The son of Abraham Glazener and Mary Esther
Beasley, Abram M. Glazener was born December
27, 1824 in present day Transylvania County,
North Carolina. He later moved to Alabama
with his young family.
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Abram M.
Glazener was 38
at the time of
his death,
leaving a wife
and seven children
in Shelby County
Alabama.
All letters
transcribed by Arward C.
Williams from copy of
original. Spelling and
punctuation as original.
These pages are from a book
Six Months from Shelby
County to
Chickamauga being
authored by, Arward C.
Williams, email:
ArwardW@aol.com.
Abram joined Capt. Peter F. Hunley's, Co. I,
18th Ala. Inf. CSA at Hapersville, AL, probably
10 Feb 1863 (per pay record). Entry in family
bible reads, "A. M. Glazener volunteered in
Captain Hunley's Co, 18th Alabama regiment
March 1863 and was killed in the Battle of
Chickamauga 19th of September 1863".
Abram (sometimes written as Abraham) M.
Glazener was in Co. I, 18th Regt, Alabama
Infantry, CSA. and was killed September 19th,
1863 at the battle of Chickamauga. The 18th Ala
Inf Reg was part of Claytons Brigade, in
Stewart's Division at the battle of
Chickamauga. The 18th Alabama Regiment suffered
over 60% casualties in this battle.
As of October 1993, fourteen (14) letters
from Abram M. GLAZENER to his family and
friends, written during the six months from the
time he left Shelby County Alabama until his
death, plus the church eulogy for he and two
others, have been located.
Abram M. Glazener's wife, Lavenia (sometimes
written as Luvenia) Bennett Glazener applied,
on Feb 2, 1864, for a Confederate widows
payment of pay and allowances due Abram at the
time of his death, the Civil War was still
going on at that date.
(Wife of Abram M.
Glazener)
Lavenia Bennett Glazener is buried
in Childersburg Cemetery,
Childersburg, Talladega County,
Alabama.
Tombstone reads:
LAVENIA BENNETT
Wife of Abram Glazener
b Aug 27, 1827
d Jan 11, 1891
Abram and Lavenia had the following
children:
Synthia Elvira , born 16 Jun 1845 and
died 8 Aug 1929. (m. WARREN)
Lousinda Elzina, born 22 Aug 1848 in
NC. She died 13 Aug 1865 in Shelby Co,
AL.
Talitha Angeline, born 6 Aug 1851 and
died 1 Jan 1939. (m. McDONALD)
Henry Clay, born 13 Nov 1853 and died
19 Apr 1922.
William Paterson, born 11 Mar 1856 in
AL. He died 1949 in Childersburg, AL.
Alice, born 11 Apr 1859 in AL.
Alabama, born 12 Feb 1862 and died 19
Apr 1921. (m. JOHNSTON)
Transcribed by Arward C. Williams, 4
July 1993, from copy of original. Spelling and
punctuation as original.
Camp Coming March
20th, 1863
Dear Wife
I have the opportunity of sending you a few
lines which I will inform you that I am well
and I hope these lines will find you and all
the children well. I landed in Mobile Tuesday
night I did not have time to get you any thread
in Selma as there was a boat ready to start
when we got there. I will try to get you some
here and send it to you.
I have bin before the Sergon (Surgeon) and I
have bin received I nothing to write to "z"
interest you. I hope to hear from you soon and
to hear that you are all well I sent 1 sack of
salt back by Scot I hope it went safe. I found
all the boys well be shure to write oftin so I
will not write any more at present.
Mobile March
llth 1863 [should be April - see ltr. 20 Mar
63]
Mr. R. M. Shuford
[1]
Kind Friend
I will inform you that I am in the hospittle
in this city. I have had the measles which made
me very sick. I am improving very fast. I feel
like I was allmost well if I had my strength.
I'm still very sick, my eyes is very sore yet
but they are improving. This is a very good
house for a sick man all though they never give
me any medicine at all only gives me thre
drinks of tea. I got one of the nurses to bye
and slip me a pint of whiskey. I drank that
which drove the measles out so that my skin on
my face felt as thick as sole leather.
I don't know how long I will stay here. They
may send me to Spring Hill hospittle. I hope
not as that house has a bad name.
