Camp Ferera

Fredricksburg Va

Aug 8^th 1862

 

Dear Uncle

                        I received your letter No 21 this afternoon we have moved round some for the last month we are in the remote region of the enemys land where the country is full of the gurrillas and rebels scattered all round us the country is very hilly and woody. they will not let the men in to the city the cars run from hear to Acquia Creek 12 miles all the time the soil hear is very red like brick the men have been paid of there last two months and they will send the most of it home I shall send you 10 dollars in this letter and shall send more bye and bye we do not expect to stay hear long. we have had the promice of having our Reg filled up right away the men are all pretty well at least the most of them there is quite a lot of confederate money here I will send you some of it to look at we are about 61 miles from Richmond this division is cald Burnsides 9^th army Core Rinals division and all letters should be directed by the way of Washington, D.C. I am about the same as I have been for the last 6 months I do not think that I ever can get well here the climate is hotter here than in North Carolina the camp and roads are hard and dusty we cant move / for being all covered with dust I have begun this letter on the back side but I guess you can read it I should like to have Ann here to pick blackburys they are thick than I ever saw them at home but not quite so large we have seen fruit of all kinds and that was ripe greensause is not very plenty here the soldiers have taken it that that was fit to take I do not know what to write when you write direct 21^st Regt, Mass V. 2 Division Burnsides Army Washington, D.C.

 

our comander is Lieut Woodbury Whittemore

 

If I had time I could write a good long letter I should like to have you send two or three stamps in your next enclosed you will find 10 dollars and a confederate five and I will send more next time from your

 

                        Nephew

                                                W^m P Hall

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