Nathaniel Robie to Frances Robie, 13 August 1862
New Orleans Aug 13th 1862
Dear Wife
Your letter of July 30th came
to hand last night and was very glad to here
from you I had began to think I wasnt going to
here from you but you had a very good reason
for not writing before Well Frances you seam
to be somewhat disapointed about my coming
home Well Dear Frances I may come yet I should
like to go home just as much as you would like
to have me the papers are made out for five or
six and signed by our serjon but tha are
laying in the captains office now how long
tha will lay thare I dont know I hope not
long I do hope he will take some interest
in it and get them fixed out some time
but I serpose he will take his own time
for it Tha are expecting a transport vessel
here every day and if he is going to do aney thing
about it I wish he would be about it so if we
can go home I should like to go on this boat
when she goes back My health is some better
than it has been but dont feel very spunkey
yet you must not worey about me if I dont
come home this time if I dont come now
I am inhops to some other time I rather think
tha will let me go but if not I will stay here
and do the best I can I want to see you very
much and all the rest I had a letter from Fred
the other day he said that mother was proberly
failing every day I want to see her very much
and do hope it will be so I can before long
the health of the boys is very good We havent
but one in the hospital that is F K Gore
tha had a perty hard fight up to Baton Rouge
the 5th Our folks only had twenty five hundred
troops and the rebels eight thousand but our
men drove them back General Williams was
killed Colonel Roberts of the 7th VT was killed
15teen killed & wounded in the 7thVT tha took
quite a number of prisoners tha was sent to
this citty I dont think of much more to
write this time it is very hot weather
here it rains most every daybut it dont
seem to cool the air much I want to see you
very much and are inhops to before long You
sade your side troubled some time this summer
I dont want you to work so hard when you
aint able to You must go a visiting and get rested
you must go up town and stay a while and then
up to St Johnsbury I should like to be thare and
go with you perhaps I will before long Write soon
Good buy From your aff Husband
love to all Sergt Nat Robie
Co D 8th Regt VT Vols
DATABASE CONTENT
| (688) | DL0095.014 | 3 | Letters | 1862-08-13 |
Letter from Sergeant Nathaniel Robie, 8th Vermont Infantry, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 13, 1862, to his wife Frances Robie
Tags: Death (Military), Fighting, Homesickness, Hospitals, Illnesses, Injuries, Prisoners of War, Ships/Boats, Weather
People - Records: 2
Places - Records: 1
- (72) [origination] ~ New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
SOURCES
Nathaniel Robie to Frances Robie, 13 August 1862, DL0095.014, Nau Collection.
