Nathan Burton Tubbs
Information from Pvt. Tubbs’ Pension and Military Records were obtained through the kind help of Paul and Eileen Campos of the 26th PA.
Born: 1842
Died: August 13, 1862 in General Hospital at Libby Prison
Buried: Probably in Richmond
Occupation prior to war: Laborer – Worked for Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co.
Marital Status: Unmarried, no children
Residence: Mauch Chunk, Pa
Height: 5’ 5 ¾"
Weight: Unknown
Hair: Auburn
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fair
Service: Enlisted September 24, 1861 at Eckley, Pa in Co. K, 81st Pa Infantry Regt.
Discharged: Died in service August 13, 1862
Rank: Private
Pension: Appl. # 231.088, Cert. # 192.754 Dependant Mother
Other: Transferred from Co. K to Co. G on November, 1 1861
Wounded in leg and left on field of battle at Battle of Fair Oaks, June 30, 1862
Died at Libby Prison after having leg amputated.
Name listed on roles as Burton M. Tubbs and Nathan B. Tubbs.
He is believed to have served with the 6th PA
Older brother Daniel served as Captain in an unknown regiment.
Enclosed in Pvt. Tubbs’ Pension Records were two letters home proving that he had sent money home to help his family-(spelling and grammar has been preserved):
Washington November 14 1861
Dear sister,
I sit down to drop a few lines to you to let you know that I am well and hope that this few lines may find you the same got a letter from Dan (brother, Capt. DC Tubbs) yesterday he is well. There was one of our boys died in the hospital in the City he had tiford fever has been sick ever since we went to Camp at Easton. I don’t know wether he is buried yet or not. We lay a bout 2 miles out of the City the place is called good hope but there is no town here there is 2 or 3 houses in site that is all that you can see in the place I got a letter from Cordylea last night left. Maesh brought it. We ar to get paid of to morrow morning but not time a nough to send the money home with the Captain. We was Mustered in Capt. Fosters and there pay roll was not rite or some thing else that I can’t tell you but Left. (Lt.) Hawk is a going home next weakand I will send some money with him if I see him be fore he starts. I have not got time to rite any more at present give my love to father and mother and the rest of the girls and Martha. Answer soon, so good buy till you hear from me a gain I will rite on Sunday Morning direct your letter to
N.B. Tubbs
Washington DC
Camp G 36 Regt PV
In care of Col. James Miller
I will get out in the City when I get Paid off
Your Brother N.B. Tubbs
Camp Winfield Scott May 4th 1862
Dear Sister,
It is with pleasure that I sit down to drop a few lines to you to let you know that I am well and hope that you ar the same. We have got our money and you better believe that it come good for we had not a nough to get a chew of tobaco. I sent $10.00 with a package that went to Bill Stroh. I suppose that you think that was a small amount to send but we had no money for 4 months and I owed some and some I kep. I kep $8 and have $5 left but you will have to pay the postage for I can’t get no postage stamps a round here. Nur I dare not go any where after any for we don’t know what minute we have to march, for the rebbles has left Yorktown. Our brigade has all gone but our regt. And we ar a bout a miles from camp a building corderoy roads but I suppose you want to know what that is. It is building roads out off logs and covering them with dirt it makes a good road in this country for it is nothin but sand and pine trees. The news has gest come in that the rebbles is on full retreat and that Gen. Hinteselmen is after them but I suppose that you will hear that be for youget this letter. We get the best kind of living here for there is a house near at hand and we get soup every dinner and the potatoes has come for once mure we had any since last fall. Lieutenant Bieber is quartermaster of the Regt. now. The other one is dead. He died last week one day. I jest forgot what day it was. I must close for the want off some thing to say. give my best respects to all enquiring friends and my love to all off the family no mor at present so good buy till you hear from me a gain write soon as you get this direct as you did be for
From your Brother
N.B. Tubbs
P.S. We have come into camp a bout an hour a go and some off the boys says that we will move in the morning but I gess not We herd since we come in that the rebbles left every thing behinde even to the Muskets and that they spiked 4 siege guns. there is lots of flour and stuff I would like to go there that is at Yorktown. I preserved your letter and that tell father that he need not think that I will forget them at home tell me when you write how you ar getting a long at home whether you sold my things or not and how much. the capton sais that we will be paid a gain the 15th of this month for we only got paid for a month and there was 4 months a coming to us and tell father that I can send 15 or 20 Dols next pay day that is iff it is not to long there is some off them a betting on it’ll go off (?) or that we would get our discharge a gain the 25 off next month good buy Answer as soon as you get this From your Brother N.B. Tubbs
An alice and I get them Postage stamps they will come good you will see some thing a bout me wanting some in the fore part off the letter-NBT
