Camp Pointe Pinto      Dec 30^th 1861

 

                                                                                                Dear Miss, good and kind

friend it is with the greatest of pleasure and highest regards that i sit here to day penning to you in a huge style a small scetch of our travels and health and also a scetch of what wee look forward for wheather it be appreciated or that will test us on receipt of an answer to this hopeing it may at least stir a thought if not a line

 

Wee are encamped 8 miles from Fort Clark WW on the River Pointe Pinto it is pretty little river and the scenes romantic Wee started from camp Pickett on the sale Nov 19^th Did marched 18 miles through Sanantonio to Leon River stayed one day on the 21^st wee marched 17 miles to MeDena also a beautifull river 22 through casterville the county seat of MeDena co. on 18 miles to the Haunto River 23 through a dutch town 16 miles dist. to the Suso River 24^th to the Blanko River 14 miles 25 to Frio River 14 miles distant 26^th to the Nausses River through the little town Uvalda the county seat of uvalda co. 20 miles distant from there on the 27^th to turkey creek 16 miles distant from there on the 28^th to Elm creek 12 miles distant from there on the 29^th through Port clark to Pointe Pinto River 17 miles distant five companies of our Reg have been on the line of march long enough to be at Elpasso by this time there is only three companies in this command capt Cleaver is in command Lieuftinant Colonel Sutton was in command of the advance detachment of the 3^rd Reg Col Steel will bring up the remaining portion of the Reg in about 10 or 15 days Wee will remain here in camp untill they rejoin us our means of transportation is very good, wee have three waggons to the company six to eight mules to the waggon

 

With all of the scenes of beauties and romance yet there likes one thing to make one moments hapy and pleasing to him self a line or scratch from one of the fair ones left behind / would cheer the droopping mind of one that has forsaken home society of fair Ladies and friends and sweet relatives and has volunteered to drive from our sweet and bright suny South the enemy that so unfavorably have lifted the weapon of Death in our faces all this i say and then to swap the of life and pleasure for filthy camp life and to endure hardshipp and fatique booth day and night rain and summer sunschine or what not all of a piece to me When in my midnight rounds of wayward watch when nothing is heard save the howling of the wolf or the neighing of hungry horses it then my thoughts revolt to to pleasure afore spoke of and at that time if i only could could have received a line from a fair one of that country to assure me that your well wishes was with me Oh wish me well if nothing better and cheer me on to the battle feald where i hope soon to meet and and vanquish a foe that infest our sweet suny south and read this letter if you wish us well

 

excuse me for wereing your patience and i will try to reconcile you if it is in my power though one here is equal only to a deranged man sooner or later it will be over and i hope to shake hands with them of my lovely friends that i have left behind

 

i will close my pramble and stoop werieng your patience if you sense my impatience answer if you please i shall not tire or become impatient perusing a line made by your pretty little fingers

 

                                    I am ever yours

 

                                                                        Most Respectfully

                                                                                    H H Wommack

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