Headquarters Second Regt., Camp Instruction Co. G

Feb the 16 1862

                                                                       

Dear Sister

               I recieved your letter of Feb the 13 last night and hasten to answer it. we are still at Washington. we should have left proberly last week if it had not rained a couple of days and made it mudy again, and yesterday it snowed about all day. it was like a New Hampshire day. I got a pass and went to the city yesterday morning and I wished / before I got home that I had not started out. this snow when it melts will make it mudy for about two weeks and Perp Perhaps owing to the many recient victories of our troops and the mud that will prevent our mooveing for 2 weeks we may after all never leave this place. that is the opinion of many, but I dont think so I want to go from here as soon as posible yes I was glad when we got the box &c. I tell you. I also got a paper from Boston last night, and was glad to get the news. But I must write a few lines to Emma so good by write soon

                       

Yours Truly

Robert F. Twombly /

 

Washington DC, Feb the 16 1862

Friend Emma, I got your letter last night and was glad to hear from you once more. There is no ice to scate on here you wanted to know if I did not wish I was there. I would like to see you all very much if I could come a few days and see you, and then come back again. I would like to, but I cant. I had a letter from Eliza & Lizzie the other day every thing in Tamworth is lovely and the goose hangs high I will not puzzle your head any more about that girl I wrote about and so I will tell you who it is. you thought it was Margaret, but I tell you you was mistaken. It was Betsy Ann Berry, daughter of Hon. Samuel S. Berry of Tamworth dont tell any body will you. 

 

Tell your Mother that I thank her for her very kind wishes Remember me to her and all other kind friends. if when I do go home if I ever do I shall visit Boston before I go to Tamworth. our rifls are very handsome more so than any other rifle in the service but no to the But woe unto them that made us take them, they will rue the day I tell you. you must excuse bad writing, you must bare in mind that we dont have tables to write on as you do we have to take it in the tent any way we can get, while the rest of the boys are restling and jogling and every thing else. but I must close write soon

 

Yours Truly,              

Direct your letters

Robert F. Twombly

2^nd Reg^t Co. G. U.S.SS.

Washington D.C.

 

The boys are all well as usual. when you write, I want you to write a Good long letter as I do all but the Good       R.F.T.

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