Camp near Falmouth Oppiset

Fredricksburg Va.                              

1862

                                                                                                           

Dear Sister

I recieved your letter of July the 6^th in due season and was very glad to hear from you as it has been a long while since I have heard from you before I have writen you two letters since I got one from you. one I sent 1 dollar to get some postage stamps. I began to think you were sick. it seems by your letter that you have not got any of mine you said you had writen to me several times before I have not got them.

 

you said that a young soldier said that the soldiers had Leice it is so in a grate great many Regts and is to some little extent in this but I can say that I have kept clear of them thus far and always hope I shall. Our Reg^t has had orders / to hold ourselfs in rediness to march at one hours notic. we dont know where we are to go. Some think to Gordonsville and some to Richmond I am inclined to the latter myself and hope it may be so. if at any time you see my name in the papers among the killed or wounded dont believe it untill it is confirmed for they very often make mistakes about such things. Cha^s Wiggin was slitly wounded in the arm at Charleston, so the papers state. I am glad you have experienced Religion but you must remember that only that endure to the end recieve the reward. If I never get Religion I have a desire that all of my Folks & Friends may be blessed with it. this war is likely to last a long while and perhaps I may never see / you again on this earth, but if we do not, I trust we may all meet again on the other side of Jordan, although I have no claim upon that place now and may never have. we must hope for the best but be prepared for the worst, so that when worst comes we may be prepared for it. I got a letter from Father the other night they are all well I should think by a letter that I got from Tamworth last night that Eliza & Lizzie Wiggin did not lack for amusement

 

I cant think if much more to write now except that almost every day I go out 6 or 7 miles from camp to get cheries &c. sometimes alone and then again, we have done some prety tall marching since we left Washington and some more in store for us 

 

the Tamsworth boys are as well as usual I weight 165^lbs

 

When you write tell me if you ever got those 2 letters I wrote you tell me how to direct my letters

 

My love to all with a share to your self

                                                           

Respectfully Yours

 

Direct your letters

Robert F. Twombly

2^nd Regt. Co. G. US.SS.

 

                        Sullivans Brigade Kings Division

                                                Washington D.C.

 

P.S. write soon there is nothing to write about the war except that we are bound to fight to the end and anniarlate ever dog of a Secesh from of the face of the Earth.

thats all, R.F.Twombly

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