Georgetown Md. Aug 5^th 1864

 

Dear Nancy

                        We did not go to Frederic as I wrote while waiting at the Depot for transportation the Order was countermanded and we were sent to this place for the defense of Washington on account of some news that the Rebs were crossing just above here I think our stop here must be short we are now about 7 miles from Washington about one mile out of Georgetown They do not let us stop long in a place we left the place where I wrote to Helen the 29^th crossed the James river where we stopped two nights had one man shot on picket out of the company that I was doing duty in There was some fighting on the right of the line we occupied the extreme left and did/ not advance we only have some artillery shooting and picket firing I received yours of the 28^th last night very glad to hear that alb is right I think some sulphur would do Gemma good if you would give it to her once in two or three days for about two weeks you want me to let you know how Fort Monroe looks and other places. I have poor conveniences for describing eny thing What I write must be in a broken homely way Fort Monroe is built of Granite the wall is about twenty feet high built in a zig zag south and covers about sixty acres of ground I did not go into it it has two tears of guns one of them are on the top the other is caremoted and considered bomb proof there is nothing outside to attract but its solid granite wall I cannot say much in favor of the city of Washington aside from its public buildings which I have not/ seen many of It is the most irregular built and dirty city that I ever was in The Capitol is superior to my expectation it is grand in sise and architecture I saw it in a hurry I only stood in front of it one moment while there it struck me that I was gazing at the most magnificent structure that was ever erected on the earth there is annother building which I should like to see that is smithsonian Institute the White house is a plain building as you have heard there is nothing remarkable about the other public buildings that I have seen but their solid walls and sise. I wish you would send me Augustas husband name How did you find out who wrote that nameless letter. What will it cost you to Winter the cow. I think I can ruin Kellogg for making such statements as is in his letter/ in his letter to me and I think I ought to make him smart a little and think I shall. he must feel pretty mean now that I have taken the wind out of his sail I wish you would compare that writing in Kelloggs letter to some of Caburns I feel curious to know who wrote the letter I dont think Kellogg did I shall ever be slow to believe anything said about you. I sent you the report I think them enough to make any one have some doubts until contradicted your word is good with me yet it was what I was waiting for I must say that I was afraid but you should not be afraid. no earthly power can separate me from you but yourself you can drive me away so be content and laugh when they talk about me instead of feeling bad

 

                                                Yours truly

                                                            W. Zaitzman

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