Our Reg. left yeasterday evening for
Pollard.[2] I heard them yeling like
indians. I never heard such a noise. They bid
Mobile fare well & c.[3]
I never have heard from home, but one time
since I left. I hope they are all well. I don't
expect to hear until I get back to the Reg., as
my letters will be sent to that. I wrote a
letter home the other day.
I no my family will be uneasy about me. When
you get this let them know I will write often
until I get entirely well. Please write to me
and give me all the nuse especially the
prospect for a wheat crop, give my respects to
Mrs. Shuford. Tell Bud I would like to see him
and hear him talk & c.
Yours as ever
A. M. Glazener
1 R. M. Shuford, neighbor,
Shelby County, Alabama.2 Pollard, Alabama.3 "and c" or "& c" = et
cetera. ^
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Spring Hill
April 18th 1863
Dear wife
I take my pen in hand to inform you that I
am still recouperating and have been assigned
to this Hospital. I don't know long I will stay
here. I understand that Our Regament is gone to
Tennessee if so I will stay here until I get
entirely well This is a beautiful place every
thing looks like mid-summer. I am sorry that we
have to leave here My bed clothes I left in
camp I don't know where I will be so dont send
me anything moore until I let you know. I would
lke tohear from you all as I have not Received
but One letter since I left home this place is
ten miles from Mobile. I want to go to town
& have my Amber type[1] taken
and send it to you before I leave here. I hope
that you are all well & doing well. wrote
you 2 letters also 2 you I hope you are not
uneasy a bout me. I dont see no chane of
getting a discharge.
I write in haste as I have but a little while
to write in. Well Elvira[2] my dear
daughter I want you to write to me often as you
can when ever I can get you letters. I wont you
to be a good child to your mother. Set the
example for the rest of your brothers &
sisters and allways recollect that your Pa all
though far away oftimes thinks of you &
prays for your well fare write to me soon &
fail not as I think that I will get it before I
have to leave here, tell all the children howdy
for me. So I will hourly give my love with
& you my dear wife & children my best
wishes. Yours till death.
A. M. Glazener
N. B. Direct in this way
Abram M. Glazener
Convelesent Hospital
General Branch
Mobil
Ala.
1 "Ambertype" a photo
process that replaced the "Tintype"
process; copy inpossession of submitter.2 Abram's oldest child,
daughter Synthia Elvira Glazener. ^
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Mobile
Spring Hill Hospt
April 27th 1863
Dear Wife I one time more take my pen to
write to you to let you know how I am getting
along. Since I wrote you last I have had a very
bad spell of dierra which reduced me very much.
I am better now and have been for four days. I
now have received both the letters from home
yet that was write a few days after I left. I
can not expres my anxiety to hear from you. I
have thought I had friends [one sentence
gone]
I would think perhaps you or one of the
children was very sick or that some of my
children was dead. I hope there is nothing as
that you are all well doing well. My dear I
know you would like to know how I fare here. I
have a clost clean room to stay in. clean cot
to sleep on. This is a beautiful place. There
is generally from 70 to 100 convelesants here,
we get poor beef, corn meal, coffee, grits,
sour bread, small piece of bacon twist a week,
also some pudding. The same way, we get a
plenty
if it was the right sort. Still we ought not
to grumble. I think if I was at home where I
could get plenty of milk and butter, I would
get well soon. I don't think I will git well
until git something moore nurshing to eat still
I may.
This is the Sabbath we have service at eleven
we also have prair meeting evening and
c.
My dear children a word to you all before I
close to let you know that your Pa has not for
got you. I can see you all in my imagination.
My little boys playing over the yard, their
cherful voices, I have mised very much. I hope
we may be spared to meet again. My to you. I
say keep in good heart don't despond but trust
in God and he will do all things right. When
you write let me now how you are getting along
whether you think you will have corn to do you
or not.
How your cattle hogs sheep and wheat is doing.
This paper is so bad I will have to close.
Don't send me anything whatever. If my shoes is
made keep tham until I let you know. So I will
close. Give my respects to all the neighbors
and inquiring friends. write soon write a
letter when you get this. Wait a day or so and
then write another. Direct them in this
way:
Mr. Abram M. Glazner
Mobile, Ala.
