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Regiment: 1st U.S. Volunteers Sharpshooters
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Roxberry Vermont.
April 24th 1864.
My Loved Husband.
Darling Boy.
I dont know as it
will do any good for me to write to you as it is after
the 20th but I cannot help it. I must write to you
and perhaps you will get it sometime. I do not know
what I shall do if I cannot write to you and hear from
you the next four months would seem longer than ever.
Wont you be glad when it is gone. I guess I shall we
will be so happy. I shall love you so much that I know
I shall plague you more than I did when I was down
there. I wonder what you are doing today. alone in our
house I presume thinking of your little wife. wouldent
she like to step in there and surprise you!
I guess not?
Did I leave my appetite with you. I think it must be
that I did for it has been missing ever since I got back
and I cannot find it. if you have no use for it please
send it to me for the folks make a dreadfull fuss about
my being so careless as to forget it.
Aunt Mary had a fainting spell last night. we
did not know but she would die. there was an hour
that we could not see that she breathed at all.
April 27th It is a number of days since I commenced
this but it has rained all the time and I have had
no chance to send it to the Office so I did not finish
it. if you never get it I dont suppose it will make
any difference. but I cannot bear the thought that
we cannot corespond during our lonesome seperation.
You dont know how fleashy I have grown, since I got
here. (I will not say home.) for I am only at home with
you.) I was weighed to-day and I weigh the enormous
amount of one hundred and twelve pounds. Celia
is nearly as large as I am she weighs one hundred
and eight. Tell Capt. Hetherington I have
seen one person besides him that has been in Cherry
Valley. Uncle William says he was there a few years ago.
I have also found a young lady who is a warm
admirer of the said Capt. she fell in love with his
picture and wanted me to speak a good word for
her. she is real good looking, has black hair and black
eyes and is only eighteen years old. that is all I
know of her. she is here now and has been a member
of days on a visit her name is Mary Blood. Uncle
Williams niece. he must cultivate those whiskers.
It is just two weeks to-day since I left you. I would
not care if I could have a game of Cribbage with
you to night. but if I could step in there I do not
belive I should think of it. is your new horse as
good as “Charley.” I hardly know what to do without
my rides, and it is dreadfull lonesome disagreable
weather, raining nearly all the time.
There is a great deal of sickness here this spring.
and they have the small-pox in Northfield.
I see by the papers that Mr. & Mrs. Tom Thumb
and their boy. with Minnie Warren and Can
[ ? ]. will be in Montpelier in about three
weeks.
Take good care of yourself as possible and dont
forget your little Girl.
Love and a few kisses.
Yours Ever, Mary B. Clark
G. B. Clark
[On Envelope:]
Lt. Gardner B. Clark.
6th Regt. 1st A.C.
Washington.
D.C.
