Army of the Potomak

Camp near Falmouth

March the 16^th 1863.

 

            Dear friend: George:—

Ill tak this pressent uportunity to send you a few Lins. I am well at pressent & I hop this few Lins may you & your Family ingoying the sam blessing; there is not much News to sent from here, the Regt had to go on picket yesterday Morning every Man had to go, that was able, & also every Offiser to; the Raps ar making Attaks on our Pikets frequently; most every Day or two, & I think their was something of the kind going on yesterday towards evning, the send for reinforcment, & the 110^th P. V. startet out in dopple quik. I hav not heard any thing yet. wether the had a brush with each other or not /

 

The Weather is very dissagreeable all Day yesterday & to Day; We had a very heave Donnergust yesterday noon. it was ligthning very sharp but instead of raining it was Slitting & snowing all the tim such Weather I hav never expecktet down here, it is endeed wors here som Day then wath it is at hom, with you. the Wood is getting very scarc here to at first wen we incampt hear we could not see 15 yards ahead for Wood, but now it is gleared out far & near. We have to howl our Wood at a Distants of nearly 4 Mils; then we only get a half a load to each Co. the Boys ar very glad to hear that McGlallin was is to hav Comand again We all expeckt him to be our Comandr again & old Joe Hoocker. I hav stated in my last Letter that i was expekting a furlough but i think you no mor a bout it then i do. Lieut. Brindl didnt / lik to com out rigth, wen i askt him about it, wen he startet for hom the reason is this. John Wilson he wants to go hom, alltough I was the second Man that askt for furlough John only askt latly. but your friend William Wolf thinks that John Wilson should go befor i & even was so bold as to tell mi to my face that John ougth to go insteat of mi, but you no, I never say much about any thing, unles it coms to hart & ef ever Wolf had a good racking, you may bet i giv him on, I askt him, ef he had a furlough promist to him wether he would let a other one go in his plas. all he said, he dit not care, he dit not want a furlough. I giv it to him, you may bet, but you may get angre at mi for insulting your frind but ef you do, I shall bey your darke because i was bout to tak my / on part, but the missfurtun is this, Riches taks the lead her as well as at hom, & ther ar mor faver bestowed upon a riche Man son then on a pore on. Riches & frinds taks the lead here; but ef John goes befor i do I shall never ask for a other chanc to go hom. John A Ziegler & Tomas Spier paid mi a Visit to Day. the were sorry the Regt. was out on picket. the look very healty & fat & the say all the rest of them ar well exept F[?]. Zigler & Spier ar in the Band. Spier plays first & Zigler second tenner. No mor at pressent, but remain yours

                                                                                                J. A. Stair

 

My Lov to you & the famile to Lieutenant Brindl & all the rest; Writh son and oblige yours J A Starr.

 

            exuse for my bad writhing.

 

            you shall hear from mi in a few Days again.

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