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Fort Hamilton July 15th 1863 My Dear Wife: I rec'd yours of the 12th in bed and am trying to scribble you short letter in the same place. I had the misfortune last night to sprain my right foot very badly. I lay awake nearly all night, as my foot was exceedingly painful. Dr. Randall advised me to bathe it in hot water and then put hot towels on it.…

No 16 Fort Hamilton July 8" 1863 My Dear Wife: What in the world is the matter? I have had no word from you since your letter of the 28th of June. If you are not too sick, I know you would have written yourself; and if you are sick I hope you would have got some one of the family to write for you. This is letter day, but the mail brought me none. I…

No 15 Fort Hamilton July 5. 1863 My Dear Wife: Yesterday was a day of commotion. In the first place it was the Fourth and we celebrated it; then the news was good which rejoiced us all; but right smack in the middle of all our fun came an order for the two batteries to proceed to Harrisburgh. Poor Harrison was to be married in ten days, so he…

Fort Hamilton July 2. 1863 My Dear Wife: Your precious letter of the 28th reached me yesterday. I was overjoyed to learn that you were doing so well. I hope you will be careful of yourself so as to avoid backsets. Make haste slowly in getting well, and you will be all the better for it. Mrs McE. left yesterday for Pennsylvania where she will spend…

No 13. Fort Hamilton June 28. My Dear One: You can scarcely imagine what pleasure your Uncle John's telegram on Friday gave me. I had been feeling very anxious about you for more than a week, and to hear that you had gone safely through your terrible trial gave me more satisfaction than I am able to express. I do not know that I had any preference…

Written one year before Luther's funeral. No. 13 Fort Hamilton June 25th. 1863 My dear Augusta: You need not distress yourself about the length of your letters. I have never rec'd one yet which was half long enough. The controversy between the *Trigadier Brindle* and me has not been settled yet. I went to New York on Tuesday and called at Gen.…

Fort Hamilton June 21 1863 My dear, little Daughter What a long time it is since I saw you. I suppose you have grown a good deal since you left Fort Hamilton and began to go to school. Perhaps I should not know you if I met you away from home. I am very glad to hear that you have been a good girl and I hope you have tried to learn. Little girls are…

Fort Hamilton June 21. 1863 My dear boy: You must get Sella to read her letter to you about the place where I am boarding. There two boys and two little girls that would make fine playmates for you and Sella and one little boy who would do very well to play with Robbie, but he is hardly big enough. There is funny man boarding there. He goes up to…

No 12. Written just one year before Luther's death. Fort Hamilton June 21, 1863 My Dear Wife, I have been anxious about you ever since I received your last, on Wednesday, I felt more anxious because I wrote you so short and unsatisfactory letter in reply to is, & as you will not hear from me again until this comes to hand, while you may be…

No 11. Fort Hamilton June 18, 1863 My Dear Augusta: Your letter came to hand yesterday accompanied by the journal, I wish I could send you back as pleasant a letter, but I can't write this morning, and would not, did I not think you would be disappointed if my letter failed to come on Saturday or Sunday. I always think a poor letter is better than…