Camp near Beatton Nov 2^nd 1863

 

Kind Wife

                        I received your welcom letter of the 24^th last night and I tell you if I was not glad to get it to. I tore it open in less than no time, and red its pages with much pleasure. I knew you would worry your self half to deth about me but all is right so far, but how long all will be well God onley knows. I had to laugh when I see little Bubies scriblings, the little Stink I wish I could get hold of him I would shake him right smart I tell you. how any one can be lonesom with such a sweat little Boy I do not hardly see, but after all there is not the help nor society that/ there is between Husband and Wife or grown persons. but when I was at home I was so cros and so ugly that I do believe that you and I knew hardly what happy ness or comfort was. but I do know if I live to come home, I will try and see how near I can come to making you and Bubby happy may God grant that it may be so. Eight Companies of our Reg is out on Picket to day. I am on post now and I was thinking about you and so I just took out my pencil and buised my self a writing to my Sarah that I love the best of any purson on this Urth. to morrow we ar a going to mustar for two months pay $26, but how soon we shall get our pay I do not know. well as we was on picket yestarday we did not mustar our Camp/ was moved over her so we stay right here. to day is a warm and beautiful Sabbath. it makes me think of home I tell you. I set here eating a raw Cabage. I would like to have some of your good sider Vinager I would shave it up and fry it in Charlys Spider like yours onley it is smaller. we have not had any Vinager in a long time. well the Lieutenant just come arround told us we would be mustard at three O clock. Sis how do you get allong for things to live with do you have enough to make you comfortable what have you raised in you garden this Summar, have you raised any Cabage or tomatoes I have had lots of tomatoes ever since they commeced getting wripe, and how ar you and Bubby on for Coths to wear this Winter. I feal vary anxcious to know just all about it so pleas tell me next time all about it. I must say I have got furst rate cloths I had to get me some shurts. I have got four of them three wollen one Conton, three pair of socks two pair of Cotton flanel Drawers, two Coats, and in a day or two I shall have an Over Coat, Wollen Blanket like the one I sent home and a pair of Boots, so you can see just what I have got to wear, and I wish I knew you and Bubby was as well provided for for Cloths. pleas let me know just how what you and Bubby have got for I mean to let you have all the money/ I can spear next time I get my pay for you to get Winter Cloths for you and Luie. I am anxcious you should have all the good warm Cloths you nead, and unles I know just how you ar on for Cloths I shall feal uneasy untill you do have them. Sarah you can see on the map I sent home to you just whear we ar and when we move any whear you can see wher we ar and what way we went, but plage take the war I say, I all most wish I would get wounded so I could come home. pleas let me know how you feal about it. I do not know but it is wicked to wish so, but for your sakes and my fredom I I can not scarcely help thinking about it. well I will end for this time hoping this will find you well as it leaves me, and may I get a letter from you when the mail comes in to day. give my love to Amy Thomas, Delly, and all the rest. I feal bad about my box but then I will have another when we get in to winter quarters. one of the boys sent home the other day for me and he sayed he would have them put in four quorts of dryed buries for me will not that be nice, but I will end so good by for this time. this is from your Old Man

 

                                                                        Albert R Whitney

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