Washington D. C.

                                                                                                            May 29^th 1865

 

            My dear Fannie

                                    This is a beautiful day. after two days rain the sun has again showed his face and every thing looks bright and lovely. I am unfortunately rather closely confined to my tent with a very lame foot. the day before the Review I was foolish enough to purchase a new pair of boots and marching over the pavement of the City completely used me up. not a very honorable wound is it? but still it is not very comfortable I assure you. I guess that it will be a luckey thing for me in the end for now, I cannot run around any so I stay in my tent and work at my papers which have to be made out before my Company can be mustered out of the service. we are all very busy, and have a great deal to do. I find that there is more work to be done to get out of / the service than there is to get into it. but if nothing happens to prevent, in a little over two weeks we shall be on our way home. I expect that we shall go to the State to be mustered out, perhaps to Milwaukee. there is one thing certain, after I do get mustered out there is no cars that can run to fast to take me home (I think some of taking passage on the Telegraph) I received a letter from Mother and one from Sister Teen a few days ago. they are very anxious for me to come that way when I go to Wis. I should like to do so very much but I expect that it will not be possible, for I cannot leave my Company until they are finally discharged. but I am promising myself much pleasure with Fannie. I expect that it will seem strange to me to be my own master once more, with no orders to be obeyed and with the priveledge of going and coming when I choose. I can hardly realize what a free man is or how he must appear to himself.

 

            Fannie you wrote me some time since / about some things that Mr Hicks left. please say to Mrs Hicks that I have his things safe and will bring them home with me when I come. I shall probably be at Weyauwega some time or other I think she will be more apt to get the things by waiting until I come home, than she would should I send them by Express. But Fannie I have written about all I can think of so I guess I will stop and go to work on my papers. please remember me to your people accept much love and lots of kisses from

 

                                                            Your Affectionate

                                                                                    Frank.

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