Camp Near City Point, Va.

Oct 4^th 1864.

 

Dear Father & Mother.

                        The mosquitoes are so troublesome I cannot rest in peace if I go to bed, so I will try and pen you a few lines while I sit awhile & smoke my pipe, which is one of the great comforts the Soldier enjoys besides eating game dinners. I will tell you more about our game meals by the by. first I must tell you that I am enjoying excellent health and hope this may find you enjoying the same privilege. / I feel good tonight in every particular way. I feel that this war is near its close, we have every manifestation of the same. our Army is meeting with success at every point. the right of our lines is within eight mile of Richmond. old Lee has his Army divided and the first thing we know Grant will have an Army before Richmond. old Earlys Army is scattered here & there through the mountains & Sherridan will soon be cooperating with this Army.

 

Gen^l Farragut is relieved from the South Atlantic Squadron & / will assume command of the North Squadron & then down goes Fort Darling (The key to the doomed city).

 

            We have been quite busy for a few days drawing wounded. our Train is out tonight, but as luck would have it I got clear from going as my saddle was broke and of course I didn't like to borrow one that wouldn't be millitary, not at all.

 

            But I must tell what a good time we are having eating game. Rabbit & quail are as thick as hairs on a dogs back & we just take bullets & convert / them into shot & we have four old muskets & out in the woods we go be gone a couple of hours & come in with a mess of rabbit and quail. its poor dry meat but then it does very well for we draw flour occasionally & can get up as good a rabbit pot pie as the best of folks. We drew mackeral today in place of pork & now I guess we live.

 

give my best respects to friends & may God bless you. Write soon & this time address in this way

Sergeant A. C. Harrison

City Point, Va

Your loving Son                                  

          

In care of L^t. H. D. Bookstaver

L^t. H. D. Bookstaver

 

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