wounded.  He was brought to the Milton Cox home where he was cared for until he was able to travel.  When he left he was given a blanket. 

Years later, Schebles a prominent Cleveland physician, returned to visit the Cox and Walsh families.  He brought a brown shawl, which he gave to Clarinda M. Walsh as a replacement for the blanket given to him when he was a union soldier.

 

 

 

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