I did not get the paper

                                                                                                you sayed you sent me

 

                                                                Camp near Cedre Mountain April 1^st 1864

Dear Sarah

                        As I have a little time I thought I would write a fiew lines to you. I am well and hope these fiew lines will find you the same. it has been warm and pleasant now for two or three dayes. it has seamed more like Spring than it has before this season, and I hope we will not have any more such unpleasant wether. the talk now is that we will break Camp pretty soon but they have got to wait untill the roads get settled a good deal more than they ar now before they/ Cann move the Artilery any where. we got our pay last night again. I shall send tenn or fiftene dollars home, and if you do not nead any of it you may let Hop have it. I want you to use what you actually nead. I must begin to let him have some now or else when I get home we will not have a cent towards building with or even get a new suit of Cloths with. the first thing I shall get will be some new Cloths for my self and famelly. we had a Regemental Inspection this fore noon. there was some Officers here from General Grants Staff. we have the praise of being the best appearring Reg in the place/ we lack a good many horses now. I can not think of much to write now so I will l wait untill the mail comes in and mabe I will get a letter from home so good by for now

 

            The mail has come in, and to my joy it feched a letter from my Old Woman again I was glad to hear that my little famally ar well and doing well. I heard to night that Mrs Uwers is Dead. there has been lots of Deaths since I left home. surely it stands us all in hand to be prepaired to die for we know not the day nor hour when the son of Man cometh. I see by your letter it has been/ Storming at home well as here. You have a good hous to stay in and we have log tents, but they ar warm and comfortable. I have not been out in any of the stome to amount to any thing, so I had not ought to find fault had I. I am glad luie can say his letters so near, but I had rather he would not learn them yet untill he is four years old for it is a bad plan to larn vary little children to read. I am anxcious to see him for I do love such smart little boys. I can not hardly wait for the time to come when I will see you all face to face, so I can enjoy the comfort loved ones at home. I wish Shephan would let him allone, but I must end for this time. write oftener. it has been over a weak since I have had a letter from home before. remmember me as Your ever true Husband and well wisher

 

Sarah & Luie                                       Albert R Whitney

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