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Regiment: 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
Battles Mentioned: Bull Run, Virginia
Historical Figures:
Dear Sister, I now take
my pen in hand to let you
know that I am well and I
hope that these few lines
will find you the same
This Flag shall wave over
‘Sumpter’ or may
[ ? ] I am living a soldiers life
and I shall be a soldier until
the flag of our union waires our the
south. If I live that long, I will fight
for the stars and stripes as long as I
live, Dear sister you must excuse me for
not writing before I whant to see you
so much Dear, sister tell sister, samantha
that I whant to see
[ ? ]to verry much
tell her that i would like to have hur
write to me and you most write to
me to. I went up to the camp of
the Connetict Regiment to see Agostus
this morning and he is well and we were so glad to
see each other Dear sister you do not
know how happy I was to see our Dear
brother Agostus, you do not know the joy
that swelld to my hart when I first saw our
Dear, Brother, we have had a fight and the
southerners whiped us out but I dont think
they will again. I have not got time to
write the pertickerls of the fight if I
had time I would write and tell you all
about it, Agustus, and I are safe and
will at present, we expect to have another
fight to morrow, Dear sister if I live to get
back a live I will come and see you but
if I get killed Dear sister you must pray
for my poor soul, and if I
[ ? ] you may know
that I died a fighting for my country, Dear sister
will you please write to sister Samantha
and tell her that I am well and I would
write to her but I have not got time to
Dear sister I would send you my likiness
but I cant get it taken you write to Agustus
to tell me to send my likeness and send
you a lock of my hair I will send you a lock
of my hair but it is very short because I have
had it shingled lately but I will send a
lock of it to you Dear sister
[ ? ] it is you
Dear sister you must excuse me bad writing
and spelling for I have no place to write except
I sit on the ground and use a board for a
writing desk you must not expect that I
shall write good or spell wright I dont
know whether you can read this scribling
or not tell Uncles folks that I send
my love to them all Dear, sister I wish that
you could send me your likeness I would
send you mine but I cant get it taken
I would like to see you once more to see
if you loock as you did when I saw you last
that was a long time ago was it not Dear
sister you most forgive me for not
writing to you before I would write
to you often but I do not have time
to write to any one now days, so you must
write to me whether I write to you or not
I will write to you as often as I can Dear sister
I must draw my letter to a close
so good by at present Dear sister
this is from Geo. W. Nevins to his Dear Sister
Miss Hairet Nevins
Direct your letters to George W. Nevins
Washington D.C. Co C 2nd Regiment
of Wisconsin Volunteers
We are encamped
[ ? ] a crost the
river from George toward and wright in
sight of Washington we can see all
our the city
hear is a lock of hair
and I commit it to your care
and when this you see
please remember me
[On Envelope:]
Miss Hairret A. Nevins
McDonough
Shanango Co
N.Y
