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Regiment: 1st U.S. Volunteers Sharpshooters
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
Hudson May 23d 1864
Capt Clark
I was verry much pleased
in receiving your letter a few days
since written after you was wounded.
It was somewhat of a surprise
as I had given up ever hearing from you
again personaly for it had some little time
since I had written to you
But it gave me the more
pleasure for not expecting it
I am not a going to say that
I am sorry that you got wounded for I am
not sertain but it was the best thing that
could have happened to you for you are shure
of your life for a time at least now.
But from all of the accts that
we get from the armey now a man does not
stand much of a
[ ? ]
But I sincerely hope you
will not be troubled with your arm a great
deal and will soon be sound again.
We have not heard a word of
the fate of Frank as yet and begin to fear the
worst.
Frank will be mourned by a large
circle of Frends if the worst should prove true
But I can not bear the
thought that it should prove to be the worst
The uncertanty is pleasure
rather than that
His Brother and myself rent
up to
[ ? ] last week a distance of about
sixty miles to see. Spooners to find out what
he knew in regard to him
But find when we got there
that he did not know much about him
In fact was so pleased to
get home that he could not tell any thing if
he knew any thing.
He was the same old
Spooney as of old for all I can see
I would have given a
great deal to have been with you and
went to Lieut Brewers grave and the
rest of the Boys that fell over one year
ago to day this Month.
If Every Community has
suffered as the community around Hudson
has suffered in the late Battles it will be
a pretty sorry time even if victory should
be ours
There is but few but has
lost some Frend at least.
The yonst has got hom a
free man and has gone to clerking. it in a
[ ? ] shop
So much for him.
Joe C. Whet has got a prety
good place in the Bank of
[ ? ] & Co.
Ed Walton is in town but could
not say what he was going for a living
unless he is living on the interest of his
money which is probably the case
As for myself I have got
to be a Post Office pimp
But expect I shall go
on to the farm in the course of a month or so
It is to hot for comfort up
here by odds for comfort
If is as hot down
in Virginia accordingly I pity our
wounded Boys
Accept my best regards
for yourself & Ladie
Write soon and oblige me
of your old comrade and Friend.
Truly
Will G. Colwell
