Anapolis Maryland

                                                                                                                        Oct 12 1861

 

                                                                        You must excuse me for writeing in such a scralling way but if you could see the position that I am in in writeing you would laugh I will bet I lay on my Blanket flat on my stomach it is the best position that I can get in if I had one of your Father’s tub covers to put my paper on I could set on the ground and write in my lap with some comfort but I have not got it so I must do the next best thing our Regiment left Washington on Wednesday and got to this place at 4 oclock we rode on common freight cars 20 in number I rode most of the way on top of the car so I had a good view of the country along the railroad I see 2 acres of tobaco plant on our way from Philadelphia to Baltimore I see 6 acres of Cabbages and 4 acres of turnips in one place they look well and were / very good size it is a lonesome place to live in hear I should think I dont think I should be contented to live hear after the Regiment left on no conditions there is 12 Reg hear now and one comeing in in abut about 1/2 hour Anapolis is not so good a looking place as Bristol and has not many more inhabitants the Marine School is hear and that is the only Public Builden of any note and that is about played out It is used for Barracks for the Regements that come in that have no tents we are encamp on a plantation owand owend by a secesh but we dont mind that when we came from Washington we stop to see the NH 2d about 4 miles this side of Washington City we stopt about 20 mins they are enjoying them self first rate they are under marching orders and are likely to leave at any moment when we left there was alittle nigro Boy got on to the train in Co E that the NH 2d picked up on the Battle field at Bulls Run he is to stay with this Reg Co E was offered this morning 700 dollars but they would not sell him him for no price / Some of our Boys are detaled for Police duty and have gone down to the navy yard to load the Ships with water most of the ships that go in this Expedition are in now there is to be about 20,000 men that will go in this Beganed Begaid & Division we are to pass another examination before we go from hear so some of the Groton Boys my may be at home soon.

 

                                                pleas tell Father that he had better not write any letters to me until we get to some stationary place as we I should not stand much of a chance to get them

                                                Tell your Father that if I stay until the war is over I shall get back in time to help him in haying next summer

                                                I guess that I have writen all

                                                that you can read for shure

                                                            with love to all

 

                                                            I remain yours truly

 

                                                                        Edward. P. Hall

Charles W Cummings

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