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Regiment: 6th Wisconsin Infantry
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Before Petersburg, Va
July 21st 1864
Dear Brother
Yours of 18th in st
came to hand last night also one
of July 10th I recd night of 19th
I was glad to hear that Fannie had
arrived for her eyes did not get any
better while she was in Indiana
She used to strong medicine for them
When my eyes was Sore I used
Nitre of Silver and it all but
Killed me anything that was
cooling to the eyes was the best
recd a letter from Mother the
Saturday saying all well It was
quite dull in B. now and things
are very high now especially flour + wheat
that will Fall again. The drouth causing
the excitement and the Speculators
took advantage of it and sold
their flour at 10 + 12 dollars per barrel
They have had rain and
[ ? ]
look were. Did I not send you
a photograph while I was home
last winter If I did not I will
send you one I am sure I sent
you one it must have been lost
If we are in the Service next winter
I thought of trying to get a furlough
For I would like to visit you while
Fannie is with you. Pleased to
hear that you have things arrangd
to suit you in the pottery I was
afraid you would have trouble
I guess everything is for the best
at least I always look at things
in that light
I have noticed Some of those
fly’s here I caught one on
my neck its bite was like cutting
with a knife We are troubled
with the common fly the most
they bother us more than the
Rebel shells + bullets
Talking of Shell I will say that
is all the Sport we have the
Mortars on both sides had quite
a duel yesterday And it was
Sport for us Our mortars throwed
the Shell just inside of their works
making the Rebels (get down and
get) that is down into the ground.
There is one just droped amongst
them now here their boys saying See
them get there goes another the fun
has commenced for today
The Rebels do not
[ ? ] so
accurate as our men and they
cut the fuse longer allowing
the shell to bury stedy in the ground
before exploding and then it
does no damage We have blowed
up 3 Limbers of Ammunition
since we have came here We are
within (Shooting distance) (500 yds)
and we joke them about dodging
Deserters come in every day 10 came
in yesterday 20 the day before
They say that they have two lines
of pickets on our left one line to
watch the other and both lines come
in I guess that is watching the other
only goes along to see where he is going
Another of the old Co has gone to
his last resting place Frank M
Crandall he died of lung desease
He was one of the first to enlist
and to re-enlist He was rather sick
the fore part of this campaign and
went to the hospital where he died
I and Frank was old friends had
always been like Brothers ever since
we became acquainted It will be
a hard blow for his cousins and aunt
Lt Huntington is premoted
to First Lieut I do not know weather
he will except it or not hope he will for
he is such a good man + Soldier
Fannie
[ ? ] not write to soon
will be contented to wait awhile
for a letter My love to all from your
Affect Brother
Mair Pointon
Co. A 6th Wis Vet Vols
Washington D.C.
