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Camp Near Peola Mills Nov. 24. 1863 My Dear Wife: I rec'd the socks + pin-cushion last night. The socks are just the things and I do not doubt that I shall get a great deal of comfort out of them. I am very much obliged, but sorry you put yourself to so much trouble to finish them so soon. Sella present is a very nice one + besides I needed it; so…

Camp Near Peola Mills Nov 25th 1863 My Dear Wife: Yesterday morning when I got up I had little expectation of having an opportunity of writing to you so soon. The night before an order had come for us to march at 6.30. We had strict orders to allow no large fires to be lighted at night + to prevent the burning of the *huts* and every other…

Camp near Rappahannock Station Dec. 3 1863 My Dearest Wife: I scribble a note to let you know that I am safe and all right, because the newspapers have undoubtedly greatly excited you *from ever writing me*. We/Ive have been over the Rapidan. Trying to get a fight out of Robert Lee but failing to do so on *? ?* terms. We have come back and I shall…

1 Camp near Warrenton Junction Nov. 1. 1863 My dear Wife: Yours of the 25th *ult.* reached me last night after I had gone to bed. I had been quite sick during the day, being *threatened* with dysentery and had gone to bed early. This morning I am much better and hope to get thro' without any more trouble. I shall do all I can to keep well, I can…

Camp Near Warrenton Nov. 5th 1863 My dear Augusta: Our camp has not been moved since I wrote you last. It is between the two railroads and is called Camp near Three Mile Station. This station is on the Warrenton railroad. There are many rumors circulating in camp of a movement, and in fact it was generally believed that we would move on this. It is…

Camp on Kettle Run Jany 3 1864 My Dearest Wife I have got a leave for fifteen days, but shall not be able to get away from here before recovering. You may therefore expect me on Friday night or Saturday morning. I would start earlier but I have to wait to sign the muster rolls. I tried to get leave to apply for an extension of my leave but that was…

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…

Camp Near Culpeper Va. May 3. 1864 My dear, dear wife: Your sweet letter of the 26th has reached me here this afternoon, and you may be well assumed that it was a great comfort to me. I wrote you the day before yesterday, but am not certain that the letter was sent away from the army. This I shall send by a private hand and you may get it before…

[May 16th 164] #May 16th 1864# U.S. Sanitary Commission Douglas Hospital May 16 64 My Dear Wife; I sent a telegram to you this morning informing you that I had arrived here wounded, but as my telegram was not prepaid it may not have gone thro'. one sent by Capt Anderson having been returned to him for that cause. My wound is not a dangerous one,…

Douglas Hospital May 18. 64 My Dear Wife: I rec'd a telegram from Mr Forrer yesterday in which your attention of coming over was announced. I immediately answered forbidding it. If I were dangerously, or even seriously wounded, and likely to be in hospital here a long time I should be glad to have you with me and expect you to come. As my wound is…