Camp opposite Fredricksburg Va.

Tuesday Evening Dec 9 1862

 

My Dear Dear Darling Mary

                                    The last letter I received from you was dated Nov 30^th First in rigard to sending for money I shall if I get out but I have some yet I am well clothed and at present well fed It is colder I believe than we have the weather at home We have had a snow storm It rained one day & then snowed Friday after the storm it cleared off Oh God how cold and it has kept cold ever since I thought when I came to Virginia that for one thing I was going to see warm weather but colder weather/I never saw Nevertheless I have lain warm every night We have built a fire place & chimney on one end of our tent but it smokes awfully I am writing at present in the smoke we are all writing John, Put, who is with us now—myself John & Put have been to Falmouth to day they brought back a whole Hog’s Pluck Sights Heart and all we had a gay supper out of it to night and have some left for breakfast—We live first rate now we can by whatever we want Capt Brown left for home Saturday he will probably reach there before this leter does you The day he left all the Line officers in the/ Reg had to go into Shelter tents the same as we occupy The result was quite a number of Resignations The tents they have formerly occupied are to be used for Hospitals The sick are numerous and men are constantly dying and nobody near to close their eyes, it is hard but dont fear for me for I was never better The army has been going to move every day since we have been here and now I think in the course of 2 or 3 days we shall surely move toward Richmond I was in hopes that we should lay still till Congress settled the “Damned war” But I think we shall have to fight it out/

 

I had a letter from Edwin a night or two since It seems the he has never recd the money his father sent which I fowarded to him at Waverton I am very sorry I have been out to answer to my name at roll call and now I will finish my letter & retire I wish it might be to bed on feathers with my Darling But for such a time as that I must patiently wait But hoping and praying that it will soon come I must close I will write a better & longer letter when I can have an opportunity out of the smoke

 

My love to mother

                                                                        Court

PS how much did the pig weigh

SOURCES