Descendants of John McCann(1831-1910)-S6 and Mary Clasby(1834-UNKN)-S7

• John McCann(1831-1910)-S6 married Mary Clasby(1834-UNKN)
• George McCann(1856-UNKN)
• Mary Jane McCann(1859-UNKN)
• Catherine Ellen McCann(1861-1937)-S3 married Merrick Luther Smith(1856-1934)-S2
• Estella L. Smith(1886-1955) married Henry Vanderveer Bradbury(1886-1966)
• Allen Rossman Bradbury(1919-1966) married Phyllis Esther Corey(1924-2012)
• Elizabeth Vandervere Bradbury(1922-1991) married Frank Hopkins Cande(1921-2007)
• Merrick H. Bradbury(1926-2002) married Mary Stiles(1925-2002)
• Not Named Smith(1889-1889)
• Florence Edna Smith(1892-1937)-S1 married David Sanders Wright(1887-1967)-W1
• Catherine Sanders Wright(1920-2017) married William Leonard Grandia(1912-2005)
• David Joy Wright(1922-1991) married Rita Mary McFarland(Unkn-2015)
• Charles Merrick Wright(1924-2008) married Living
• Living married Hope Gilson(1929-2012)
• Florence Caroline Wright(1930-2016)-W0 married Robert Ervin Putnam(1927-2011)-P0
• Lizzie Anne McCann(1862-UNKN)

Limited Biography of Mary Clasby(1834-UNKN)-S7

Mary Clasby(1834-UNKN)-S7
Birth: 1834 in Chappataggle, Galway, Irelnad

Father: John Clasby(UNKN-UNKN)-S14
Mother: Mary Laughnan(UNKN-UNKN)-S15

Marriage: Married John McCann(1831-1910)-S6 on January 27th, 1856 in Lee, MA

Children: 

• George McCann(1856-UNKN)
• Mary Jane McCann(1859-UNKN)
• Catherine Ellen McCann(1861-1937)-S3
• Lizzie Anne McCann(1862-UNKN)

Death: After 1870

Mary Clasby was born about 1834 in Chappataggle, Galway, Ireland to John Clasby and Mary Laughnan.  She was baptized Roman Catholic on July 24th, 1835 in the Clonfert diocese.  SHe immigrated to the United States on the Princess Alice out of Liverpool to New York on July 12th, 1850.  

She married John McCann on January 27th, 1856 in Lee, MA.  They had at least three children together and possibly a fourth.  George McCann was born on November 30th, 1856 in Lee, MA.  Mary Jane McCann was born on January 1st, 1859 in Lee, MA.  Catherine Ellen McCann was born on January 3rd, 1861.  Lizzie Ann McCann may have been their forth child, born in 1862.

John and Mary were living with their first two children in 1860 in Lee, MA.  By 1865, she was living alone in Lee and working as a laborer.  By 1870, she is in the County Jail in Lenox, MA with no occupation.  After that, we loss track of her, but I suspect she died before 1876 when John remarried, 

Sources:

• Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915; Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 02431 / 04; Name Mary Clasby, Baptism Age 0, Event Type Baptism, Birth Date 1835, Baptism Date 24 Jul 1835, Baptism Place Cappataggle, Galway, Ireland, Residence Place Cappataggle, Parish Variants Capatagal, Killalaghtan, Killalaghten, Killallaghten, Kilrickill, Kilrickle, Diocese Clonfert, Father John Clasby, Mother Mary Laughnan
• Irish Immigrants: New York Port Arrival Records, 1846-1851; Name Mary Clasby, Birth Year abt 1833, Age 17, Gender Female, Embarkation Liverpool, Ship PrincessAlice 225 12 July 1850, Princess Alice, Ship Princess Alice, Occupation Immigrant, Passengers 225, Native Country Ireland, Destination USA, Arrival Place New York, New York, USA, Arrival Date 12 Jul 1850
• 1860 United States Federal Census: Year: 1860; Census Place: Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_487; Page: 683; Image: 684; Family History Library Film: 803487
• Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915: Name John McCann, Age 25, Birth Year abt 1831, Birth Place Ireland, Marriage Date 27 Jan 1856, Marriage Place Lee, Massachusetts, USA, Father Geo McCann, Spouse Mary Clasby
• Massachusetts, State Census, 1865; Name Mary McCann, Gender Female, Marital Status Married, Birth Year abt 1837, Birth Place Ireland, Residence Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA, Enumeration Year 1865, Age 28, Household Number 657, Reel Number 2, Volume Number 3
• 1870 United States Federal Census; Year: 1870; Census Place: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_601; Page: 429B; Image: 132697; Family History Library Film: 552100

