Pleasant Vallys Verginy Nov 2^nd 62

 

Dear Wife. I have just received a letter from you, and one from Horatio. they wer all as well as common there. he said the baby was better I was glad to hear from you, and to hear that you and the famely wer as well as usual. I am glad to hear that the baby was on the gaining ground I am in hopes he will be a ruged Boy. tell Rozy I am much obliged to her for the Pepperments she sent me they sweettened me up pretty well I tell you I was vary glad to receive the [?] you sent me they will meet my wants I am well and hearty as a Pig I ought to be to march as we have and got to We broke camp thursday evening and Marched four miles and camp down on the ground for the night we started the next morning at eight/ O clock, on our march, towards Harpers Ferry, we past Harpers Ferry at three Oclock, it is rather a hard looking place now. They have burnt it up so bad, but it was a pretty place we marched about 6 miles this side of the Ferry, whare, we camped for the night thinking to start on our march the next morning, but when morning came, orders came to remain whare we be now. We are on our way to Winchester Virginia, whare their was a Battle going on yesterday I expect we are going thare, if we are needed. I could hear the cannons booming from whare we be now. Our Officers are fixing up things for us to be paid off before long. Our Livermore Boys are all wel except Hilbreth he is no better. I think he will be discharged before long. You spoke about my living, you wanted to know how I fare here/ I think I have no reason to complain of my living as long as I am as well as I am now, the one that rote from our Company that we had nothing but Pork and Hard Bread, told that which was falst. I can tell you what we do have, we have Pork, Fresh and Salt Beef, ham, Beans, Rice, with sugar on it, and Coffee, Potatoes we have not had ‘till to day. we had a mess to day I tell you they went good, probly we shall have them right along now. The climate agrees with me furst rate I have not had the head ache but a vary little since I have been here, not near so much as I have had in Maine, the same length of time I have been quite clear of colds since I have been here. You spoke of riting once a week to you. I have rote once a week to you for 6 or 7 weks, and calculate to if I can. You can rite once a fortnite if that will suit/ Suit you better. I know it is rather bad for you to rite often, cant you git some of Mothers folks to rite once in a while

 

It is Monday now I did not have time to finish my litter yesterday before we had to march. we are gitting readdy to march again we are close haul on the rebbels we expect to have a brush with them soon. I dont know as you can find out all of this letter I guess you can find out the most of it. I am in a great hurry I must close. you direct your letters the same as you have I will rite when I can git a chance you rite when you can give my love to all

 

                                    From your Husband

                                                P. Williams Jr

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