Camp [?] Olney                                 

Hilton Head SC. Aug 16^th 1862

 

Major Metcalf.

                       

Dear Sir.

I hope you will excuse me for writing to you at all, and most especially uppon a subject with which you have had so little chance to decide But the fact is I am so very anxious to go with you in case you should go in to the Service again that that very anxiety makes me write to you so prematurely. Hopeing that you will consider my case and give me an earley and favorable answer as far as lays in your power If you should see fit to secure me a place with you (if possible) I will do all in my power to merit your confidence. I feel under a grate obligation to you for past favors and hope you will not think me to pressuring in asking for a further extension of it. I allso hope you will not think me fickle minded in wanting to make such a change, For I have well considered the case and I feel that I can be of more service to the cause and at the same time further my own interests by so doing. No one could be more pleasantly situated that I am here in the Company. But there are maney things / outside of the C^o that make me feel all the more anxious to leave (although I shall stay as long as war if I dont get a chance with you) I am readey and more than willing to do all in my power for the cause let the service be ever so hard and dangerous. I hope and think I should do my dutey as well as I know how and be glad of the chance if it would help the cause. And I cannot help thinking that I can be of much more service to my Countrey in every way as I have before said, with you. I will now close this long epistle hopeing you will excuse the greate length of it and at the same time give me an earley answer.

                                                                                   

Most Respectfully Yours

D. B. Churchill

1^st Lieu^t C^o K 3^d Reg^t. R.I.Arty

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