City Point Va.

July 5^th 1864

 

                                                My Dear Agnes

                                                this beautiful sabbath morning I am again seated to pen my regular weekly letter though I do not feel as well as usual but much better than I did last evening or yesterday though there is nothing serious the matter and by tomorrow I think I will be as well as usual I was to visit my brother yesterday it being the first time I have seen him for very near a year he looks well but like myself very black and thin of flesh he was along with sheridan on his cavalry raids he says he has seen hard times and when his time is out he is for home and done with war. I do not know that I am done with war but am pretty sure when my time is out I will want to return to those I love and not/leave them again unless I am compelled the war news here is not of much interest as our army is now seigeing Petersburg and it must shortly fall all railroads leading into richmond and Petersburg are destroyed which cuts of their communications with other states entire. I only hope our army can hold them just where they are a short time then they will either have to come out and fight an open field fight or surrender and our men are very confident of success but it will take time yet to bring them to terms I think perhaps another year but no telling I hope not so long I want to see a close and see them whiped. I do not want to see a compromise but an unconditional surrender. well Dear agnes I am now begining to think of home as I have but two months more to serve the time is not long but it will seem long for the weather is so warm the thermometer has been up to one hundred and ten in the shade now we used to think if it was up to one hundred it was to warm to work but only think when/it is up to one hundred and ten what must it be for a soldier to work and march through but they do it and do not grumble some of them do but those that do are generally those who have been paid a big bounty and intended playing out for a discharge but General Grant dont give them time to play truent such men are sent to the front if they wont fight he uses them to dig rifle pitts for those who will defend them and I think it is a good plan and it works well it is now breakfast time and I will have to close soon as the mail goes out in a few minutes. ever trusting that in two months more I will be seated by the side of her I love. be of good cheer and look for better days when peace will once more be spread abroad over all this great universe I now close by sending the sincere love of Frank to Agnes from your true lover

                                                                        Affectionately

my love to all others

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