Biography of John McCann(1831-1910)-S6

All the McCann work has been leading up to this.  John McCann was my 2nd Great Grandfather.  His life has been a bit of a puzzle and this biography is what I have been able to pull together.  There are some things that are confusing still and I have done the best I can with it.

John McCann(1831-1910)-S6
Birth: 1831 in Clonoe, Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Father: George McCann(UNKN-UNKN)-S12
Mother: Mary Hughes(1805-1884)-S13

Marriage: Married Mary Clasby(1834-UNKN)-S7 on January 27th, 1856 in Lee, MA

Children: 

• George McCann(1856-UNKN)
• Mary Jane McCann(1859-UNKN)
• Catherine Ellen McCann(1861-1937)-S3
• Lizzie Anne McCann(1862-UNKN)

Marriage: Mary Delan on February 26th, 1876 in Lee, MA

Death: March 6th, 1910 in Togus, ME

John McCann was born to George McCann and Mary Hughes in about 1831 the third of six children.  He was baptized Roman Catholic on July 10th, 1834 in Clonoe, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The family appeared to moved in 1836 to Aghagallon, Antrim, Northern Ireland and then Armagh, Armagh, Northern Ireland.


 


At some point after 1836 John's father George passed away and the family migrated to the United States.  according to various records, John came over around 1853.  The 1855 Massachusetts State census has him living in Lee, MA as a lodger with the Griswald family.  His profession is listed as Other.  He is listed as be 24 years old, which is a little off of his estimated birth year.



He married Mary Clasby(1834-UNKN) on January 27th, 1856 in Lee, MA.  It was a Roman Catholic ceremony by Rev. Theodore Northise.  John is listed as being a laborer.  Their first child, George McCann(1856-UNKN), was born on November 30th, 1856  in Lee, MA.  Their second child, Mary Jane McCann(1859-UNKN) was born on January 1st, 1859 in Lee, MA.

The 1860 U.S. Census shows John living with his wife and two children in Lee, MA.  He is lsited as being a Livery Laborer and couldn't read or write. The couple's third child, Catehrine Ellen McCann was born on January 3rd, 1861 in Lee, MA.  Their may have been a forth child, Lizzie Anne McCann born in 1862, but I have not been able to find a record of her birth.

On July 17th, 1862, John joined the Union army. He was listed as being Hostler. He became a member of Company B of the 37th Massachusetts Infantry as a wagoner. John served from August 30th, 1862 to June 21st, 1865.  As a wagoner, it is unlikely he saw combat but was likely associated with most of the 37th's movements.  Company B was one of the Zouave units which meant they utilized light infantry tactics that emphasized open-order formations. He is listed as dislocating his right knee on November 15th, 1863 in Falmouth, VA and was discharged on June 21st, 1865 in Halls, Hill, VA.



The following information is expanded from the Civil War in the East website.

