Jan the 23

Headquarters, 2^d Regt., Co. G

Camp Instruction, 1862

           

Dear Sister

            I received your letter of Dec the 25 to night it has been about 4 weeks on the road. I began to think you had not got it the one that I wrote you. I wrote you 2 or 3 days ago and I supose you have got it before this time. you thought it strange that Father & Mother should let me enlist. Father did not give his consent untill I got to the Village he carried Ira and me down. I did not much expect he would let me go, but you se he did and I am not sorry 

 

I sent Father $12 and we shall be paid off again the first of March and then I shall send him 20 or 25 more. I have enlisted for 3 years unlisted unless sooner discharged you said that if I wanted any thing to write you I have sent home for some pies & cakes & pan cakes. it will cost nothing to send things to soldiers if you could as well as not send me a ball of course yarn to mend my stockings and if you can you may put in a pie or 2 and some other things. I should be / very glad. I am well now and hearty. we have some pretty hard times here we have lost 2 out of our Co since we came here. dont write to mother anything about it because it would make her worry for nothing. I have not got the paper you wrote about Charles R. Jackson & Frank Hodgkings & Munroe Gilman tents with me all good fellows. Give my love to Emma and all the rest of the Folks and keep a good share of it for yourself

           

Cannot

Stop to write

 

            Ane more now

            look on the other side /

 

Write soon

           

Yours Truly

Robert F. Twombly

 

Direct your letter

Robert F. Twombly

2^d Regt Co.G. U.S.SS.

Camp Instruction

Washington D.C.

 

P.S. Charles R Jackson send his respects, if he was a single fellow he would be down to see you he hops to see you soon any way

R. F. Twombly

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