This collection contains five letters from William P. Hall, a Union soldier during the American Civil War, written from various camps in Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia. The letters are all addressed to his aunt and uncle (E. G. Hall) in Worcester, Massachusetts. On October 6, 1861, Hall writes that he will not do a cook's work unless he is given a cook's pay, then notes that several men in the company are to be discharged due to their size, and he complains of the regiment's lack of food, firewood, and shoes. Hall mentions the unlikelihood that Col. Morse will ever lead his regiment into battle and the recent death of Lt. Stoddard while drunk on picket duty. Writing on November 7 from Annapolis, Hall mentions an upcoming expedition with the 25th and recent inspections by the secretaries of war and navy, General Burnside, and Massachusetts Governor John Andrew. On January 5, 1863, Hall writes from a hospital at Falmouth, Virginia, noting that he cannot perform kitchen duty, not being strong enough to lift a pail of water. "I had a nice present New years day of a spanish fly blister," Hall writes, "which caused a nice tickling sensation to steal all over me but it didnt last long but 30 hours and then it was all over with and done me good after all." In his letter of June 20, 1862, written at Camp Andrews, North Carolina, Hall notes his recent return to duty, mentions that the regiment continues to grow smaller every day and that there is soon to be a new hospital built that will include a bowling alley. The letters are accompanied by four stamped envelopes