Camp at Uptons Hill near

Fall^s Church Va. Sept the 6^th 1862

 

Dear Father & Mother

            I recieved your very kind and interesting letter to night, and was glad to hear from you all again and to hear you were well and prospering finely, and hope you will long continue so. I sent you a letter to Washington last night by our Sutler. this morning the mail bag was hung out on the Col^s tent for the first time for two weeks. it was hailed with delight by the boys. it was not long before I had a letter in it for Amanda. I has been so long since I have writen a letter that I have forgoten who I owe letters to and some of them will have to write again.

 

I have seen the 1^st Reg^t U.S.S.S. / and they told me that George Scales was shot in one of the battles before Richmond shot in the neck killed instantly. I should like to see David Arlen & wife first rate. you said we would have some hard fighting before geting to Richmond. I reckon we will. we have some prety hard fighting already. the story is to night that Old Jackson has got into Maryland but I cant see it. he whiped us last Saterday at Bulls Run I was in it. a hard battle indeed. dont believe what you hear in the papers about the Rebles abuseing our wounded. it is not true not a word of it. the Rebles can & do fight like Devills but when they are out of the fight they are just like us. a jolly set of fellows. I have seen 164 of them in one squad prisioners, they could crack their jocks like a true soldier 

 

I will write as often as I can you do the same we have not heard from Sergeant Sanborn yet. he is a prisioner I guess. he had one finger shot off by the axcidental discarge of his own Rifle. I know that a preperation is nessessary in order for us to be ready to meet our Great Judge at the reserrection morning and I hope I shall be ready. there is a great many trials and temptations for a soldier to contend with but I hope at some time that I may be able to overcome all temptations that may be thrown in my path. the war is not so near a close or the prospect for its closeing is not so good as it was last winter. the Rebles pickets are this sid of where ours were last winter here, but we must hope for the best. I may never see any of you again on this / earth. I shall cirtinly have to stay my 3 years out and if the war is not done at that time you will not see me untill it is done, if I am well. I enlisted to see it through and I am bound to do so at any rate if I am spared. but I must write another letter to Tamworth to night. tell Eliza to write remember my love to all my friends a share for your self Mother Luther Eliza and all

 

Yours affectionately

Rob^t F. Twombly

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

Hatch Brigade Kings Division

via Washington

D.C.

 

write soon.

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