Date	Activity
August 30th, 1862	Organized at Pittsfield under Colonel Oliver Edwards
September 7th, 1862	Left State for Washington, D.C. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac and duty at Downsville, Md.
October 20th-November 19th, 1862	Movement to Stafford C. H., Va.
December 5th, 1862	To Belle Plains
December 12th-15th, 1862	Battle of Fredericksburg, Va.
January 20th-24th, 1863	“Mud March”
March 1863	Attached to 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
April 27th-May 6th, 1863	Chancellorsville Campaign
April 29th-May 2nd, 1863	Operations at Franklin’s Crossing
May 3rd, 1863	Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg
May 3rd-4th, 1863	Salem Heights
May 4th, 1863	Banks’ Ford
July 1st-July 3rd, 1863	Battle of Gettysburg
June 30th-October 17th, 1863	Detached for duty at New York and duty at Fort Hamilton, N.Y. Harbor
October 17th, 1863	Rejoined army at Chantilly, Va.
November 7th &8th, 1863	Advance to line of the Rappahannock
November 7th, 1863	Rappahannock Station
November 26th-Decimeter 2nd, 1863	Mine Run Campaign, then at At Brandy Station
May-June 1864	Rapidan Campaign
May 5th-7th, 1864	Battle of the Wilderness
May 8th-21st, 1864	Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
May 12th, 1864	Assault on the Salient
May 23rd-26th, 1864	North Anna River
May 26th-28th, 1864	Line of the Pamunkey
May 28th-31st, 1864	Totopotomoy
June 1st-12th, 1864	Cold Harbor
June 16th-18th, 1864	Before Petersburg, attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps
July 9th, 1864	Jerusalem Plank Road
July 9th-11th, 1864	Moved to Washington, D.C.
July 11th-12th, 1864	Repulse of Early’s attack on Fort Stevens and the Northern Defenses of Washington
August, 1864	Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign
August 21st-22nd, 1864	Near Charlestown
September 19th, 1864	Battle of Winchester (Opequan)
September 20th, 1864	Provost duty at Winchester
December 13-16th, 1864	Moved to Petersburg, Va.
March 28th, 1865	Appomattox Campaign
April 2nd, 1865	Assault on and fall of Petersburg
April 3rd-9th, 1865	Pursuit of Lee
April 9th, 1865	Appomattox Court House
April 23rd-27th, 1865	Moved to Danville, Va.
May 3rd, 1865	Moved to Wilson’s Station
May 18th-June 2nd, 1865	march to Washington, D.C.
June 8th, 1865	Corps Review
June 22nd-23rd, 1865	Moved to Readville, Mass.
June 30th, 1865	Mustered out

Something happened to the family during the war.  John is listed as being married in 1863, by the family has broken up and the children spread all over the place by 1865.  Family legend has it that the Roman Catholic church was involved in the split up and that Catherine, my Great Grandmother was sent to become a cook in a lumber camp.  This is a bit odd, because she would have been 4 years old at the time.  There is a possibility that the George McCann shown as living with with John's older brother George in the 1870 U.S. Census is John's son.  Whatever the case< I have not been able to find any other trace of George or Mary Jane.

The next time John shows in the record, he is working as a Hostler at Morgan House in Lee, MA in 1874.  There is no sign of his family.  on February 26th, 1876, he marries Mary Delan in Lee, MA.  This is listed as being both of their second marriages and it was conducted by a Justice of the Peace.  This makes me think that whatever happened with the first marriage was not condoned by the Roman Catholic Church.  The 1880 U.S. Census shows them living together in Lee, MA with a daughter named Lizzie.  John is listed as being a stableman who can't read or write.  It also lists his birthplace as England, but I am wondering if this is a lie to cover his Irish heritage. Lizzie is shown as being born around 1862.  I can see one or two possibilities with Lizzie.

1. She is the daughter of John's first marriage
2. She is the Daughter of Mary Delan's first marriage and John adopted her.

By 1890, he has moved to Pittsfield, MA and is a boarder.  There is no sign of his family.   On August 13th, 1894, he is admitted to the Veterans Home in Togas, ME.  He is listed as being 5' 5 3/4" with a medium complexion, blue eyes and gray hair.  He can't read or write and his profession was that of a Hostler.  He is listed as having a series of ailments including:

• Old dislocation of right knee
• Insufficiency of  mitral valve of heart
• hemorrhoids

The 1900 U.S. Census shows John living at the Eastern Branch National Home for DVS in Chelsea, Kennebec, ME.  John died on March 6th, 1910 of Pneumonia and is buried at the Togus National Cemetery in Togas, ME.

