Pvt. Seth T Moses
Company B

    Seth T. Moses was born. 11 Sept. 1819, NY, possibly Lima.   He is the second son of Charles Moses and Ann Blakeslee.   An older brother, born a year earlier, died in infancy.  Seth  had several brothers that were in the Civil War.  Seth
 married Esther Eliza Patterson in 1846.  They had six  children between 1846 and 1862: Henry, James, Charles,  Wealthy, William, and Harriet.  Esther was living in  Kinsman, Trumbull County, Ohio during the war.

Seth enlisted in CO. B 125th O.V.I. on 14 Aug., 1862 and  served as company cook until he was transferred to hospital  duty as a nurse.  In Sept. 1863 he was transferred to the  Invalid Corps.  He died at Jeffersonville, in the hospital on
04 Mar. 1864, burial location unknown.

The following letter he wrote from Franklin, Tennessee was sent to his wife Esther in Kinsman, Trumbull County, Ohio.   He mentioned his children, except his second and third sons,  James and Charles.  It is possible, but not proven, that Joel  Williams may have been a relative since he asks his wife to  “tell my kinsman folks”.

June 2, 1863
 
 

  My dear Wife

  I take time Let you know that I am that not so well for a few
  Days but not but what Can do my duty I recied regement left
  here and gon towards murfreesboro a near as can find out
  Joel williams is very sick he was taken with Irecipelus. in
  the face a few Days go and they took him to anther hospittel I
  saw his nurse the other day and he told me they had Stoped
  the irecipelus to day I saw Joels nurse and he told me that
  Joel Died day before yester Day tell my kinsman folks that
  Joel williams Died day before yesterday.  I want you to rite
  often as you can to let me know how you are getting along I
  sent you a musle Shell ring I made for you and one for
  Welthy a good litle girl tell henry and wille hatty that father
  thinks bout them every day of his life my love to you and the
  Children no present”

  from your effectionate husband

  Seth T. Moses
 

DOCUMENT SOURCE: OHIO CIVIL WAR GENEALOGY
  JOURNAL, VOL. IV, NO. 1, 2000  DATE: 6/2/1863 TITLE:  SETH T
  MOSES LETTER TO HIS WIFE AND FAMILY

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