In Front of Richmond Va Nov 8, 64

 

Dear Mother

                        With much pleasure I received your letter yesterday and was glad to hear you were well I am well as usal I have just cast my vote for Gen M^cClellan the first President I ever voted for

 

We are haveing bad weather here at present it has been raining for about a week and I have had a rough time of it. I have been in a desperate battle I wrote and told Mary of it there was only 3 of C^o B come out they be C C Kribs Fred Munzer Jake Gruther the rest were all killed & wounded I was the same as a prisnor once but I managed to escape from them by makeing a break for our lines when they were picking up some of our wounded I made a quick dash through but I would not if I hadent use the but of my musket pretty lively as / the barrell was all smashed to pieces there was one whole volley shot at me but I only got a slight wound in the hip I was bound to make one desperate effort to get a way I did not care about going to libby Prison I made too or 3 have a pretty sore head for I struck with all my power right and left I will give W^m H the piticulars of the battle. I am sorry Uncle Mose is so sick tell him I am well and would like to see him I hope I will for I like Uncle mose first rate I wish I could send home a couple overcoats but I cant for there is know express office here I enjoyed my self at home better than I expected I would I guess I will come out all right in the end for it seem to me as though I was not agoing to get hurt and I dont believe I be. you can tell grand Father I believe Ive shot / that reb for him give my respects to grand Mother and tell her I am all right and also may has Carrie heard from Dave lately if she has let me know how he is getting along; Mother I most sincerely thank you for offering to send me any thing I want but it is impossible now for me to get any thing from home for there is know express office this side of city point I shall be home again next spring I think when our Officers time is out has Paul got that letter I wrote to him in Marys letter. I wrote one to grand Father has he got it yet he dont like it because I was agoing to vote for M^cClellan but I guess he will come out all right after a while Well for my part I wish this war was over with for it just murdering men for nothing 

 

We are expecting our pay every day I think we will get it soon and now my Dear Mother write to often and get another big sheet of paper and have me and have another big letter wrote like this letter you sent me no more this time I dont believe you can read this for I have to write on my knees Write soon to your

                                                           

Affectionate son

Charley to his Mother

 

Write often

rember me

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