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Camp near Falmouth Va

May 28^th 1863

 

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                        I recd your favor of the 23^d on the evening of the 26^th today is the [faded]

I now see why you have not recd my letters heretofore I have always directed my letters to 9 Columbia Hospital instead of Campbell Hospt. [faded, paper fold]

Geo Moore is severely wounded in groin by canister. Billy Adams of the 2^d is safe Vincent & Kelly are unhurt a young man from our Co visited camp of 20^th Conn saw Ed Black was well /

 

 

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Washington July 1^st 1863

Dear Parents

                        your long looked for letter of the 28^th came to hand this morning finding me in my usual good health and I hope mine will find you enjoying the same we are living in the greatest excitement the army of the Potomac is and has been passing up 14^th street for the last week in plain sight of our hospital and you may believe me when I tell you that it was regret that I could not be with them the 6^th and 12^th Corps passed through some days ago and we shall soon hear music from Maryland as well as Penn we hear heavy cannonading and see signal lights evry evening and terror reigns in the capital of our once happy country but it will be the means of waking up the sleepy north and call men to defend /

 

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should judge it must be a pretty good Regt All is quiet along the lines. have sent my photograph to Frank, he will have several coppied from it & send one to you in closing I remain        as ever your Bro

                                    Loomis T Palmer

 

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their firesides and homes the rebels have been within 3 miles of our outer entrenchments and they are in great force at Rockville only 10 miles from here and threaten the only rail road runing into washington The Baltimore and Washington RR, and the citizens are armed and drilling to defend the city right in front of the hospital is a secesh house and the man that lives there yesterday showed himself by shooting a soldier belonging to the 4^th Pen Cavalry he lived but a few minutes and last night we / formed in line and cleaned the house out I pity any secesh that would have opposed us I got a pass and went to see Harry Galen he is at Cliffburne barracks and is well found about 50 boys from Newark it seemed like home I will send his likeness on to you to keep for me Sylvester Griswold has been transferd to Philadelphia I am sorry Frank has been foolish enough to enlist I tried my best to keep him from it Loomis wrote to me a few days ago he was well I should think you had a good deal of company from what you say I should like verry much to be at home we are glad to hear that Joseph Hooker has been superseded by next week week you may expect to hear of stirring times in and around this part of the country you will see that I have written on a letter that Loomis wrote some time ago and now hoping to hear from you soon I will close by wishing to be rememberd to all

                                                                        From Your Affectionate Son

                                                                                    George S Palmer

George to his Parents

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