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My Dear Sella, Frank & Robert: Papa was very sorry to go away and leave you and dear mother and he hopes you will all be good children so as not to giver her any trouble. You must all try to keep out of mischief & do whatever mother tells you to do. Papa will be very sorry when he comes home if mother can not tell him that you have all been…

New York, Wednesday July 3rd 1861 My Dear Wife: I reached here this morning safely. We missed the train at *Dunkin* which delayed me twelve hours. I left D. on the mail train came on as far as *Corning* where I stopped until the Express train came along, when I got onto a sleeping car and slept nearly all the way here. This morning I reported…

Nokesville Va. Jan. 25th 1864 My Dear Wife: I reached camp yesterday, having been obliged to remain in Washington two days. I arrived there about 11 A.M. on Friday and went down to the train to leave on Saturday, but was not allowed to get on it without a pass from Gen. Martindale. I obtained one without difficulty but was obliged to remain until…

Nokesville Va Jan 27. 1864 My Dear Augusta: We are having much delightful Spring-weather here. The ground is bare of snow, and the blue birds sing in the morning as if it were really spring. I don't enjoy the charming weather as I would if I were not troubled by a severe cold, which was contracted on the night of my arrival in camp. Yesterday was…

Nokesville Va. January 30th 1864 My Dear Wife: Your letter of Sunday last reached me on Friday night, and right glad I was to hear from you once more, altho' so much of its contents were saddening. Poor *Perrine*! "Was He Successful?" Whether he was in any high sense, or not, perhaps he has done the best he could, and accomplished what will be best…

Nokesville Va. Feb. 1. 1864 My Dear Wife: Your letter dated the 24th and post-marked the 28th was received this evening. When the mail came, I helped to assort it, but there appeared to be no letter for me. So I sat down disconsolate to play long-seven-up with Capt. Winthrop. While playing an officer came in and began to over-haul the pile. He…

Nokesville Feby 5th 1864 My Dear Augusta: Yours of the 31st came to hand this morning. I am sorry to hear of the illness of Frank and Mary -- the latter of course was expected to be sick while getting her teeth and undergoing vaccination, but the former ought not to have the chills at this season of the year. What is the cause of his sickness I…

Nokesville Va Feby 8th 1864 My Dear Wife: The letter you commenced on the 1st came to hand last night, reaching me in pretty good time. Our letters are now sent to us on the same day they come down from Washington; and as I mail my letter so that they must generally reach Washington in time to leave in the evening mail, I hope you get mine more…

Nokesville Feby 12th 64 My Dear Wife: I have rec'd no letter from you since Sunday, consequently I am anxious to hear from you and home. I have been making myself "comfortable" this week as Capt. Dallas would say. My tent is now a pleasant thing to behold. I am no longer confined to the "cramped up Utica" of a single wall tent, but enjoy the…

Nokesville Va Feby 17. 64 My Dear Augusta: We are having a taste of winter to-day. The wind shakes the canvass walls of my house and makes so much noise that I cannot write very satisfactorily. You have misapprehended my suggestions about Frank. I certainly had no idea of stimulating him with alcohol, -- he will probably take that on himself quite…