Near Fredricksburg

Jan 6^th 1863

 

Dear Sister

 

I received a letter from you last friday of the 28^th Dec.

 

We have heard of the late battles in N.C. which you speak of in the list of the killed and wounde wounded was J. F. Brown of Co H 23 regt was it Brown of Chabokin? we supposed it must be. Where is Ed Harlow now? He is not with the regiment I suppose. Please ask his folks where I shall direct a letter to have it reach him? Where is Charley Harlow I suppose he has enlisted to. Does Dea Whitney hear any thing from John nowadays. The 1^st Mass Cavalry is / stationed about five miles from us.

 

About the mittens I received them promptly and the money also. I have spoken about them in my letters two or three times. The mittens have done me good service and will last some time yet. There is considerable complaint about our letters not reaching home very promptly. I have received all of your letters and since we have been in camp here I have received them in from three to four days after they were mailed. We get our mail every day now.

 

We have not been paid off yet and what is more there are no signs of it, though I am suppose it will all come in good time.

 

I have just this minute received a letter from John Whitney he is well and it appears he has joined / regular service and is in Washington. I was very glad to hear from him.

 

About the box. If you do not have a chance to send it before this reaches you, you may put in some tea if you are a mind to.

 

It is said that we are going to Washington the 2^nd & 9^th Army Corps. I understand it is in the papers so. Some think we shall start from there for N.C.

 

The weather is very pleasant here now. There is no snow on the ground if we do not have any colder weather than this we shall get along. We expect to be reviewed by Gen Burnside this afternoon. The orders were issued last sunday for the review but it was countermanded much to the satisfaction of the soldiers for we do not like to have any more / work to do sunday than is necessary.

 

I received a couple of Boston Heralds from home the other day. In one of them was some account of the 36^th which very interesting to us it is pretty correct to. Col Bowman is popular with the men. The Chaplain is not so popular as the correspondent says. The night I received the papers was New Years we had a big mail and it did not get in till into evening and the Chaplain did not want to deliver it out till morning but the Col told him it was New Years and he had to sort it out. He is a dull preacher. But I must bring my letter to a close now much love to you all. So good Bye

                                                                                   

From your brother

E. W. Stacy

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