Washington D C

                                                                                  Dec 18^th 1864

 

            My Dear Agnes

           

                        this sabbath morning finds me with pen in hand and with a wiling heart to write to one I love yours of the 11^th ult. was received on the 13^th I need not say a welcome guest for it was doubly so. I was much pleased to hear from you to hear the good news all well. this morning finds me in my usual good health seated in my old tent I have not yet got to work in the navy yard but am working in the quartermasters department and where I am boarding there is from 3-4 beds in a room and I will not take my my trunk there as it is some two miles up in the city. but just as soon as I get in the navy yard I will get a nice place/to board with a private family I have plenty of good friends here and need not want for any thing I may desire but you know my proud heart will not yield to asking many favors though I would readily be granted them. but I always think the fewer favors that a person can ask the better they are off. I have not connected my self with any sabbath school yet as I have no permanent place to stop and it is some times late when I get here. but as soon as I can I will attend the methodist school the holidays here I think will be dull to me as they come on the sabbath but very many will either celebrate saturday or monday as for me I will loose no time and will be I think much better off I expect where I board there will be quite a spree. but have no fears as for me I have seen enough of spreeing to disgust the most intemperate man from ever using the poisonest draught and evry day see more and more of it oh how many are throwing away them selves by using liquor and distressing those who/they promised to protect and sustain. the news from the army is most cheering sherman has captured savannah and with the city elleven thousand prisoners and our good old Thomas has again gained a most decisive victory over hood capturing three thousand prisoners and a large amount of artillery stores soon rebellion will be no more and the glorious old flag will wave over many of our fallen brave and our union shall be one free and strong as in long years of the by gone. I will now bring my letter to a close hoping very soon to hear from my Dear Agnes. the weather has been very cold but is now soft and very dull plenty of mud. my love to your mother and all others

 

            except the love of him who loves with a true

 

            heart your lover          F C Miller

                                                            to Agnes Voris

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