Mt Pleasant Hospital

Washington DC Nov 22^nd 1862

 

My Dear Wife

                        your favor of the 14^th has come to hand and I hasten to answer. I am better than when I last wrote and have got so my cheeks stick out and I show good keeping I think I am as fleshy as I ever was and another thing I dont mean to go to my Regt again for I think I couldn't stand it and what's the use. I should like to come home and see you all and stay again with you never more to leave but I suppose I must wait patiently until I can get a chance / what do you think if I should be lucky enough to get my discharge I had better to come home or if I can get a good chance stay here and work at carpenter work. They pay men 45 dollars a month to work at this business here besides their board & for this winter I thought if I could get my discharge and a job here I had better stay here and come home in the spring if I was at work here that way I could come when I pleased and I suppose business is not very good for me to do much near there this winter I write this to see what you think of it & write me as soon as you get this and then if I am lucky enough I can do which we think for the best &c 

 

            You probably have heard long before this of the removal of M^cClellan and the appointment of Burnside in his place We all hope it is for the best but there is a great deal of disappointment manifested among the Soldiers. It is very seldom I hear a word said against M^cClellan it is impossible to find a General that the Soldiers all love as well as they do him but as I said before we all hope for the best and we feel confident that Burnside will do well so I must close for this time hoping these few lines will find you well give my love to all the folks and keep a generous share for yourself and the little ones so dear

                       

Truly Yours

Samuel Mills

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