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Regiment: 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
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Camp Tillinghast Va
Sunday March 2d /62
Dear Sister
I received yours of
the 23d last evening and was very
glad to hear from you. I am very sory
that your health is so poor but you
must take good care of your health
and dont expose yourself on any
account my health is very good
at present, and I think that
I shall soon stand in need of
good courage, for they are preparing
for a forward movement. Banks
has crossed the Potomac with his Army
and I guess that we will start by
the last of this week, but it is only
guess work, we have taken the right
of the regiment, on account of
the Officers and men being
so cool under fire (we are still
Co B.) the weather is quite cold and
it is snowing today like fury
we have to drill four hours per day
ie. the two flanking companies
we drill the skirmish drill allogating
this morning I went down to
the creek and washed three shirts
two pairs drawers two pair scosk
three handkerchief and a towell and
got back to camp at noon. what do
you think of that, a pretty good
Sundays work. I take it.
we have small tent to take with us
they are in two parts so that each
man has to carry half of his house
on his back. they are just large
enough for two to sleep in
the next time I write may
be after a battle for we shall have
one at Centerville you must take things
as cool as posible and whatever you do
dont wory and fret about me.
and I dont want you to think
that I am afraid to go into battle
for I am not. and I shall not get
killed unless my time comes.
there has many a brave lad fell
and there are meny more that are
not afraid to follow in their footsteps
for their destracted country
we were mustered and inspected on
the last day of February but we will
not get our pay till after we see
Richmond I recd three letters
from Portland last evening with Nellies
and Margarets
[ ? ]. I think
[ ? ]
holds her own well, dont you
the mail has just came in and
I got 2 Portland Transcripts
there I must draw to a close
I could fill a sheet of fools cap
but I must write to Mag
write often and I will do the same
give my love to all George
