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Camp in Tompkins Sq. New York City Aug 26. 1863 My Dear Wife: I don't know when I shall receive your letter which is due to-day. It will go to Fort Hamilton I suppose and reached to-morrow perhaps. I am sorry you are out of money + so much distressed about it. I should have sent you some before this, had I not tho't you could get everything you…

11th *?* 12th *?* Inf.Tompkins Square New York August 23. 63 My Dear Wife: Tho' I am writing this letter at Fort Hamilton, the above is the place where I hang out at present. I went up night before last, arriving at Camp about 10' o'clock. But as I had heard before starting that my regiment had been ordered down here & would undoubtedly come…

Fort Hamilton Aug. 19, 1863 My Dear Gussie: I have just rec'd your Sunday and intend to get this to you on time if possible. __ The whirligig has gone round again and I am Comd. Officer once more this morning. Col Edwards' regt was ordered to New York yesterday evening & he went with it. Drafting commenced today and he was sent off to help keep…

Fort Hamilton Aug. 16. 1863 My Dear Gussie: We are "enjoying" some very hot weather, here, about three days. It is thundering now, but I can't see it; there are no clouds in sight with thunder in them. What it means I don't know. I suppose I might see where the shower is, if I were to go upon the parapet; but that's too much trouble for me under…

Fort Hamilton Aug 13. 1863 My Dear Wife: I rec'd your good long letter of the 9th yesterday morning. I was very glad to hear that you had so great a pleasure so nearly within reach. I should be very glad to be home to welcome the young soldier myself give him my kindest regards and tell him that I have been on the point of writing to him *every…

1 Fort Hamilton Aug. 8. 1863 My dear Wife: Your last letter reached me last evening, a little behind time but very welcome. I believe I forgot to allude to myself in my last and for fear of a similar omission this time, I will just say here, that I am getting along a great deal better than I hoped to. The swelling has nearly left my foot, and it is…

Fort Hamilton Aug 6th 1863 My Dear Wife: "This is a world of vicissitude and equipoise", as Pete Lowe would say, When I wrote you last I was "Commanding Officer", now I am not. That very night there came a Vol. Reg., the *37th Mass.* with it Col. and L. Col. and the former assumed command on Monday morning. The Col. is a very clever gentleman and…

Fort Hamilton Aug. 2. 63 My Dear Wife: There is no telling what is to be the fate of an Officer of the army. Yesterday, by virtue of *Sar. B's* retirement, I had full command of this fort: today, there comes a volunteer Col. with authority to take command of F.H. and its dependencies, and so my *name* is completely *out of joint*. What kind of a…

Fort Hamilton July 30, 1863 My Dear Wife: I am getting along very well. Not having had much experience in sprains, I am watching its different stages somewhat curiously. I don't remember the accident you refer to in your last. But this time, two or three days after I was hurt my foot began to grow blue, & nearly the whole of it took purple,…

1 Fort Hamilton July 26. 1863 My dear Wife: Your letter of the 22nd reached me last night; that of the 1st came to hand last Thursday. You see they have all got here tho' somewhat behind time. Capt. *Oxley* got here yesterday. He looked very badly last night, but a good sleep has made him look a great deal better. We have become cronies already. He…