Public Domain, Link

Sources:

• Massachusetts, State Census, 1855; Name John M McCann, Gender Male, Birth Year abt 1831, Birth Place Ireland, Residence Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA, Enumeration Year 1855, Age 24, Household Number 159, Reel Number 2, Volume Number 3
• 1860 United States Federal Census: Year: 1860; Census Place: Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_487; Page: 683; Image: 684; Family History Library Film: 803487
• 1880 United States Federal Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 521; Family History Film: 1254521; Page: 208B; Enumeration District: 051; Image: 0418
• 1900 United States Federal Census: Year: 1900; Census Place: Chelsea, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: 593; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0267; FHL microfilm: 1240593
• Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915: Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05579 / 02; Name John McCann, Baptism Age 0, Event Type Baptism, Birth Date 1834, Baptism Date 10 Jul 1834, Baptism Place Clonoe, Tyrone, Ireland, Diocese Armagh, Father George McCann, Mother Mary Hughes
• Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915: Name John McCann, Age 25, Birth Year abt 1831, Birth Place Ireland, Marriage Date 27 Jan 1856, Marriage Place Lee, Massachusetts, USA, Father Geo McCann, Spouse Mary Clasby
• Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915; Name John Mc Cann, Age 42, Birth Year abt 1834, Birth Place Ireland, Marriage Date 26 Feb 1876, Marriage Place Lee, Massachusetts, USA, Father George Mc Cann, Mother Mary M Mc Cann, Spouse Mary Delan
• U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989; Name John McCann, Residence Year 1890, Street Address Clough c Seymour, Residence Place Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA, Occupation Laborer, Publication Title Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1890
• U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989; Name John McCann, Residence Year 1874, Residence Place Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA, Occupation Hostler, Publication Title The Berkshire County Directory, 1874
• 1890 Veterans Schedules; Year: 1890; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 13; Enumeration District: 54
• U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles; Name John McCann,  Residence Massachusetts, Occupation Hostler, Age at enlistment 29, Enlistment Date 17 Jul 1862, Rank at enlistment Wagoner, State Served Massachusetts, Survived the War? Yes, Service Record Enlisted in Company B, Massachusetts 37th Infantry Regiment on 30 Aug 1862.Mustered out on 21 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC., Birth Date abt 1833, Sources Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War
• U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938; Name John Mccann, Birth Year abt 1832, Keyed Birth Location Ireland, Birth Country Ireland, Admitted Year 1894,Age at Admission 62, State Maine, County Kennebec, City Togus, Branch Eastern Branch
• U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006; Name John Mc Cann, Service Info. US Army, Death Date 6 Mar 1910, Service Start Date 17 Jul 1862, Interment Date 6 Mar 1910, Cemetery Togus National Cemetery, Cemetery Address VA Medical Center, VA Regional Office Center Togus, ME 04330, Buried At Section A Site 2677
• U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865; Name John McCann, Birth Year abt 1833, Place of Birth Ireland, Age on 1 July 1863 30, Race White, Marital Status Married, Residence Lee, Massachusetts, Congressional District 10th, Class 1
• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Name John McCann, Death Date 6 Mar 1910, Cemetery Togus National Cemetery, Burial or Cremation Place Togus, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America, Has Bio? Y, URL https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115978188

McCann Baptism Records

In my research on the immigrant generation of the McCanns, I've found what may be their Baptism Records.  Here is what I have found:

George McCann:

• Parents: George McCann & Margt Hughes
• Baptized on October 2nd, 1824
• Location: Tynon, Armagh, Ireland
• Roman Catholic
• Diocese: Armagh

Catherine McCann:

• Parents: George McCann & Mary Hughes
• Baptized on April 14th, 1831
• Location: Clonoe, Tyrone, Ireland
• Roman Catholic
• Diocese: Armagh

John McCann:

• Parents: George McCann & Mary Hughes
• Baptized on July 10th, 1834
• Location: Clonoe, Tyrone, Ireland
• Roman Catholic
• Diocese: Armagh

Jane McCann:

• Parents: Tool McCann & Mary M.
• Baptized on August 27th, 1836
• Location: Aghagallon, Antrim, Ireland
• Roman Catholic
• Diocese: Down & Conner

Mary Jane McCann:

• Parents: Jas McCann & Mary Hughes
• Baptized on May 13th, 1836
• Location: Armagh, Armagh, Ireland
• Roman Catholic
• Diocese: Armagh

I couldn't find anything for Elizabeth.  Given that I am not even sure that is her name, I'm not surprised.  All the records list their ages as zero, but I don't think this comes from the underlying document. I am highly suspicious of the record form Jane McCann.  Parents seem wrong and it is a ways away from the other ones.  I suspect the mother listed for George McCann may have been a transcription error for Mary and the father listed for Mary Jane McCann may have been George instead of Jas.  If these are correct records, the family moved quite a bit.  I wonder if this ties to the father's profession or something else.  Here is a map showing all the locations and how close they are to each other.

