Fort Morris.                

Chapins Farm, V^a

Oct 9^th /64

 

Dear Ari:

                        I suppose you are worrying about me before this time and I cant blame you, for we have seen some hard times since I wrote you. but dont worry any more after you get this letter, for I am all right, well and not wounded. I suppose you have seen the account of the fight that we had on the 29^th of Oct[sic] it was pretty rough times I tell you. we went into the fight with 183 men and come out with 102 men, loosing 81 killed & wounded. our Col was wounded. Capt Furbush and Lieut Thompson was killed. Capt / Sanders & Lieut Wheeler were wounded and also Lieut Ladd of Gen Ords Staff was wounded. he use to belong our Co. Gen Burnham was killed I will give you a list of the killed & wounded in my C^o David Lock of Rye killed shot through the head with a rifle ball. Geo Taylor wounded in foot with shell. H. N. Caswell woun in foot with shell. James McIntire in shoulder with shell. David Curry in neck with rifle ball. James Winter dangerous in bowells with ball. Peter Mitchell in thigh with ball. Charles Randell in back with ball. Charles Powell in arm with ball. Thos Green in leg with ball. John Harmon in leg with ball. Bartlett F Wentworth mortley / in bowels. I think he must be dead before this as he was wounded very bad and carried of off the field and I have not heard from him since. we had 22 men in my Co when we went into the fight and 12 of them were killed and wounded we charged on Fort Morris and took it and hold it. I am setting in the fort writeing to you it is the first time that I have had a chance since the fight as we have had to work night and day. the rebes charged on us after we took the fort but it was no use for them thay could not get it again. we killed them by 100 it was a hard sight to see them after the charge. well I will change the subject. how is Linda 

 

dont think it was because I wouldnt write before, for I tried to the same day, but had no paper nor any-thing else. we did not take any-thing with us from our old camp so I expect we shall go back some time and get a clean shirt, for we are all getting lousey. I am on guard at the Generals quarters and that is how I get a chance to write to day deserters keep coming in 13 come in last night on our front. some of them had not been in the service but 2 weeks. every-thing looks lovely Ari. I cant tell you one half that I would like to. keep up good courage Ari, for this thing is about played out. Sergt Winn is all right. Give my love to Elmer and all the rest and write soon.

 

I am in a hurry, good day.

                       

From your affectionate husband

Sergt. S. B. Tarlton

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