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Regiment: 7th Wisconsin Infantry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: Abraham Lincoln, George B. McClellan
[Image of Maj. Gen. Geo. B. McClellan]
Camp Arlington
December the 1
Headquarters 7 Reg’t.
W.I Co. H
Camp the 1861
Dear father and
mother it is
with plasure
that I now set
down to right a few lines to
let you now that we are all
at presant and hope theas few
[ ? ] will find you all
the same I have not much
news to right only to let
you know that we are all
well you and Emly rites
that you hear that we
are goin out on the fleet
wal now I we have herd
the same here but now
how Did the news came
wal it came by some
Dam fool goin over to the
6 regiment or the 2 rigment
or Some other place and
Coming back and tels
that that he hir so
and a gain the is anuff
Dam fools to right it home
for the fact ar to make
folks bleave it if he can
I will tell you now that
I Dont beave any thing
that I hear if the
presidant lincan woold
tell me that we was
goin to leave here to
Day I wold never bleave
him or no other Dam man
father and mother it seams to
bother about you our haven to
stew and gard standing
gard is nothing for we
are only on too hours
and fore hours of and
I can stand it well
hear is another thing that
is a Dam lie that is the
solgers are sufering for the
want of Cloths and
that is another Dam
fie for I dont
lbeave
bleave the is a singal man
in the Army but what
has good cloths and plenty
of them to as far and
part Each one of us has
more Cloths than a
Darn mule could pack
on his back
I have got too goo over
cots 1 blue 1 gray and too under
cots one is new never had
it on but too times and
too good pars of pants
one I never have ares but
too time too good woolen
shirts and too pars of Drawers
and one par of shews and one par
of socks only too caps
this from
Mr Eli Hitchcock Esq
to His Father
and Mother
Hitchcock
Well
I got a leter from
you last night and
one from Emly the same
time right I dont care
I to which one of us
for we will all see it
