Camp 10^th Conn. Vols.

Bermuda Hundred Va

May 27^th 1864 12M

 

My Dear Abbie

            I recieved a short letter from you by last nights mail. I was glad to hear that Annie was still living. I hope she may still yet be spared to her parents although I suppose her recovery is very doubtfull if not almost impossible. I think I have written you about Patrick Manion in one of my former letters. he was wounded just before we left the field when we drawn up in line repelling an advance of the enemy while we were covering their retreat. I dont think he was wounded very badly however not so but that he was able to walk of the field he with another Co I man named Moyer a recruit instead of coming towards the Post road they went to the R.R. and was probably taken prisoners.

 

            You say you think we were defeated / you were about right about it. Our Corps however was not defeated. And had some other Gen^l beside Gen^l Butler been in command he would have taken our Corps and have whipped the Rebs within an inch of their life. As it was they did not follow us or in fact know that they had whipped us untill a day or two after when they found out we had left and fallen back behind our entrenchments. it was a shame. if we had been successfull or had repulsed the Rebs at that time the result would have been glorious. We would have been able probably in a day or two to have carried their works and have got a foot hold on the River above Fort Darling and probably before this we should have been thundering before Richmond! if not actualy in posession of the city.

 

            One after another the would be candidates for the Presidency are killed off or at least kill themselves off. Banks and Butler are both laid on the shelf. there will be no further trouble from them in that line.

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