Bermuda Hundred Va.

                                                                                                            October 9^th 1864

 

            My own Dear Mamie

                                                It is one of the most pleasant evenings that I ever saw. It makes me think of old New England & a Husking, with Pumpkin pies cider &c.—Speaking of Pumpkin pies I made a lot of nine the other day they tasted real home like. I got the Pumpkin off a Rebel field near where our boys fought them the other day. The other ingredients came from the Sutler’s & consisted of a half a dozen eggs & a can of Condensed Milk. I received your kind letter of 2^nd & hope mine of about the same date has relieved your anxiety about me. I am still in Commissary Dept. I go up to the Regt. every other day with Rations. I dont know how soon I shall go up to stay but probably in a few days. Lt. Packer went up yesterday having got better of the wound under his eye. I was glad to find the boys did not think ill of me for not being with them They all advised me not to join them yet awhile. One of them gave me a Reb. Sword Belt with the wish that I might soon be allowed to wear it/

 

I received a letter from John a day or two since It was in answer to mine about his coming back. He showed his good sense by declining the Commission.—Bill Coats was up here from the Hospital. He was looking quite well. The Cavalry with our force on the north bank of the James were driven & 12 pieces of artillery was captured by the Rebs. Later in the day we regained the lost ground It is rumored that the 18^th Corps are coming back again. I  hope they may for then we will get paid off The Pay Master commenced paying some of the Regts. but the Rebs took a notion to Shell about that time & Mr Paymaster gathered up his Green Backs & left. Dearest I have no more news to write. I had heard of Hortense States bad luck & also that Hen. Stanton was the cause of it. Well I am sorry that so nice a girl should let that “thing” so turn her head. I must close this as it is getting late. I will not forget your injunction “to not forget Mary” Give my love to mother. Good bye for the present

                                                                                    C G Stanton

 

Monday Oct 10^th

            I have been busy all day drawing & issuing Rations while thus engaged I wished you might have a small fraction of what I issued Barrels of the best coffee sugar & Coffee that costs the Govt 70 ^cts a pound But when a single soldier comes to get his Rations it is not much—

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