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Regiment: 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
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Head Quarters 2d Wisconsin Volunteers
Camp Tillinghast Va.
Dec. 25th. 61
Dec 27th 1861
Dear Sister Nell,
I now sear my=
-self to answer yours of the
6th which I received more
than a week ago. the reason
that I did not do so before
is that we have been busy
building winter quarters
and I was so tired nights
that I did not feel like
writing, but we have got
them finished and snowed
into them. I suppose you
would like to know how
they are made. I will tell you.
in the first place we
had to carry our logs about
quarter of a mile and then
we built it up like a
country pig pen about
six feet high and then
we put our tent over it.
we have a California
stove in the enclosuer,
and it is so warm and
comfortable in here that
I would not exchange
it for the best room
in the United States
[ ? ]. in Portland last
wednesday was Christmas
I suppose you know, how
did you enjoy it. I worked
hard all day, I hope you
enjoyed it well. I thought
of you all and wished you
a merry Christmas
I am glad that you are
getting along so well.
tell John to be steady for
when this war is over I have
a project in view and
it will just suit him
but tell him to give him=
=self
[ ? ] uneasyness about
what it is, and ask him
if he knows how to write
if he does I should like to
hear from him
we are going to have a
division drill tomorrow
we have to fire 40 rounds
of blank cartridges, we go
through all the movements
of a field fight
the weather is clear and not
very cold but quite windy
the boys are all very healthy
as for myself i never was in better
health, since I left home
tell Cora that she shall
see her Uncle some of these
days, there I have written
all that i can tonight.
I will try to be more
punctual hereafter
write as often as you
can and tell John to
for I am allways anxious
to hear from you all,
give my love to all
the pretty
and to all the family
and receive the same
from your affect Brother
G.W. Fisher
