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Regiment: 7th Rhode Island Infantry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: Ambrose E. Burnside, Samuel P. Carter
Sunday noon
Jan. 31st 1864
Dearest,
The mail has just
come bringing me No. 9 dated
Jan. 13
th & mailed the 16
th.
I have always been sorry I didn’t
write something to send from
Somerset if it was only a word
on a newspaper, but it was
almost impossible. I hadn’t
even a pencil & not a drop of ink
my tent having blown down &
desk tipped over so many times
that I lost it all, & there wasnt
a drop of
ink fluid ink in
the Regt. for weeks, except when
it was on or near the fire.
I thought we should get here that
day or the next & then I could write
The 9
th N.H. & the 10
th Michigan
Cavalry a Mich. Battery & some
Ohio Troops arrived yesterday.
I suppose they are going on.
The paper mentioned the 9
th
among those that were going
with Burnside.
Gen. Carter has just called here
He left Knoxville Thursday
noon. He says the 9
th Corps.
is going East as soon as they
can be relieved by other troops.
I should think Burnside would
take the 25
th Mass. with him
again. I told P. they were
going home. He hadn’t heard
of the 21
st going home.
Is Ed. Morse at home?
P. is no better. I hope he isn’t
going to be sick.
He & Peckham both are 10 times
as sick as Potter ever was, but
they won’t give up.
I don’t think the Rebs can
hold out much longer.
I am glad, for his sake that
he (Mr. C.) begins to realize it.
I mean to write to him if I
can get a chance.
P. had a letter from Thompson
Conn. the other day – double post –
age. It is rainy today, but very
warm, so that I have taken my
coat off. I have got on one of the
shirts that
[ ? ] sent. It is quite thin
no lining bright red with
a very narrow black stripe
cutting it into squares.
Monday morning. Another
beautiful day after the storm. It
cleared off Saturday afternoon & again
yesterday afternoon & was pleasant last
night when I went to bed, but before
I went to sleep a terrible storm arose
& lasted nearly all night. No mail
Mondays.
Tuesday noon
Ja Feb. 2. 1864
The mail has come, but
nothing for me.
Another pleasant day.
Good Bye Darling,
With all Love,
H xxxxxx.
[On Envelope:]
Box 409,
Mrs. L. A. Waterson,
Worcester,
Box. 409. Mass.
Rebs
can’t
hold
out much
longer
