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Culpepper Va Sept. 22. 1863 My Dear Wife: We left Alexandria this morning at 8'o'clock & arrived at this place about one. The country between these two places was not as *desolated* as I had been led to anticipate. There was a good many chimneys standing with no houses near them, but the general *unclear* of the country is that of one which has…

Steamer Baltic Chesapeake Bay Sunday Sept. 20th 63 My dear Wife: Here I am again at my Sunday business, but in an unwanted place. We left New York on Saturday morning about 6 o'clk, passing Fort Hamilton at seven. We fired ten guns and dipped one flag, but *heard* no reports save from Church's store, the flag being dipped three times. The trip has…

On Board Steamer Baltic New York Harbor Sept. 18th 1863 My Dear Wife: I sent you a note yesterday, to let you know I was on my winding way. When I wrote we expected to leave yesterday; we failed to do so, however, and shall probably not get off till late this afternoon, which gives me another chance to drop you a line. I have packed up my things…

Tompkin Square Sept 17 1863 My Dear Augusta, I sail to-day on the Baltic for Alexandria Va. I did not get a letter yesterday, so it will have to be forwarded. Love to all. Write to me soon. I shall reach it in five or six days I suppose. Goodbye. LBB

Albemarle Hotel Sept 12th 1863 My dear Augusta: I have set down to-night to write you a long letter but fear I shall not be able to accomplish it, for the gas light is so feeble and so far from the paper that I can scarcely see. I don't know how it comes that you have had no letter for so long as I have written regularly until this week. My usual…

Camp in Tompkins Square Sept 8th 1863 My dear Wife: As my nice note paper is all at the Albemarle Hotel, I was obliged to resort to one of my old fashioned, ceremonial letters. I have had so much running about to do in the past few days that I must write this morning, as I may be ordered to *break* up camp at any moment + that would prevent me from…

Hd Qrs 1st Brigade *Regulars*Madison Square Sept. 1. 1863 My dear Gussie:What do you think of the date hereof? You will begin to think I am a very hard chap to keep the track of. Yesterday afternoon Maj. Gidding's horse fell and rolled on him, injuring him very severely. Last night, indeed, they did not expect him to live, but this morning he is…

Camp in Tompkins Square New York US August 30th 1863 My Dear Daughter: I am going to write to you again to-day, be-cause I hope my letter will reach you on your birth-day, although you have not yet answered my letter, written to you ever so long ago. I am afraid you are not trying very hard to learn to write. Your mother writes me you are not going…

Camp in Tompkins Square August 30th 1863 My dear Augusta: I have just mailed a letter to Sella which I hope will reach her on her birth-day. It is written on the latest fashioned note paper + enclosed in an envelope of the same style. I sent it by mail so that it would reach her sooner + because I thought it would please her more to get the letter…

Camp in Tompkins Square New York City August 27, 1863 My Dear Wife: I rec'd your last yesterday afternoon: I also wrote you a short letter and enclosed a check for $200. If it has not been rec'd when this reaches you, inform me of the fact immediately, so that I can have payment stopped at once. *Maj. Pratt* told me to send it "with his regards."…