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Regiment: 1st U.S. Volunteers Sharpshooters
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
Army of the Potomac
Oct 1st 1863
My Mary.
My Dear Darling Wife.
If is not
of “one year ago to night” but of
one short month ago to night that
I am thinking That night the
last I passed with her I love
better than life follows me in
memory always as I lay my head
on my soldiers pillow.
Sis. I would not
exchange the memory of the hap=
piness of these five weeks we were
together. for the concentrated
happiness of all my live previous
But time flies swiftly we will
soon be united again, how I
long for the expiration of this eleven
months no pen nor
[ ? ] can tell.
That deserter of mine I wrote
you of, I have got returned to
the Co. with no other punishment
than the loss of pay, and you
ought to see him to know what
gratitude is he will never leave
me. while I am in the army.
He left on
account of the abuse he received
from Baker. he was glad to get
back. I hear nothing from
Grand Rapids since that letter of
Mothers. I thought Louise might
at least acknowledge the receipt
of that Photograph, but likely
she is busy.
A soldier of the 40th N.Y.
through Will McNiel got
[ ? ]
Blakesly address and is now
and has been for some time cor=
responding regularly with her
she sent him her Photograph lately
Nettie does not even know his true
name while he through Will knows
all about her. Romance thou art
the God we worship.
May your dreams be of me
with many kisses and sweet dreams of
her I love Good Night
Ever Your
Gardner
[On Envelope:]
Mary B. Clark,
Montpelier
Vermont
Mary B Baxter
Grand
Michigan
Mrs. Gardner B. Clark
Montpelier
Vermont
Mary J Baxter
Grand Rapids,
Michigan
Mary B. Clark