I think if you will do that you will hear
from you sooner fare well
I received your letter last evening which I
was pleased to read. I hope these lines will
find you and family well. I have the good news
to inform you that I am improving rapidly. I
think I will be able to go to my Reg. in a few
days all though I expect I had better lay here
until I recover my strength more than I have at
present. My bowels is got well. I am as well
satisfied here as I could be any whare from
home. Our rations is much better than they have
bin. We get the pure coffee, shougar in it
vegetables such as beans squashes and
c.[2]
I was pleased to hear that you and others of
my neighbors had planted so much corn for my
family. My feelings of gratitude to you and
them I cannot expres. If I am never able to
return the favor I hope you may be by a kind
providence and long it will be remembered by
me.
I have nothing to write to you as for the
nuse you hear that before. I could write it to
you the people here has bin some what
frightened at the Fall of Jackson Mis,
Vicksburg is clost beseaged. I hope we may
whipp them there, the death of Stonewall
Jackson was much regreted by all here. This
place is 6 miles from the city. I was in town
last Monday. I saw Dr. Smoot. I am in 2 miles
of thir camp. I have never been to see them but
the one time. This is a beautiful place. We
have good pur stone water, fine dwellings to
stay in and c. We ought to be satisfied here
but the most of the men is dissatisfied. They
have the mumps much better here and rheumatism
in a bundance. There is only 30 here now. We
are not crowded.
I will say I found one Yankey since I left
home. He was here we got in conversation and
could not agree time after time until I
reported him to the Doc. They taken him before
the provost M. He sent him to the gard house.
He belongs to a batterey at Fort
Morgan.[3]
You stated that you wanted me to price my
old mare if you want her keep her and pay what
you think she is worth or sell her the same way
and I will be satisfied as I now that you are a
good judge of such property. Don't have no
feare but price her and keep her if you want
her as I know that my family has no use of her
all so sell that ginnie if you have the
chance.
My wife wrote to know that I thought of her
coming down here to see me. Tell her not to
think about coming as she would be exposed to
all the contagious diseases especially the
measles. If I was dangerously sick I would let
her know and send for her to come but tell her
that I am a mending fast that I am nearly well
and not to send me any provisions as I can make
out very well.
I have nothing moore to write to you that I
can think of. If I could see you I could let
you know all the particulars since I saw you.
There is one thing I have got acquainted with
since I have bin here that is lice, the striped
back family. It is a hard matter to keep clean
of them unless you shift your clothes twist a
week. They are in the beds and bed clothes. You
are sertain to katch them. They have never
pestered me much as some others. Give my love
to Mrs. Shuford and the childred tell my family
I will not write to them tell next week as they
can here from me by this so no moore.
Yours respectfully
A. M. Glazener
Write soon
1 R. M. Shuford, neighbor,
Shelby County, Alabama.2 "and c" or "& c" = et
cetera.3 Fort at entrance of Mobile
Bay Alabama. ^
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Mobile Camp
Buley [or Beeley or Bieley]
June 4th, 1863
Dear wife,
I write to you this lines leaves me well.
Hope they will find you and the children well.
I will say that I am on the eve of starting to
the Reg. I expect to start on tomorrow or next
day. Don't write to me until you hear from me
again. I send my likeness1 by Mr.
Smoot. I hope it will go safe. I will write as
soon as I get to the Reg.
Yours as ever
A. M. Glazener
1 "Ambertype" photo taken
April or May 1863 (see letter dtd 18 Apr
1863); copyin possession of
submitter. ^
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Chattanugee
Tennisee[1]
July 7th 1863
Dear wife it is through the Mercois (mercy)
of a kind providence that I am permited to
write to you in answer to yours which I
received this day. I have not heard from you
since I left Mobile until this dat whin I
received 2 letters from you. I have seen the
hardest times I ever did before. We have
retreated back to this place. I dont know how
much farther we will have to go. I gave out. I
thought the enemy might get me (fold) (but) I
would do all I could to make my escape. I left
my knapsack for to be caried up on the
cars.[2] I have just got it today, I
have lost onething (nothing or everything) but
my blanket one pair of socks. I have laid on
the ground with out anything under me for 12
days. I never saw the like in all my life so
many men gave out clothes wagons mules horses
and everything left strewn a long the way I
came through with the wagon.
I have not got with the Reg (Regiment) yet I
think I will join the Reg soon all though I am
not well. I hope I will get better soon. I was
sorry to hear that your health was not so good.
