Camp Bragg Oct 19^th

 

My Dear Fannie

                        Your very welcome letter came duly to hand, and you cannot imagine Fannie how it cheered me up I had felt very lonley ever since I came back. you know the rough companions of the Camp are a very poor substitute for the lovely companions I had in my absence. Fanny I thank you for the heroic sentiments contained in your letter it shows that you too have a soul that feels for your countrys good and that you are willing to make if need be great sacrifices for her good. I little thought that I should find in so frail and delicate a flower such Spartain like courage, it will nerve my arm / with double strength when we meet the foe. And what the issue will be God onley knows. I shall try and do my duty come life or death. I am no coward. I believe our cause is just, that we must conquer, although some of us brobably will never see the faces of our friends again. yet this does not appall us however dear they may be to us. but I believe in looking at the bright side of the picture first. the dark side will always show itself as fast & sometimes faster than we want to look at it, but it is a good plan to be prepaired for the worst Fanny for the chances of war are very uncertain. it is hard for us to part with those whom we have learned to love so dearley but such sacrifices are demanded and they must be made

 

            We have rec^d no marching orders yet but are expecting them every day and almost every hour where we / are going we know not but I presume somewhere where we shall see plenty of hard fighting & hard fare. but we are prepared for it. our Regiment is all armed and equiped pretty well drilled and ready for a start.

 

            I received a letter from Gus and one from Mrs King lately. they said that they had given me a good scolding because we did not come up there when I was at W— they did not consider the state of the weather and roads. Mrs King wrote that Bro^th Add had been very sick with the fever and that Gus was there tending him. he was some better when she wrote and they were in hopes he would get along now. I should like to go up there but can not get away from here

 

            Please tell Sarah that I have room for all the Sisterly love she has to bestow and am willing to give more than I receive is not / fare. I am much obliged for those verses they are first rate.

 

            I will send yours & Miss B^s as soon as I get an opportunity they are putting me through on double quick now days I get but very little time to myself. but Fanny it is getting quite late and I must close I should like to see you very much but I suppose that is out of the question. please give my love to all the folks not forgeting your own dear little self and believe me as ever

 

                                                                        Yours

                                                                                    Frank M Guernsey

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