Point Lookout Md

Aug 16

                                                                                                                                  

            Dear Sister Sarah

I received you letter dated the 9 and I also got one from Robert I ought to have answered bouth but I thought I would here some news about going home well it is the 16^th and no news yet so I thought I would write to to you. but we have not much longer to stay for the have relieved all the detatched men of our regt taking up the mess pans and &c. but I do not think will be home be the time your time is up for we have only 4 more days and we can not get home in that time our old Col does / not push the thing hard enough. I was very sorry to here that you were not very well but I hope you are better now and that Brother William had to work so hard but I think I can help him a good deal when I get home tell Mother I am much obliged to her for the money she sent me tell Robert I will buy a ring for him with the 50^cts he sent me but as for the fans there has been an order issued not to let any go off the Point and as for me carrying them it would be impossible for they would all get broken. I see by the papers that the 7^th are agoing to have a big reception but I guess the 139 will not have much / of a one but the best one for me will to be home and one more good dinner with you I have no more news to write to you so I will close you need not ansr this for I will be on the way home I will write to you before I start we will go to Camp Dennison

 

Give my best Love to my dear Brother Mother and little sister Mary

                                                                                    from your

                                                                        affect Brother James

 

tell Robert I will not have time to answer his letter

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