Sources:

• George McCann: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05589 / 05, Name George McCann, Baptism Age 0, Event Type Baptism, Birth Date 1824,Baptism Date 2 Oct 1824, Baptism Place Tynan, Armagh, Ireland, Parish Variants Middletown, Diocese Armagh, FatherGeorge McCann, Mother Margt Hughes
• Catherine McCann: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05579 / 02, Name Catherine McCann, Baptism Age 0, Event Type Baptism, Birth Date 1831, Baptism Date 14 Apr 1831, Baptism Place Clonoe, Tyrone, Ireland, Diocese Armagh, Father Geo McCann, Mother Mary Hughes
• John McCann: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05579 / 02, Name John McCann, Baptism Age 0, Event Type Baptism, Birth Date 1834, Baptism Date 10 Jul 1834, Baptism Place Clonoe, Tyrone, Ireland, Diocese Armagh, Father George McCann, Mother Mary Hughes
• Jane McCann: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05467 / 07, Name Jane McCann, Baptism Age 0, Event Type Baptism, Birth Date 1836, Baptism Date 28 Aug 1836, Baptism Place, Aghagallon, Antrim, Ireland, Residence Place Derryhanchan, Parish Variants Aghagallon and Ballinderry, Ballinderry, Diocese Down and Connor, Father Tool McCann, Mother Mary M?Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05590 / 04, Name Mary McCann, Baptism Age 0, Event Type Baptism, Birth Date 1836, Baptism Date 13 May 1836, Baptism Place Armagh, Armagh, Ireland, Diocese Armagh, Father Jas McCann, Mother Mary Hughes
• Mary Jane McCann: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, 

Another write up on John Francis Carey and Georeanna Orr's wedding

This was in the Danville, IL paper.

FORMER RESIDENT'S BRIDE

Announcement has been made of marriage of former Danville boy to an Indiana girl.  He is John Francis Carey, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Carey, Douglas Avenue, city. His bride is the former Miss Georeanna Orr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Orr, Marion, Ind.

Marriage was solemnized at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, June 26, 1937, in the St. Paul's Catholic Church at Marion. The Rev. Father Foley, assistant pastor, read the ring service and sang the nuptial High Mass.

The bride wore white satin, princess style with finger tip veil held in place with orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of red roses.  Miss Mary Ellen Orr, the bride's sister, as maid-of-honor, wore peach silk chiffon, pail green accessories, with bouquet of tea roses.

The bridegroom had as his best man Paul Schroeder, Danville.

A wedding breakfast was served at home of bride's parents for 50 relatives and friends.

The bride is a graduate of St. Paul's Catholic Grade and High Schools at Marion and the bridegroom was a graduate at St. Patrick's School and Danville High School.  He is now an inspector at Marion Malleable Iron Company.

After a short wedding trip in the East the young couple will be at home after July 15 in their newly-furnished apartment, 317 1/2 South Adams Street, Marion.

Those attending from Danville were: Mr. and Mrs. John F. Carey, Miss Mary Helen and Miss Winifred Anna Carey, Joseph Edward Carey, parents, sisters and brother of the bridegroom, Miss Maria Carrigan and Paul Schroeder, and Mrs. Frank O'Connell, Potomac, sister of the bridegroom.

Wedding Anniversary of John Frances Carey and Georgeanna Orr

Today would be the 82nd Wedding Anniversary of my wife's Grandparents John Francis Carey and Georgeanna Orr.  Here is the write up from the paper of the event.

Geogeanna Orr, John Carey, Jr. Take Voes Here

The wedding of Miss Georgeanna Orr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Orr, to John F. Carey, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Carey, Ill. was solemnized at the St. Paul's Catholic Church at 9 a.m. Saturday.  Nuptial high mass was read.

