March

                                                                                   Camp near Cedre Mountain

 

Dear Sarah

                        I received a kind letter from you last night it found me well and on picket. we ar guarding the signal towar on Ball Mountain we go out and stay two daeys at a time. it has rained a good deal since we have been out this time, but we had a good shelter so we did not get wet any. all we had to stand was 4 hours out of 48. this mornning it is warm and pleasant. the Robbins, Blue Birds and lots of other Birds fill the air with theyr sweat songs, and all nature seams like Spring, but I can not say/ I really enjoy it for I do not nor have I taken much cumfort since I have been in the Army, that is what any one would call cumfort. it is true that Soldiering is rather a romantic life, but after all, I do not like it, for we ar subject to so many hard ships, or rather out dore life. well the relief Picket is coming and I must strap my things on the saddle ready to return to Camp. well now we ar going to Camp winding our way through the fields and woods. now we ar in Camp our horses on Saddled and we ar once more in our lonesom Tents. I have just eat my Dinnar and the Drill call has sounded/ and we must go out and flurish our Sabres a little while. now we ar in our tents, taking our Soldiers cumfort (but it is any thing else but cumfort to me)

 

            You tell me in your last letter that the money and Likeneses have arrived all safe. I am glad of it. You must be cairful of the money for we do not get our pay vary often. I after paying what little I owed here I sent the rest all home to you. I did not keep 25 cents my self. so you can see I am anxcious for you to have all you nead to make your self and Luie Cumfortable.

 

            You tell me Uncle Dan is gone and that it is a grate relief to you. no doubt it is/ and now Dear Sarah take up with a trew friends advice, do not go vary much for the sake of your good name, and for my sake try and keep your health good as posable. You know that by overdoing you got sick, and now do not walk any more than is actually nessessary. do not walk to the village nor if you have to go once in a while do not take luie for I know he is so small that it hurts him to walk so far, and I actually am opposed to making him walk so far when he can just as well stay at home with his grand Mother. You may think I talk funny but I say it for your benafit and his, and I am in urnest when I say do not make him walk to the village. he can be injured while small in that way so he will never be worth any thing in his life but kind Sarah I must end for this time. give my love to our folks. why do they not write any more. I guess amy has forgotton me. take good cair of your self and Luie. I remain Your ever true husband

 

                                                            Albert R Whitney

Sarah & Luie

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