Sunday the 9 1862

 

                        I will write a few more lines to you the whole Regt. is in sorrow this after non. For one of the boys from V^t (Vermont) met with a sad mishap this forenoon he is a young fellow one of our buglers he has been out of his head by spells for some time. this morning when we were out on Inspection he took the bayonete of from his gun / unbottoned his coat vest & shirt Placed the point of the bayonete over his Heart and then threw himself down on the floor of his tent. the bayonete did not reach his heart but come very near it. he has been dying ever since it takes 3 men to hold him down he makes a noise a good deal like a hog when he is about gone only a great deal louder we can here him all over the grounds. I can here him now while I am writing he is groaning all the time. we have not got the box yet but probably shall in 2 or 3 days I will send you a piece / of the flag staff that Ellworth toar down in Virginia. a fellow gave it to me that belongs over beyoned Fairfax Court House. he came over on a visite. our Lieutenant said this morning that me we might leave this week & go and join M^cDowells Division. we we may stay here 2 or 3 weeks longer write as soon as you get this any way

 

I wrote Andrew Berry some time ago and have got no answer yet I have writen to him twice. tell him to write. I want you to write all the news write how Prince & Old Mare is a doing this winter / the steers & cow how do they do Have you got all your winters wood up write all the news. I got a letter from Enoch E Jackson the other night he said Lizzie Wiggin had been sick with the Typhoid Fever why dont Eliza write tell her to

                                   

my love to you and all

Robt F Twombly

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

Washington D.C. /

 

it is well to tell about fighting for ones country but when he gets out here and stays a spell he will not think it quite so nice, but dont think I want to come home for I dont. the boys are all well as usual. we shall not come home untill the end of this Rebellion. the Rebels have got 353,000 men in the field. we will start them just as quick as the mud dries up so we can moove and take the Artilerly       R. F. Twombly /

 

Father, Do up a paper and take a small skein of yarn and flaten it down and put it in the paper and send it to me to mend my stockings with the other boys have yarn sent them so

R. F. Twombly

 

P.S. Noah Sanborn is not in Washington, When boys are up in NH /

 

P.S.      Want you to send me a Hymn Book in with the other things we her there was heavy canonadeing last night over the river from 10. to 3 oclock in the night

Robert F Twombly

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