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UNION SOLDIER LETTER - PRIVATE THOMAS MARPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA

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Dated “Camp near White Oak Church / March 23^rd 1863. Addressed to “Tillie”.  4 pp. in ink, 5” x 8. Exhibits fold-marks, slight foxing. Else VG plus.

In this interesting letter, Private Marple explains the reason for Gen. McClellan refusing to submit his campaign plans to General Winfield Scott.

Text: “…You speak of me trying to get a furlough well there is no use as there will not be over five or six in a company that will get one and I am certain I will not be one of them so you need not expect me. You say Frank intends to enlist again. I hope he does not intend to go as a private. I know he is as cappelble of commanding a company as officer we have in our Regiment.

You say you read a letter of Gen. Scott centuring McClellan for disobeyding orders. I read an article in the paper which shows the reason of McClellan not submitting his plan to Scott. He found several times that as soon as he showed Scott his plan they were transmitted to enemy and it was proved that Scott  son-in-law was a trater and as he was in the office with Scott he had every chance to learn the plan of McClellan through Scott and forward them to the Davis Government. So you cannot blame him for refusing to show Scott his plan.

I do not think that this will be a twenty year war as that gentleman said. I think it will end in a year or more. I differ from you in thinking this war will never b ring the southern back to the old Union as it is only by fighting that we ever can settle it. One thing shure it can not be settled peaceable and I think the North will win. Certain indeed if it was settle peaceable and they were allowed to separate the Union I should concider that every man that has fallen in this war as murdered but if we win I think they fell in a good cause...”

There are two possible candidates to be the author of this letter. The first is Thomas Marple, a resident of Philadelphia who enlisted as a Corporal on 10/3/61 at the age of 31.  He was mustered into Co. K, 91^st Pennsylvania Infantry. He was severely wounded at Petersburg, VA on 6/18/64, with his left leg being amputated.

The second candidate is Thomas N. Marple, also a resident of Philadelphia, who enlisted on 9/18/61 as a Private. He mustered into Co. F, 95^th Pennsylvania Infantry. He mustered out 11/2/64.

In protective sleeve, accompanied by brief amount of internet research material.  [JP/LD] [ph:L]

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