Warrenton Junction Va. May 14/63

 

Dear Father

               Yours of the third came duly to hand.

 

I was glad to hear that Clipperton was geting along so fine with his company. I am geting to dislike my officers more & more every day all except the Lieutenant I think I like him better.

 

You said if I got wounded that you would come directly to me you were right in saying that I was liable to be wounded any time but it would be folly for you to come it would do me no good nor you eather. there were three men wounded to day two of them were sent directly to Washington by the first train the other is to badly hirt to be sent yet. they will get the very best of care There was one horse killed & one wounded none of our company were there & of / course none were hirt.

 

Our men shot one of them right through the head above the nose.

 

But after the rebs firing out of the house at five of Co. E. the Col. would not let them burn it but if the boys go there they will finish that place up with out asking the officers the Lieut. Col. said he would burn it in three minutes if he could get a chance.

 

I tell you this not to make any thing of for the boys of the 1^st Va. Cav had a skirmish here about ten days ago that this is not a circumstance to, but I tell it to show you what kind of officers we have.

 

you wanted to know if I had plenty of money. I have we don't get a chance to spend a great deal here.

 

What do you think of the great battle at Fredericksburgh. I suppose although driven back we have six thousand prisoners have we not. We went four miles below here / to a place on the railroad last saturday here we met Stonemans Cav who had just arrived from the fortifications of Richmond they told us that they were inside the outer fortifications of that place with two Regiments the place they could have burned if they had been allowed to do so.

 

Love to all

Your son

W^m. Glover. Gage.

 

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Warrenton, Va.

May 14, '63

Fredericksburg

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