Head Quarters, Military District of Georgia,

                                                                                                Ordnance Office,

                                                                                    Savannah, May 16^th 1864

 

My Own Darling Wife,

                                                To day being Sunday I am compelled to write before the mail gets in as the Post Office closes at 10 Oclock, cannot answer your letter to day if any there be for me, but I am almost afraid I will not get any as you have not been very good to me lately in that respect. For the last few days I have endeavoured to write you long letters for I know you love to read almost any thing emenating from me, and knowing I am pleasing you my darling makes me happy. I think of you all the time darling, not one night passes over me but what I try in a feeble way to ask the Almighty to take care of you, and to lead you safely through your scenes of trials. I do wish the worse would hurry on as I am most anxious to come to see you. It seems worse & worse to me every day to be away from you. When I finish work I do nothing but lay about & think of you. I am confident it is melancholy to see me. I amuse myself Sunday afternoons by going to the catholic church. They have the most magnificent music and really it does me good to hear it. they have two beautiful women who are the principal ones, and I / really enjoy sitting and looking at them. I have several friends amongst the ladies here whom I have met and a great many have insisted upon my coming to see them but as yet I have not been, and do not intend darling they have no inducement for me, and really when I visit any at all I think so much of my darling that instead of a pleasure, it is always a great bore to me. I am beginning to think the war will never end we have been unable to get any news for some time. the enemy appear to have possession of the railroad consequently the dearth of news. I hardly expect you have heard from home in a good while although I hear communication is about to be had by way of Burkville to Petersburg. I hope darling you will be certain to write me at the first intimatation of your sickness. I am almost over anxious now but if I were to fail to be with you at that time I am sure it would almost kill me. Nothing doing at all being Sunday we have had no calls in our office if none comes before Churchtime I shall go to church. It is time to send my letter I will look for one from you by the mail and will try to write you a long letter by tomorrow. Kiss all at home for me and may God in his infinite goodness take care of you is the Prayer of your Loving & Devoted Husband

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