June 2^nd 1863

 

Camp Near Fredricksburg

Virginia

Dear Sarah I received your kind letter on last sundy it was dated May 24^th I was glad to heare that you and Mary and all the rest of the friends are all well dear Mussy I wrote to you some time ago informing you that thy are a story in circulation in this Camp that this reigement will be discharged at the end of nine months which time will expire on the eighth day of this month which will be on next Monday some belives it and others do not if this story should turn out to be true we will all be at home very shortly and if not true we will have to stay the three years I hope it may turn out to be true but will not be very much/disapointed if it aint true I must acknolage that I am getting pretty tired of the Army the wether is now so warm and drie hear that we can scarsly stand the heat we have not had any rain here for nearly a month and the roads has become so dusty hear that it is very disagreable to us when its windy hear the dust flies in clouds and nearly chokes us so that it makes us feal very disagreable

dear Musy on yesterday we drew two months pay more we ware paid up to the 15^th day of May I received twenty six dollars I could send you twenty dollars in this letter but I will not send it now untill I know whether we are agoing home at the end of nine months or not if we do not go home I will then send it to you dear Musy/if we are not disharged at the end of nine month if you want me to go home on a furlow I will trye to get one as scoon as I can and go home to sea you it will cost me about thirty dollars in mony to go home and return heare again I do not like to spend so much mony for it is pretty hard way to earn it hear but if you wish me to go home to sea you I will go to sea you my dear Mussy as scoon as I can procure a furlow to go. I would like very much to sea you and Mary and childrin once more

you nead not write to me untill you receive another letter from me by that time I can perhaps tell you whether the Reigement goes home or not I do hope dear Mussy that it will times are midling quiet hear/now on these lines I do not think that thy will be any more fiting down hear now for some time but cannot exacly tell all eyes are now turned to the battels and fiting that is now doing at vicksburgh should vixburgh fall in our hands it will be a great victry for the union army and may perhaps lead to be the means of peace being made and put an end to the war before long. dear Musy I am engoying pretty good health at this time I have fell awy in flesh some since the warm wether commenced hear I do not way as heavy as I did by ten pounds but my health continues good dear Musy I hope that this letter will find you engoying good spirits and health give my love to Mary and Oliver and childrin also my love to all enquiring friends my dear Musy I must now close I send my love to you also I send in return to you 33 kises the kises you sent to me was sweet kises to me good by at present my dear Musy this from your Affectinate husband

            WRodgers to Sarah Rodgers

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