Camp Stoneman Aug 18^th /1864

 

My Dear Father

                        I sit my self down to answer your gladly received letter which I got last night I was glad to have a letter from home and to hear that you are all well your letter found me well and I hope this letter will find you all the same and injoying good health wich is a great blessing to us to have good health in this hard times and I hope the day is drawing near when we shall see better times and be we shall be togeather Father I think of you every day and I try to do the best I can and I take care of my self as well as I can. the weather is nice and cool here to day we had a heavy shower last night and it rains to day George Hutching is with me/now he came in the other day but I expect he will not stay long his horse played out so he was sent back to Camp I suppose he will have another soon thire is good many of the Boys here now that belongs to my Regiment George heard that John Grant was gowing to be Transived or get a furlough he did not know wich so I suppos he will be at home soon I dont expect you can do much about getting me transvired it would not be of much use for me to say eny thing to the Officers here a bout it with out I had some one to intercead for me but then I will do the best I can and make my self contented whare I am I suppose the reason that they dont put me in the Inflid Corp is that they think that I shall get better but they wil have to wate a/long time for it I hope Grant will do something now he has made his new move I hope he will take Richmond this year or the rebs take Washington I dont care much which way the scales turn I am gowing to lay back as long as I can. I want to hear how they make out about the Draft I bate it makes some of them cowards eyes snap by this time dont it. about the draft how does Thod Grant feel about it I am glad that John is clear of it and all the rest of my folks for it would not be a very pleasent thing for eny of my Folks to be Drafted and forced out here it is bad enough for eny one to come on thire own accorde Father I think I am the best of. I shall look for a letter from Uncle Joe soon Father I was glad you sent me/little monney in the letter but I was not out had a little on hand I do not spend my monney for eny thing to drink what I do spend it is for something to eat how does the Apples look I have not much news to write George Hutchings is gowing to put in a few lines to send to his folks with my letter I want you all to write as often as you can and I will do the sam write all the news for I always like to hear I will draw to a close hoping that this letter will find you well write soon

 

                                                                        good by

                                                                        From Your Son

                                                                        W^m H. Woodward

 

John I want you to write

            from

                        Hen

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