Safford Court House

                                                                                                Virginia Nov 28^th 1862

 

                                                                                    Cousin Mary

                                                                                                            I received your letter on thankgiven day. I was much please to hear from I thought you had forgotten me all together, but I will excuse you this time for not writen to me sooner. I suppose it kept you busey writing to you dear beloved friend We are incamp near safford court house and ten miles from Fredickburgh I suppose they a few rebels there. I think we will have a small brush there with them. this is an awful country down this way. houses is as scarce as white mice is in Jersey it has been quite muddy down here but the road is geting better now. the second New Jersey Brigade past though here yesterday I saw Theodore Burris he look like/ he allways did and I saw Garret Vreland and John Evans the fellow use to work for George King they use to call dad Evans and Archabal Powers the fellow use to work for Tom Titus and two or three other fellow use to be in town they all look strong and hearty. Mary you would laugh to see what kind of houses we live in it is a peice of muslin put up over a rail and then we crept in to it like a dog would in his pen I suppose you will have a plesant time there I suppose town is a very dull place now but I hope it may be a lively place next year this time/

 

I want to know whether you have heard from Elishua lately or not I think the thirty first will have a good time of there nine month I understood they have gone into winter quarters if they have they are luckey boys. we dont expect to go into winter quarters we expect to travel right on to Richmond and we will go there if the rebels dont give up before we get there but I hope they will give up very soon because I am geting tired of this war. if I know I had to fight for the nigers you would never heard tell of me down here Well I must bring my letter to a close Give my best respects to all my inqurieing friend No more at present

 

                                                From Your Cousin

                                                            Lewis C Dickerson

Write Soon                  15^th Regt Co. B. N. J. V.

                                                Washington D. C.       In Care of Capt Bunt/

 

Give Honey my best respects

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