Head Quarters 11^th Regt. N.H.V.

City Point Virginia. April 22^nd 1865.

 

Dear Friend Willie.

                        I received your very kind welcome letter a short time since. I was truely glad to hear from old Westford once more. It seems you are all well. my health is firstrate for an old jentleman like me. well the Bloody 11^th is at City Point. we come here last Sunday. we have been doing guard duty on the cars from here to Burksville Junction. I presume you have seen in the papers before this that the 9^th Corps was going to Washington. the 1^st Div. is on transports now. they got along yesterday. the 2^nd Div. is expected today. / we expect to leave by tomorrow. the 3^rd Div. of this corps has been transferred to the 2^nd Corps. Some pretend to say we are going to be discharged. I dont see it myself. I wish it might be so. I should realy like to see my Marm. There is a better time coming. only 4 months longer any way. that will soon pass away. Well Willie we have seen some pretty hard fighting since I last wrote you but the Regt. has been fortunate enough to get out of it. we didnt loose a man. the rest of the Brigade was engaged. Some of the Regiments suffered greatly. the 9^th Corps did not go any further than Burksville I saw great many of Lees Army. they were paroled part of them come down past us. I have seen enough of them to last me. 

 

I went all over City Point to find Emory Wright & Richardson. I couldnt find anything of them. I think they must have left. did they come out with any Regt? if so they are probably on the boat yet. most of the Sutlers are on boats. I should realy like to see them. you asked me if Allen was going to stop at home this summer. no he is not. he is driving a two horse team for Kempton. he has been for a long time. he has let himself for a year. he has got a splendid team. you know this Kempton do you not? lives in Nashua. makes confectionary. Al goes through Worcester quite a number of places in Mass. I told him to go through Westford. he said he would when it was good settled going. / perhaps he can sell some of his candy to Nellie as she tends store. how is she now. my respects to her. well have you commenced planting yet. I presume you have got your early peas & onions planted & Father said he had his some time ago. well Will I think I have written enough for this time. I am still cooking and I must stop writing for it is most dinner time. please excuse mistakes poor penmanship I have written a a hurry you can see. please give my love to all the folks with a share yourself. I should be pleased to hear from you soon again.                                                                             

From Your Friend

Edmund P. French

 

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