Near Lovettisville Va. Ict 29

 

My Darling Wife

                                                                                                I shall have to be brief I have but a few minutes before the Mail closes I wrote you Saturday that we were to leave Pleasant Valley Sunday morn but did not untill yesterday All night Saturday & Sunday till Monday morning it rained it was a perfect NorthEaster But I will tell you about our troubles then some other time Monday morning we started on the march a good part of the Army having preceded us we went down the about 8 miles below H. Ferry crossed the river on a pontoon Bridge into/Secesia this is this first time our feet have touched the sacred soil of Va. we marched after crossing the river in the direction of Leesburg about 5 miles where stoped for the night but as it has turned out for the day to day also our camp ground is a beautifull place in a large grove by the roadside Remember we are now for the first time in the enemys country & this morning the Foraging or Stealing I suppose they call it commenced the first that came into our Company was a pig that we had for breakfast John B.B. & myself/then started on our own account we brought in a chicken & some vegetables with which we made a stew which tasted the best of any thing I have tasted since I left home I have my Haversack full to continue the march with We expect to meet the Enemy in a few days we have had lots of fun to day Why in the name of all that is good don’t Court receive a letter from home nearly a month has elapsed since he has had one Ed is in the hospital at Weverton Md he is about the same/not dangerously sick you may write to me for him & I will forward them to him

            Ever think

                                    Court

            In a great hurry

 

…But you will want to know how we fared I myself am unhurt although they have fallen all around me We have lost but one wounded in our Co. He was one of the Volentown boys By the way I had command of Co “G” We lost in the Regt 13—3 Killed among them a Capt Long one of our best officers I went up to look at the fort after our/men left it & the dead & wounded were lying as thick as they could possibly ly all ground & there they will have to ly for some time In the evening we moved to the rear & lay down till morning then came here & went into camp I am sick as you have probably discovered by this writing but hope to be well in a few days I am always sick after a fight never before…

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