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Potomac Creek Apr /63

Dear Father & Mother.

I received your letter of the 16th inst last Sunday evening but as the box had not reached me yet: I received the box last evening the bottle of Jamaica Ginger was broken and it ran out the eggs were…

Potomac Creek Apr 26th /63

Dear Father & Mother.

I received your letter of the 19th inst a few evenings ago but as I was on guard I had not time to answer it. All of the boys are well and I am well also. I received the box as for the cakes and…

Harewood Hos. May 18th /63

Dear Uncle
I have just received your letter of the 17 inst, and was very glad to hear from you. I am glad that pap got in time for the car; as I was afraid I kept him too long. Tell mother that she had better not come…

Washington June 30th /63

Dear Father & Mother.

I received your letter of the 19th inst on the 24th but I had not time to answer it before we started for City Point. I have written three letters to you but you say that you have not received…

Hampton Roads Sept 17th /63

Dear Father & Mother.

I received your letter of the 31st inst last Saturday and was glad to hear from you. We are now lying in Hampton Roads waiting for orders. Last Thursday week we took a load to Washington came…

April 15th /64
Barracks D.C
Headquarters of V. R. C. Cliffburne

Dear Father & Mother.

I now sit down to write you a few lines to let you know how I am getting along. We left the Hospital at half past two in the afternoon left Broad and Prime…

Depot Camp of V. R. C. April 24th /64

Dear Father & Mother.

I now sit down to write you a few lines to let you know that I am well, and hope these few lines will find you the same. I am now acting orderly for one of the Captains. I was…

Hospital Boat Connecticut
off Alexandria Va.
May 4th /64

Dear Father & Mother
I received the letter that you wrote to me on the 2nd of May just as I was starting off. There was a squad of us sent on this boat and another on the State of Maine…

Steamer Connecticut Aug 12th /64

Dear Father & Mother.

I received your letter of the 31st inst. yesterday. We took a load of wounded up to Washington. For the last week we have been carrying wounded to Fort Monroe. In the load that we carried…

Steamer Connecticut Aug 22nd /64

Dear Father & Mother.

I received two letters from you one dated the 5th of June and the other the 11th of August. I was glad to hear from you. We took a load of sick and wounded to Washington last Saturday the…