I do hope I may get home some time. I no that I
cannot stand infantry Service if I dont get
into Cavalry I will be allways behind as I am
not able to March if I should get a transfer to
cavalry I will try to go home to get my horse
if I was at home I no I would Be as happy a man
as ever was as I am tired of this business. I
wat (want) you to keep up if you can for if I
get sick or wounded I will expect you to come
to see me if you are able. I have some money I
wish that you had. I have had to bye my
provisions for some time if you cannot get my
shoes conveniently let them alone as I can draw
a pair. I need nothing but a hat and blanket. I
hope to hear from you soon. Give my love to all
the neighbors. Kiss the children for me and you
my Dearest receive my warmest Love.
Yours Til Death
A.M. Glazener
1 Chattanooga,
Tennessee.2 Railroad cars. ^
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Tynerstation
Tennesie[1]
July 31st 1863
My dear son. This day seat my self to write
you a letter for the first time. I hope when
this reaches you it will find you well.
Well Henry[2] I have many things
I could tell you if I was with you but as I
have to write it to you I cannot tell you much.
We are campt in the woods at the same place we
have been for 2 weeks. We have but very few
shelters. We stretch our blankets for our
shelters. It rained very hard here yesterday.
The most of us got wet as the wind blew so our
blankets did not turn the rain. We may stay
here sometime and we may not stay long. It is
uncertain. We get more to eat then we did a few
days ago, still it is scarce. I heard from W.
H. Glazener.[3] He was mending his
Pa[4] was with him and was going to
take him home when he gets able. Well son I
often think of you and wish that you was large
enough to make a suport for your Ma and
sisters. I want you to learn to be industrious
and good to your Ma. It seems a long time since
I saw you and it may be still longer. You and
William[5] must take care of
everything that you can and study your books so
that you can write to me. I want you to have me
a good letter wrote. Let me know how Fannie and
Bally[6] looks and what the old mare
is doing, how all the cows hogs and corn
potatoes and everything is doing. How often you
and William goes to see Dick
Shuford[7] and all the nuse whether
you have any apples, peaches watermelons and
c[8] So I will close give my love to
all the rest of the children.
To Your father
Henry C. Glazener A. M. Glazener
to Mis Laurinda E. Glazener[9]
My dear daughter
It is with pleasure I write to you to inform
you that I am well. We have hard times here. A
grate many is sick. I hope I may stay well as
it is a very bad place to be sick. It seems
like that providence provides for the soldiers
or they would all be sick. I know I never would
have went through the exposure that I have here
at home without being sick. I took the rain,
mud, lay on the wet ground for 10 days without
blanket or anything to shelter with. I was wet
4 days that I never was dry. I can not tell you
half what we did do.
I feel thankful that I came through as well
as I did. If I had bin taken prisner you never
would have known what had went with me until I
would have got back. I hope to never see such a
time again.
My daughter I want you do all you can to
make a suport as I know that times will be hard
and provisions scarce. I want to know whether
you all have bacon to do you. I have just
finished eating my diner. It was gik without
any grease and but very little salt in it.
I feel well satisfied that I had that. If
Brister[10] can I want your Ma to
send me some butter if it is only a little. I
have bin looking for a letter from home for
some time. I want you to write to me give me
all the nuse everything you may think. It would
be foolish to write little things still it
would interest me. So I will close give my love
to your Ma and all the children. Keep that
sweet balme for me.
Your Father as ever.
A. M. Glazener
I would like to know whether you got that
money I sent home.
