D.C.

Camp.8^th .Vt..Near.Washington

 

                        July 24^th. 1864

 

Dear Wife

 

            yours of July 17^th was recived last night and was very glad to here from you but was very sorey to here you was so unwell Dear Wife I do hope you will be better soon you must be as carful as you can about working to hurt you O how I wish I was thare to comfort you Frances I never wanted go to home so bad as I do now I have got tiard and sick of the survis it is nothing but a humbug I don’t wandor the army of  the Potomac are discureged it is anough to discurege any one well the rebs have made another rade in mariland and I guess tha will have time to make another before it is ended I don’t think this war will ever be ended by fighting we have ben on a campain up as fur as the Shanadore river we drove the rebs about two miles the other side & turned round and came back to this plase we expect to go to Petersburg from here but Frances you must not worey any about me if we go into a fight we must do the best that we can and I do hope the lord will protect us from all harm and we ma live to return home agane Frances if I ever get a chanse to get out of the survis I shall do it but if I should resign now tha would not except of it I think if I thought tha would I would send it in dredful quick Frances I have just hurd some sad news I hald a letter from Amanda she says that Charles is dead he was wounded the 3d  of June and died the 24^th it is hard to have Brothers killed in this way you spoke about that money you hald with you well I think you hald better keep it for your own use you will want to use it your self perhaps I think that would be the best way for you to do I dont think of much more to write this time so I will close by wishing my darling Good Night write soon & all the news love to all

 

                        From your Aff Hursband                   

 

                                    Lieut N. Robie

 

I recived that mony all right that you sent me 20 dolars & I thank you a thousand times for it

                                                N.R.

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