Union Mills Aug 3^rd 1863

 

Dear Wife

                        I seat my self under a large Button wood tree to write a few lines to you. I am well and hope you ar the same. we left German Town last night about sun down and marched three miles and then camped down in a beautiful piece of woods for the night this mornning we took the carrs for this place. we ar now within 20 miles of Washington. it is a vary beautiful place here in dead. the boys ar enjoying them selves in baityhing for the first in a long time. I feal vary much better since I have washed of and got on a clean shurt. Curnal Thorp three/ Commition Oofficers, five Non Commition Oficers and one private has gon home to day for the purpose of filling up the Reg to 12 hundred, and to get the horses that the boy have sent for. Martin Karr is one of the boys that has gone home. he is a going to see Mr Smith about the hors I wrote to him about he sayed that he would fech my boots and shurts and socks if he could. I told him I would write to you and have you be shure to have them reddy so if he could carry them there would be no delay. so my dear pleas make the shurts right a way and in stead of getting wollen socks you may see if Mrs Coon has got three pair of cotton ones to spair, and if not get the best ones you/ can at the store, and I will wate untill fall for a box unles I should come home this fall. but if I have that good luck to come home I shall be vary glad, but unless he gets the things I shall want them sent in a box. now then be shure Dear Sarah to see him about them and he sayed he would get them if he could possibly cairry them. I guess you think I am a grate hand to want things from home, but we ar a going in the Cavelry right a way and I nead the things. is it not a lucky thing for us a going in the Cavelry it will be so much easier for us. General Mead sayes he wants us for his provost guard of his hed quarters, but how that will be no one knows/ I wish it could be so. there is to be two hundred volenters to help fill up the Regt. tell Leon if he wants to enlist now is his time. he can come in our Reg just as well as not. he will not have to stay onley untill our time is out (two years) and he will get the same bounty that we all did at first (and that is 150 dollars) see him about it he can come in our company and I will do all I can for him. but I must close for this time give my love to him and all the rest of your folks. this is from your ever true husband. I close by giving my love to you and Bubby.

 

Sarah & Luie                                                                           Albert R Whitney

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