June [faded]/63

Camp near Fredericksburg Va

 

Dear Sister

            I received yours of the [faded] and was glad to hear from you. Since the battle of Fredericksburg everything has been quiet in and around camp. The weather is beautiful visiters are coming in daily from Union & other counties to see their friends and relations who welcome them with great joy & gladness. Mark Halfpenny paid us a visit he reports the people of Hartleton and vicinity all well. he just came in time for us to send our money with him we received 3 months & some / days pay the day before he arrived amounting to $42. I sent $32 with him to give to you. I would have sent more but thought that perhaps we would not be paid again for two or three months and thought it advisable to keep some back as a reserve if this should be the case. Christmas has come and gone I suppose the people of Hartleton have enjoyed the blessings of a rich and plentiful board, while we paretook of Uncle Sam's grub, viz hard tack, & pork. New year has also come, but with it came a box for George Reed and we found some butter, it was in good condition / James Hayes received his box to day, it was not in a very good condition, the bread was spoilt & most of the dried fruit. there was one can of applebutter in it which was good. Our box (that is J Glover's & mine for our things were put into one box as far as I can find out) has not come yet, we still live in hopes that it may yet come, but I presume the eatables will be spoilt yet if we get the clothing we will be perfectly satisfied. George Bird had been sick for several weeks, yet not seriously ill but bad enough to be exempted from duty; he now performs his regular duties. Sterger Charles is with us again. he and the rest of / us are well. Now that slavery has been abolished in those states & parts of states which are in rebellion against the U. States I hope it may be the means of a speedy restoration of the Union; that peace & prosperity once more reign throughout the land I suppose there are a good many in town standing [?] on account of the "emancipation proclamation" I suppose they think that negroes will now be there before long & so terrify them as to [faded] town Nothing more at present please write soon

                                                                       

Your Brother

W H Weirick

 

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