The bridal party entered, the church when "Melody of Love" was played by Miss Margaret Orr, sister of the bride. The Mass was sung by the male choir of the Church.

Rev. Maurice Foley, assistant pastor of St. Paul's Catholic Church, performed the double ring ceremony. During the service "Ava Maria" was sung by George M. Orr, father of the bride.

The bride's gown was designed in white satin with princess lines and fashioned with a long train. She wore a finger tip veil held in place with orange blossoms.  Her bouquet was made up of red bridal roses.

Miss Mary Ellen Orr, sister of the bride, was maid -of-honor. She was attired in a peach silk chiffon gown and wore a picture hat of the same color and green accessories. Tea roses were carried by Miss Orr as her bouquet.

Paul Schoeder of Evansville, Ill., served as best man.

Mrs. Carey is a graduate of the St. Paul's Catholic high school, and Mr. Carey, of the Danville, Ill., high school.

A breakfast was served after the wedding at the home of the bride's parents. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. John F. Carey, St., Miss Mary Ellen Carey, Miss Winifred Carey, Joseph E. Carey, Miss Marie Carrigan, Paul Schoedor, and Rev, L. Scheamaeker, all of Danville, Ill.; Mrs. Frank O. Connell, Potomac, Ill. Leo White, Chicago; Thomas Carey, William Carey, Mr. and Mrs. Pal Orr and family, Mrs. Forrestt Haley and children, Indianapolis; Robert Orr, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Orr, Miss Margaret Orr, Miss Mary Ellen Orr, Mrs. Herman Bir, Mrs. Leo Gorman and Mr. and Mrs. John F. Carey, Sr.

Following a short wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Carey will reside in their newly furnished home at 817 South Adams street.

June 28th, 1864, 2 miles west of Marietta, GA

In the field, Ga.
June 28, 1864

Dear Parents
   
Your and Sarah’s letters dated about the 15th informing that you had started a bundle, I have received. As you sent it by express it will not come further than Chattanooga, that being the most southern point where an office is established.
   
Since I last wrote our Corps has moved about three miles to the right. The enemy has established their lines about two miles in front of Marietta, their center resting on Kenasaw Mountain and their flanks running back in the shape of a flat A. They have a strong position and seem intent on holding it. We have had some pretty severe fighting but the Rebs wont drive worth a cent. I have not now command of the Provost Guard  but am commanding a company of cavalry acting as Genl. Baind’s  escort.

The weather during the last week has been very hot – doesn't seem as though the sun was more than 10 or 15 ft. high yet the nights are cool and pleasant.   I saw and had a short talk with Lt. Col. D. H. Moore about a week since; he was looking well. I also met Lt. Mahon, King Blackston’s partner last week, he don’t appear nearly so effeminate  as when he used to sell clothing – he is very strong and is enjoying fine health. The 14 Corps is now lying between the 4th and 20th Corps but I think we will move further to the right either this evening or early tomorrow morning. If the Rebs make a final stand here so much the better for I don’t believe this campaign will end until we have a general engagement. We have already had a long trot after them and the army needs rest. Moreover I am about as far South as I have a desire to be during the hot months, but if nothing else will do I am willing to follow them to Cuba and whip them, then cross over into Mexico, call on our French brethren and have a talk about matters and things especially as to what friend Max. ( ed. note, French emperor Maximillian installed in Mexico) intends doing in America. Well I see by papers that Ohio has again taken to her arms that vile traitor and banished man Vallandigham. If the Government cant keep him out of the N.S. line there had better nothing be said about him, but let him henceforth live in peace, abuse the administration, organize mutinies and use his unholy influence for the promotion of Secesh interests.
   
Give my respects to Bob. Hope his interests are in a flourishing condition on Ticks Ridge.
   
The Rebs shell our camp whenever they feel disposed. One of my men while standing by my side the other day was wounded by a fragment of a shell; this morning they threw over pieces of R. R. iron also pieces of shell which (     ) from this way. Ah, when thirty of forty cannon are roaring at the same time, it presents a grand spectacle together with the music of screaming and bursting shells, whistling solid shot, such a sight would repay the travel of a 1000 miles.
                                                 Love to all
                                                                D. Putnam