Camp near Gainesville Va. Oct 21^st 1863

 

Dear Father

          Your letter of the 4^th Oct I received since arriving with the regiment which was a day or two since.

 

We are not regularly encamped but have only stoped to rest a day or two.

 

I am in hopes I shall have better health here than I had in Washington I feel quite well to day.

 

I am pretty well mounted now my horse although green in the service is broken to firing all ready in fact we were skirmishing all day the day that I got back so that he got broke before the nite of his first day on the front.

 

There was one Corporal of our Company wounded the day that I got back.

 

What Hospital is Charles Voorheis at I should write to him if I knew which hospital to direct to. Love to all

 

From your son

W^m. G. Gage.

 

[overleaf]

 

Glover

Oct 21/63

Camp Near Gainsville

Answd Oct 28^th

            & Nov 1 sent $5—

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