Fort Schuyler

Nov 9^th 1862

 

Friend. Emily. Esq.

                        I take my pen to write you a few lines to let know that I am not dead yet and that I have not forgotten you yet. I am well and hope thes lines will find you the same. we are in a comfortable place as we can ask for we are in a room in the fort it is all stone but the floor & overhead & has 3 fireplaces in it. ther is 80 of us in the room & it is not more than 20 feet long & 12 wide / ther by mighty I have spilt my ink all over my paper thats damn mean    over the whole of it

 

I cant write half what I wanted to

 

I am so mad.

 

I wish that you could come down here and have a game of euchre with us some evening for we play all most evry evening but do not tell eny one for if you do it may make a bad smell round a bout thats all. I would like to come home thanksgiving to go to a good ball & have a roast turkey but as can not I must chow this hardbread & let it go at that it has been snowing & raining ever since last friday morning & the lord only knows how much longer it will storm & he wont tell I wish it clear off for it cold enough to / make a fellow disown his marm tell Hase & Flo that they must write to me as soon as they can & not waite for me to write again till they write. write and let me know how the choir gets along now days. you know who I mean I want you to go to a good ball for me thanksgiving night so I can sleep easy

 

I must close now so this is the end

                                                from

                                                O. Richardson

 

                                    please direct to

                                    Osmon. Richardson

                                    Co H. 28 Me Regt.

                                    Fort Schuler

                                                New. York.

 

                        write as soon as you can

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