December the 29 1862
In camp near Frederickburg, VA
My Dear Mary,
I take my pen in hand to drop you a few lines to let you know that I am yet standing the storm but I have bin looking for someone to bring my substitute evry day. I would like verry well to get out of the slaughter pen. I could tell you a great eal about this army if I could see you. There has bin several days of late that could have put my substitute put in if I could have gotten here. That is the great difficulty that I have to contend with. There is hardly anyone that knows how to get to the army. If they cant
Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
