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letter in Drickamer Fort Lyon to Harper’s Ferry (1987) 106: It seems Miss Joyner was glad to ‘take up’ with an old bach.at bach, n.
letter in Drickamer Fort Lyon to Harper’s Ferry (1987) 106: It seems Miss Joyner was glad to ‘take up’ with an old bach. letter in Drickamer Fort Lyon to Harper’s Ferry (1987) 127: Plenty of ‘body guards’ [...] come voluntarily at their own will.at body guard (n.) under body, n.
letter in Drickamer Fort Lyon to Harper’s Ferry (1987) 127: A constant supply of the ‘live stock,’ for they are imperishable. [...] Plenty of ‘body guards’.at livestock, n.
letter in Drickamer Fort Lyon to Harper’s Ferry (1987) 183: A report reaches us this morning that the express train from Balto. was stopped and robbed.at Balto, n.
letter in Drickamer Fort Lyon to Harper’s Ferry (1987) 167: The whole cadaboodle of gray-backs.at whole caboodle (n.) under caboodle, n.
letter in Drickamer Fort Lyon to Harper’s Ferry (1987) 171: I attended a ‘social hop’ last night [...] which came off under the auspices of the ‘non-commish’ of our Regiment.at non-com, n.
letter in Drickamer Fort Lyon to Harper’s Ferry (1987) 170: If I had added any more I would have been a ‘goner’.at goner, n.1
letter in Drickamer Fort Lyon to Harper’s Ferry (1987) 174: I am now occupying the responsible ‘posish’ of Head Clerk.at posish, n.
letter in Drickamer Fort Lyon to Harper’s Ferry (1987) 237: I think I am about as well off here with the ‘mess,’ pork for breakfast with pork and beans for dinner and cold beans for supper.at mess, n.2
letter in Drickamer Fort Lyon to Harper’s Ferry (1987) 173: Invitations to ‘take tea’ to ‘quilting parties’ and them ‘what you call ’ems’ when a lot of women folks get together [...] and jabber.at whatd’youcallhim, n.
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