Camp Hooker, May 22^nd /63

 

Dear Mother

                        I must sit down this evening and drop you a few lines. I have been expecting a letter from you all the week past but as yet I have received none, so I will drop a few lines to assure you that I am enjoying excellent health again. In my last letter I think I told you I was on duty again, but our duty is very light now. we havn't anything to do scarcely but guard duty. I came off guard last night and have been laying of all day today reading, sleeping &c. but it is has been a very warm day. it has made the sweat roll of doing nothing. tomorrow I expect I will have charge of a squad that are at work on a block house. we are building two, one across the river and one on this side, at the end of the bridge, but I notice they go up very slowly. the boys dont hurt themselves working. Company A was sent back here from Martinsburgh / day before yesterday to help us build them, as orders came to the effect that the buildings should be finished up immediately in case the Rebels make a raid over in this state again that we may have something to protect us from infantry, and that is all they will be good for, for they will not be strong enough to stand shell.

 

            That likeness has not come yet mother I have been looking daily for it. but I think I will have a letter from you tomorrow, or I shall begin to think you are sick.

 

            I received a letter from Aunt Clemmy yesterday. I tell you it highly pleased me to have a letter from her once more. they are well. There is no news of any importance. I heard today that the five companies at Martinsburgh had been ordered to come back at Maryland heights. they liked their new quarters first rate. I dont expect they will like it much if they do move to the Heights again. The Bank boys                           see n^o 3 /

 

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are all well. Corp Geo. W. White has just stepped in my tent. he sends his best respects to you and John. he says he is so he can sit up and take his rations, ha

 

            We Sergeants are all in a hut by ourselves now we have things just about as we want them all alone together I tell you it makes a great difference whether there are five in a tent or sixteen. I tell you Mother I fell like a new man since I came out of the Hospital. I can take my pork now all / the while. give my love to John, and bear me in sweet remembrance to all the neighbors & enquiring friends. tell them by the blessing of God Albert has gained his health and strength again, and now as it is almost bed time I must bring my letter to a close. pray for me and I will do the same I earnestly hope this may find you well. May the blessed Lord and Father of us all shower his richest blessings upon you all, and when done with us here on earth let us faithfully serve Him            see 5 

 

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That we may live with and reign with Him above. God help us to do our duty as faithful servants.

 

            Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,—Hebrews 12^th 1^st vse

                                   

Your loving and

affectionate Son in the

Army of His Country, Albert                                                    

To

his mother

                                   

Serg^t Albert C Harrison

Co G. 14^th Reg^t N.J.Vols

Camp Hooker

near Frederick City M^d

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