Headquarters 3^rd Division

                                                                                    24^th A.C. March 25^th 1865

            My own Dear Mamie.

                                                Thinking you would be happy to hear from me I write For two long very long weeks I have waited for a letter from my darling but I find that this waiting is not the “thing” for in that way we both get cheated. Hereafter I promise to be more punctual. I was well pleased to get so good comprehensive & loving letter There is scarcely a moment that my Mamie is out of mind or but what I am fondly anticipating the time when we shall meet. Then I hope that my destiney will never part us again for so long a time. I have a Sergt. in my command by the name of Prescott a good jovial sort of a fellow he wanted me to send “his Love” to you. “Oh. dear!” is his frequent expression. “I wish I was to bed with you to night Mrs Prescott.”/

Allthough we are still in our old winter quarters there has been considerable activity with us since I wrote you last. Within the last week we broke up camp three times & packed up every thing ready to move. The Brig. to which the 21^st is attached have been gone since I wrote you last. They have been all over the country but to night I hear they are within a few miles of here and will be in in the morning having crossed the Peninsula with Sheridan’s Cavalry. To day for the first time I saw President Lincoln He reviewed the troops to day. I think I am getting pretty firmly settled in my new place. An officer that was here when I came & a long time before who was a 2^nd Lieut. & then to Capt. expected with his captaincy to fill my place & in fact I was a little doubtfull but that he would When he went to see the Gen. about it he told him he would have to/return to his Regt. as he did not want any one here that would out rank Stanton as he wished him to keep his place being very well pleased with him. A pretty good compliment I thought!! Therefore to day Capt. Packard received an order returning him to his Regt. Oh! I came near forgetting to tell you that I have been very sick for four or five days past & I look a little thin now. It was that devilish Fever & Ague again I thought one “Shake” that Mrs. Stanton would see her devoted husband no more as a unit for I thought that I should shake myself into as many part as there was joints in my body I think that I have killed them though. I took in one day fifty Grains of Quinine one half of which any Doctor at home would think would kill a man but instead of that it kills the “Chills”/

I am glad that Mother Lewis’ donations were so much. You say that Bill Coats was there did he go to see the widow in the great sock. When the “thing” that he carries the embryo Coatses in get well he will flesh up. He is a valiant soldier! Times were I suspect when the ton of North Stonington would rather their daughters should marry Wm Coats with his broad acres (pine Swamps) than that Court. Stanton. So goes the world & it’s a great world. With much Love darling & not forgetting mother I must close

                                                                                                            Courtland.