1 Tyner's Station TN, on
R.R. 9 miles east of Chattanooga.2 Abram's oldest son, Henry
Clay Glazener3 Willian H. Glazener (son
of Sion), Co. A, Hardie's AL Cavalry
Reserve Batt, CSA.4 Sion Glazener (brother of
Abram), Co. A, Hardie's AL Cavalry Reserve
Batt, CSA.5 Abram's son, William
Patterson Glazener.6 horses at home.7 R. M. Shuford, neighbor,
Shelby County, Alabama.8 "and c" or "& c" = et
cetera.9 Abram's daughter, Lousinda
Elzina Glazener, She died 13 Aug 1865.10 Brister Hunly, neighbor,
Shelby County, Alabama. ^
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Tyner Station,
Tennessee[1] August 16th,
1863
I one time more take my pen to answer your
letter which Brist[2] Brought me
which found me well I was suprised to hear that
you had not heard from me since
Bris[2] left here. I have wrote
every week except last week Bris brought the
things you sent except the butter that he said
could not be put in the box. I was sorry that
it did not come for if ever I needed something
it is now. The cake and biscuit eat so good. I
thought I never tasted nothing like them
before. We are living on a little bread pore
beef now and then we get a bout as much bacon
as will make one meal. If we could get bread
enough I would not mind it but we dont get that
as long as they will give me plenty of corn
bread to eat I can do but I tell you I have bin
hungry for 10 days all the time get up hungry
lay down the same still I am better satisfied
than I have been since I left home. I am in
better health than I have bin since I was sick
it is a wonder that I ever went through what I
did and not be sick after ward. I trust that I
may stay well and live to get back home again
if I was at home and our country at present I
think I would O home sweet home when shall I
see O whin [O when] shall I get there. [end of
original first page]
You stated that the moneye you had you could
not bye anything that would be a profit to you
as a suport. Keep your moneye untill you need
it you may have to bye corn if so bye soon as
you can fatten all the meat you can if I should
not get home this fall you can sell all the
beef cattle you have if you choose and can you
can sell a milk (cow or so) be shure to have
bread and meat to subsist on as I never want my
children to suffer for something to eat. We can
live on what get here but it is hard living
here. I have spent all my moneye I dont know
when they will pay us any moore. I hope soon.
If you shouold send me anything moore to eat
send some meat butter lard buisquit [etc.] but
you need not send any unless I write for it. I
have [but, yet] eat but one peach this season I
see no chance of ing [saving] money here for if
we had to depend on being fed we would suffer
seriously. I know you are uneasy but cheer up I
hope we will have peace soon I feel thankful
that I am as well off as I am when you get this
write to me. I will send this by Mr Hunter Mr
McCarty and all the Taladaga boys [is well]. I
have never heard from Ron since he got home
with the I will send a letter with him from
your sister Elizabeth.
Your husband as ever
A.M. Glazener
1 Tyner's Station Tennessee,
on R.R. 9 miles east of Chattanooga.2 Brister Hunly, neighbor,
Shelby Co. Alabama. ^
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Tynerstation[1]
August 17th 1863
Mr. R. M. Shuford [2]
Kind friend I drop you a few lines to
let you know that I have not forgotten you
and which will inform you that I am well
every hoping this will find you and family
enjoying the same. I have no nuse to write
you. We are hard run for something to eat
here. The boys is generally well but they
grumble very much because they don't get
more to eat. I cannot blame them, as we
don't get near enough. We have 2 that has
deserted from our Co. for the first that
has ever left before, it was Wyette and
Comstacks. No Shelby[3] boys has
left as yet. I do hope they will all stay
and not flinch in this critical time. This
army is in a bad condition. The men all
think we are whipt all out of heart they
don't put much confidence in this general,
Bragg[4] I hope this will all
become right soon if not I think we are in
a fair way to be run over. I have no ide
where we will go from here. I hope we may
have peace and let us all go home.
I have bin trying to get into a cavalry
Co., but I have not succeeded as yet. Our
Capt[5] tried to swap off to
cavalry but he failed. If he had went then
most of the boys would too.
I understand that you all in Ala. has
made fine crops that is the best nuse I
have heard for it will be needed as crops
in this section is very sorry as it has bin
to wet so they could not work them. But we
left the best wheat in middle Tenn. I ever
saw and quantities of it but the yanks is
living on it now. If you see any man that
belongs to cavalry that wants to swap to
infantry tell him to let me know. I will
exchange with him. If I could stand
marching I would be very well satisfied
where I am but I can not and c.
I would like to be at home now so I
could have the pleasure of eating fruit. We
have none here unles you bye them. Peaches
and apples sells from $1 to $1.50 per dozen
so I believe I have nothing more to write
you so I will close give my respeck to Mrs.
Shuford and the children.
Yours as ever
A. M. Glazener
write to me and give me the nuse and
c.
1 Tyner's Station TN, on
R.R. 9 miles east of Chattanooga.2 Neighbor, Shelby Co.
