Camp Pierpoint Dec 28^th

 

                                                                                    My Dear Sister Aggie

                                                                                                I received yours & mothers letters tonight & I was very happy to hear that you were all well & to receive your congratulations for my safety. I am indeed happy that I have been able to do something for the cause of Liberty and Union. I was very glad to hear that Lieut Pearce had paid you a visit He is a very good officer & behaved with the greatest coolness & bravery at the late fight. I did not know that he was going the day he started or I would have tried to send you some trophy of the battlefield. You ask me how I felt during the fight. / Well I felt like as if if it was a pretty warm place where bullets were flying as thick as hail for a while. I felt neither sad nor revengeful but just as if I was supporting my country & the Stars & Stripes which were waving just beside me. I felt as merry as you please both going & coming only when very near home I felt a little tired having marched at least 25 miles. About feeling afraid I certainly was not afraid though I had a kind of sense of danger during the whole fight which I believe any man must have that gets into as warm a place as I was in. Some fellows report feeling something cold crawl up their back though I did not / experience anything of the kind. The boys are all tired of talking about the fight & are "spilin" for another one. I seen Bob yesterday he is entirely well & is doing duty. I am in very good health & condition just now There is nothing strange going on here except the weather is very cold We have very cold blowing winds here that just blow almost through us when we are standing guard these dark wintry nights. On Christmas we had oh such a good dinner Bread & beef for dinner & Bread & coffee for supper. Some of the boys got Boxes with a turkey & pie & every thing served up in them / Well if I live I will make up for it next Christmas & I will try & eat a whole turkey myself Well I must wind up by telling you that I have received a letter from James M^cCandless in which he states that they are going to send those things the Sabbath School got up to us & wanted to know if Blankets & other things would not be better than socks I told him that shirts & drawers were most needed in the company he will likely show you the letter. Give my love to mother Anne Jeanie & Johnie also to Mr & Mrs Armstrong & all enquiring friends I wish you all a happy New Year & hope it will not end without it us meeting once more Good Bye

 

            write soon

 

                        Your Affectionate Brother Hugh Fraser

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