Hd Qurs E Co. 38 Wis Vol

January 8, 1865.

 

My Dear Friend.

                        Having nothing very special to do just now I thought Iwould set down and write you a few lines asking how you are getting along. When I wrote my last I was very busy in making out Ordnance returns to Washington and could not then pay very much attention to my letters, but since then I have thought of it and have become quite anxious to learn how Uncle was getting along Aunt wished me to try and come home but under the circumstances then I could not apply for a leave of absence, but now I have every thing finished and / at liberty to try and get a leave of absence, if I have a good reason to back the application. Now I would like to make a visit up north this winter, and if there was some very pressing buisness which needs my personal attention let me know and I will try. If Uncle is sick, why I want to come anyway. I feel as if I must come. I am now not responsible to the Government for a single thing, haveing turned over every thing that I ever was responsible for, so you see I have nothing to hold me.

 

If I should put in an application for a leave of absence and it sho the Col. would not approve it I would tender him my resignation so he might either / let me go for a short time or go altogether. I have no fears though. I dont care about remaining in the service any longer. I have thought of resigning good many times My ankle is getting so much worse than it was while I was home last that I am getting about discouraged. The Drs all think here that there is a small piece of bone that will have to come out. I think that it is either that or some disease has got in it that needs better care to cure it than I can get here in the Army. I have thought some time of trying to get into the "Veteran Reserve Corps" but I guess that is about used up. I hear every day that / they are not examining Officers for that Corps but I guess that they are but not any where in the army. they have regular stations for doing that buisness but I dont care about going in to that Corps yet. I think that if there is any good buisness that I could go with after coming home I had better do that. I wish Uncle could give me his opinion on these matters—if he is sick let me know and I will try and come home. I want to come any way but I will not seal this tonight for the mail may come in and I am looking for a letter and my diary from you.

 

We are haveing some prety cold weather just now. I have been getting me some clothes and fixing up for cold weather.

But I must close. excuse the hast this was written in and answer as soon as recd

                                                                       

Yours truly

Frank

 

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Sunday evening mail just in no mail for me from you dont see why my diary dont come. Recd one from A. who says that Katie is very sick and that you are having prety sick times there. I am looking anxiously for a letter from you. Frank

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