Alabama.3 Shelby County,
Alabama.4 General Braxton Bragg,
CSA5 Capt P. F. Hunley ^
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Tynerstation
Tenn.[1]
August 20, 1863
Dear wife,
I with haste take my pen in hand to
inform you that I am well ever hoping these
lines may find you and the children well. I
reckon you have got the letter I sent by
Mr. Thornton. I sent my old shoes home by
him if I ever was to get home they may do
to work in. I have no particular nuse to
write to you. We have orders to cook up 3
days rations and be ready for marching
orders. Where we are going I don't know. I
am fearful ther is a march on hand. I dread
to start as the weather is very hot and
dry. I hope if we have to go fur we will
have to travel on the R.R. It grieves me to
think that we have to stay here not
provided for no better than we are, but I
will try to put my trust in God that I may
get home one time moore. If not you may
know that I am ever trying to serve my
Creator the best my weaknes and ability
will admit. I want you to trust in God
never forgetting to pray to him who answers
prair. I hope this war will soon end some
way or other. If we was to get to far off
for you to send me cloths I will draw them.
I think I had better draw my shirts and
drawers as they wont cost me more than for
you to make them. My knit shirts I want you
to make the sleaves shorter as they are to
long and when the weather gets cool I will
want them sent to me. I want to go home in
November if I can.
I understand that W. H.
Glazener[2] is very low. I have
wrote to Sion[3] but I don't
hear from him. It may be that we may go to
Ala. I will write to you as soon as we
stop. We may stay here
several days yet we may start in the
morning. The wagons is coming in so it is
likely we may start tomorrow so I will
close as I have nothing to write to
interest you. I have most of the provesions
you sent me yet I will carry them with me
as we will have to march on cornbread and
beef. Give my love to all inquiring
friends. Give my love to all the children
tell them to be good children and remember
ther Pa.
So I will close your husband as ever
A. M. Glazener.
1 Tyner's Station TN, on
R.R. 9 miles east of Chattanooga.2 Willian H. Glazener
(son of Sion), Co. A, Hardie's AL
Cavalry Reserve Batt, CSA.3 Sion Glazener (brother
of Abram), Co. A, Hardie's AL Cavalry
Reserve Batt, CSA. ^
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Camp[1]
18th Ala Rgmt, Tennesie
August 26th 1863
Dear wife, it is with pleasure I take my
pen to inform you that I am well every
hoping that I may find you and the children
enjoying the same. We are 25 or 30 miles
above Chattanooge. We left
Tynerstation[2] 21st at
midnight. We marched all that night and the
next day until sun down when we slept near
this place. It was a very hard march as the
weather was very warm. Ther was a grate
many gave out, but I kept in my place but
it was very hard. I felt like I could not
go any further. We are in a short distance
from the River. We are in hearing distance
of the Yankies. They are on the other side
of the river we can hear thir drums. The
people here is very much divided. A greate
many has run off from here since we came
here and went to the enemy. We are campt on
a plantation whare there is no man persons
on the place only the lady and children.
They says she has 2 sons in the Yankey
army. We are fortifying here thinking they
will try to make a crossing here but it is
doubtful. Mr. Blackston got there last
evening. He brought my butter safe it liked
to have spoild as the weather was so hot
but it was very good. We get plenty to eat
here we get fruit and everything of the
vegetable kind. I hope we will still get
plenty. The boys make some fine peach pies,
apple pies & c[3] I was
sorry to hear that corn will be so high in
that country. Blackston thinks it will be
worth $5 per bushel. I want you to engageie
your corn as soon as you can. What you
think will do you as it may be so that corn
cannot be had. I was glad to hear that you
had sold one of your cows. I would sell
what I could spair if I could get a big
price for them. I was in hopes you would
make a most corn enough to do you but it
cannot be aforded now. I have never heard
whether Mr. Shuford kept the old mare or
not. Her and the ginnie you ought to sell
if you have them yet and if there is any
chance.
I will try to go home this fall
sometime. I want to see home one time
moore. I hope I will be blest with that
privalige. I hope peace will soon be
made.
You seem to think that I never will get
back home any moore. Always hope for the
best whether I get home or not. My ernest
prairs is that I may live to see all one
time moore. It seems that the people is
very much in the oppinion that we are
whipt. I hope not if some are a people and
it seems that if we fight on we are ruined
so I cannot tell what will be done. I want
you to take pains with the little children.
If there is any school send them as I want
them to have an education if possible. I
think I had better draw my clothing from
the government especially my shirts and
drawers as it will cost you aheap to buye
thread. If make them let me know what you
think, I had better do. My pants is getting
to the patch still they will do me until
November. The shirts and drawers they are
very good so is the jacketts. Write to me
all the particular nuse. How much corn you
think you will make whether you ever got
that cotton put up or not and all the
nuse.
