Second Corps mail wagon

[ca. 1861–1865]

From "War Memories" catalog: The sight of this wagon coming into the camps of the old second corps always gladdened the hearts of the boys. It came loaded with letters from home, -- how welcome these were, none but the weary and heart-sick soldiers can never know. Some letters had to be returned with a line or two written across the envelope, like this: "killed yesterday," or, "died in the hospital last week," or, "missing."