Whitehall Station

Nov 30^th 1862

 

Dear Lib

                        I received yours of the 23^rd and I can assure it was welcome, for it seems to me that you dont manage very well for I only get one letter a week and I am confident that I always send two a week to you But I suppose you consider one of your letters are worth two of mine You perceive by the date of this is Sunday, the sun is shining and everything seem to be right and all nature seems to praise him that created us. We have preaching our Barracks by our worthy Chaplain who by the way is a United Presbyterian and I would just about as soon hear a dog / bark as to set and listen to him I do wish I was in Uniontown to day, for I always feel lonesome mostly on Sundays. I suppose you knew Linden Powers he is here now on his road home he has been discharged for a wound that he received at Bull run in last august he looks well and seems in good spirits he intends to leave here in a day or two. You stated in your letter that you try and send the mittens in another box if you have them knit you can send them with N C Diffendaffer for he told me that his mother was going to send him a box if not knit you need not send them for I think I can get a long without them and in regard to buying coffe from the soldiers there is a poor chance but I intend to try the commisary for some and think I can buy / some of this ground coffee for we dont get any green coffee here we have plenty of rice here if you want any write and let me know and give me the price of the article is in town and if it will pay to send it home or not & let me know if Mrs Stone is coming out here or not would to God that you was able to stand the expense of coming out here though I do not approve of a lady staying around where soldiers is. the majority of them lose all self respect for themselves when they get out here N C Diffendaffer shot himself through the hand with a pistol which he says pane him very much now. Abe & I wrote a letter to J D Moore yesterday and I also received a letter from George. they were all well, and he says buisness seem to flourish, and said he / was going to send me some sausage. All I want him to do is to make me a good pair of shoes, if you see him or Father you can tell him so I have nothing to write to day for I seem rather drowsy & dull and I cant think of anything that would interest you. you spoke of a bottle of honey in your bill you must to forgot to put it in every else was all right I am most sorry I sent for my coat. But it may come good to me this winter you have no idea how fleshy I have got since I was at home, and have been only one day unfit for duty since I came out here though there is quite a number complaining But never mind Burnsides is a going to bring the war to a close pretty soon, though I think there is a poor chance for us to see any active service as they are now pushing the new troops forward as fast as possible and we are still left behind no more at this time,                                                            

Frank

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