Well my dear I have nothing moore that I
can think of that would interest you. Me
and Blackston is sitting with our backs
against a large tree both writing. Some of
the boys is sleeping some cooking some
playing in fact you can look over the camp
and see almost anything going on that you
could imagine. Playe of different kind now
then you can see a fist fight some singing
and c. So I will close by saying write to
me direct as before we have no mail as yet
since we have been here. I don't think you
get near all my letters or your would hear
from me moore than you say that you do.
Give my love to all the children and little
B in a.[4]
So I will close your husband as ever
A. M. Glazener
1 Camp was at Birchwood
TN.2 Tyner's Station TN, on
R.R. 9 miles east of Chattanooga.3 "and c" or "& c" =
et cetera4 Illegible - believe
"Babe in arms", referring to youngest
child, Alabama, age 18 months. ^
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Charleston
Tennesie Sept. 3, 1863
Dear wife
I one time more have the opportunity of
writing to you which will in form you that
I am in common health. I have bin on the
sick list for a few days but I am better
this morning. We are expecting a fight here
or some whar. Clost bye the enemy has taken
Loudon,[1] they are near enough
to hear the cannon, east Tennesie is gone
up. All our forces is from this place down
to Bridgeport,[2] a distance of
sixty miles. I think our men will give them
fight this time and if we are whipt here we
are lost as they will over run Ga. and Ala.
It is reported they are two hundred
thousand strong. Our forces here I don't
know the number but this is a very large
army. I hope that if we do fight that we
will whip them. I have seen everything that
belongs to the army and experienced some
except.[3] fighting that I have
no desire to see as it is a unpleasant
thing. While this war lasts we may expect
to see hard times.
I have just received a letter from your
sister Wools. They was all well. I wrote to
you last week. I don't know whether you got
it or not. Blackston came in after we left
Tyner.[4] He came to us at
Birchwood.[5] I enjoyed my
butter very much all though I had to sell
some of it as I could not carry it but here
we get plenty to eat now. We are doing very
well as far as rations is conserned. We
have had some cool weather here we could
not keep under blanket comfortable. I hope
to hear from you. I wrote to you to ingage
your corn as soon as possible. I have not
drawn any money yet we expect to in a few
days. Make all the preparations you can to
have some thing to live on. I wrote to
Henry[6] I would like to know
whether he go it or not. If I should live
until winter I will try to get a furlough
to go home. Write to me direct to
Charleston Tennesie. So I will close give
my love to all the children and a grate
portion for your self your husband.
A. M. Glazener
1 Loudon,
Tennessee.2 Bridgeport,
Alabama.3 except. =
exceptional.4 Tyner's Station TN, on
R.R. 9 miles east of Chattanooga.5 Birchwood,
Tennessee.6 Abram's son, Henry
Clay Glazener. ^
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LaFayette
Walker Co. Ga.[1] Sept. 17th
1863
Dear wife
I one time more have the opportunity of
writing you a few lines to inform you that
I am well ever hoping these lines will find
you and all the children well. I wrote to
you when I was at Graysville. We have been
marching for the last 10 days. I feel very
much jaded but I have stood it very well. I
have enjoyed fine health. We have had some
little fighting. We lost some men our
Regt., had one man wounded. We have a large
army here I don't know how soon we will
have to fight. I think we will whip them
when we fight. My dear I don't know when I
will have the chance to go home if my life
is spared through this struggle. I am going
to try to get home on a furlough. I feel
very uneasy about you and the children I
fear that you are sick. I often think of
you in your sickness and wish to be with
you but that privalidge I can not enjoy. It
has just bin from home six months it seems
like it has been longer.
My dear I don't have but a few minutes
to write if I had the time I would like to
write you a long letter but this will let
you know that I am still well. You will
have to manage the best you can until I get
home. I want to make some arrangements
about sowing wheat. When you write to me
write all the nuse I have not heard from
you since I left Charleston. We will leave
here soon this evening. I cannot tell where
we will go to. I do wish I was at home if I
was I would stay a while. I want you to
ever remember to put your trust in God and
the children. Tell them for me to remember
that their Pa will pray for them and their
well fare while he is away from them. So I
will have to go.
Give my love to all and receive a grate
portion for your self.
