Camp in front of Petersburg

Dec 10^th 1864

 

Laura,

            Your kind letter of the 8^th Dec came to hand this evening finding me well. I was much pleased to hear from you again and that you was well. this is a cold bleak day and I expect a cold rough knight. I have had a hard week. I have been on the front line with my section. I am in Fort Bross. My quarters are poor and I almost freeze during the knight. I expect to be relieved in a few days and then I will come back to my old quarters. I am one mile from camp and I have just come in for my supper. / I have but little to say as regards the Army. parts of the 2^nd 9^th & 8^th Corps have gone out on the left but what they have done I am unable to say the weather has been so bad that they have had but little chance for success. we hear but little regarding Shermans movements through Georgia but I look every moment to hear something good or how much depends here upon his campaign but I hope and pray that we need not move again this winter I am heartily sick and tired of moving in the mud. quiet prevails along their entire lines. Not enough to disturb our peaceful slumbers.

 

Laura, I will ask you to my wedding will you come. I / wonder who they think I am going to marry. I suppose some one I never thought of. Well this is they way of our world and was it not for the people and their silly talk I should call it a dry world and we would all get the blues.

 

            As for coming home, all I will say or can is I will come if possible and when I come you will see me. I will make no promises, but will come when you least expect me.

 

            I must now close and go back to fort Bross. please excuse my short and poor letter and so soon as I am relieved I will write more satisfactory

                                                                                               

I remain yours

Lieut W H Thurston

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