I will close ever remembering you and
the children.
Your husband as ever
A. M. Glazener
1Starting
point the night of 17 September 1863, for
18th Alabama Infantry Regiment, part of
Clayton's Brigade, Stewarts Division CSA,
camped near Rock Springs. On 18th crossed
the Chickamauga near Thedford's ford and on
the 19th engaged the Union forces. Of a
total of 527 officers and men of the 18th
Ala. engaged on the 19th, 221 were killed,
wounded or missing, leaving 306 to continue
the Battle of Chickamagua on the 20th.
(O.R. I, vol 30, part II, pp 400-406) Abram
M. Glazener was killed on the 19th
September 1863.
November 22,
1863 Tallaseehatchie Baptist Church,
Talladega County, Alabama
In the battle of Chickamauga Sept. 19th
1863 our Brethren Abram M. Glazener, Wm. A.
McLeanty, and Richard W. Griffith fell
martyrs to the cause of Southern
Independence, by the hands of our
implacable foes.
No higher Eulogy need be pronounced on
these Noble, Gallant, Christian Patriots,
than to say they enlisted under the Banner
of their native South and fell in defence
of Religions and Political Liberty and all
the rights and priviledges which Patriotic
Freemen hold sacred.
Therefore Resolved:
1st - That in the death of these bretheren
our church has lost three faithful, worthy
members, our country a trio of good
citizens and brave soldiers, the families
of Brethern Glazener and McLeanty, kind
devoted husbands and fathers and the
parents and family of Bro. Griffin, a
dutiful son and affectionate
Brother.
2nd - That our sincere condolence is hereby
tendered to the families and relatives of
the deceased.
3rd - That a blank page in our church book
draped in black lines on the margin be
dedicated to the memory of these Brethern
on which shall be inscribed the
following:
In memory of our Brethern
Abram M. Glazener
Wm. A. McLeanly and
Richard W. Grilfin;
who fell in the battle of Chickamauga
Sept. 19, 1863.
4th - That a copy of this Preamble
and Resolutions be furnished the
families of each of the
deceased.
W. P. Glazener,[1] October 9,
1913, Childersburg Ala, 9/10/1913
Dear Sister Elvry
Warren[2]
I received your card a few days ago
& should have written sooner I was glad
to hear from you I did not know what had
become of you Lee[3] spent the
night with me last fall he did not know
whear you was I think he is a but the
virginne mins (about the Viginia mines) tho
I do not know Bamma is at
Panama[4] Okla Talitha is I
think at Ida[5] Okla Henry is at
black springs[6] Ark
We are all well at present I am farming
this year I have a fine corn crop I think I
will make a thousand bushels & lots of
hay Nelly[7] will teach school
this winter they both graduated in the
publick school this spring
Florence[8] is taking another
course I want to send them too the
Judson(sp) Collage next year if possable
Well how does Fayet-[9] look I
would love to see them all again Well I
can't realise that we are as old as we
are
Time is passing fast- Just to think it
has ben 50 years last September the 19 that
father[10] was kild Well we will
all soon pass away & be forgoten
I have no news of interest to write
& will close with love & kindest
reagards to you & all
Your Brother
A. P. Glazener
1 Abrams youngest son,
William P. Glazener, became builder
Childersburg AL, died 1949.2 Abram's oldest child,
daughter Synthia Elvira Warren3 Jackson Lee Warren,
Elvira's son.4 Abram's youngest
child, Alabama Johnston, Panama is in
Le Flore Co. OK.5 Abram's daughter,
Talitha A. McDonald, Ida became
Battiest in McCurtain Co. OK.6 Abram's oldest son,
Henry Clay Glazener, Black Springs is
in Montgomery Co. AR.7 W P's daughter, Nellie
Lee Glazener, long time teacher
Childersburg AL, died 1979.8 W P's daughter,
Florence Glazener, married and moved to
California.9 Fayet- is Lafayette,
however Joseph Lafayett Warren,
Elvira's husband died in 1897.Elvira's son J. Lafayette Warren
was reported to have gone to Indian
Territory, whichbecame state of Oklahoma in 1907.
Elvira's son J. Lafayett may have
visited home andLee told William P. Glazener during
his over night stay at W.P.'s.10 Abram M. Glazener, Co
I, 18th Ala Inf Rgmt, CSA, Killed
Battle of Chickamauga .
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