Henry Harrison Wilder to Mother
Primary tabs
I received youre letter last night, and it was received with a greate deal of
pleasure, and I hope that the letters that I write are received with pleasure, and I
hope that those that received letters from me will answer them. I have
writen to you 4 or 5 times and have had but two letters from you. perhaps you have
not got them, it you have not it will make a greate differance with my feelings, for
I began to think that I was forgoten by those that I love. Marrion has not writen to
me yet. I wrote to her yesterday for the last time untill
she writes to me
I have not had a letter since we came to Washington untill
last night when I got yours. I am wiling to write evry week if I receive answers from
them, it is usless to ask you about the People you having writen how they was, as for
the Boys in this Reg they are all very well and enjoy themselves first rate. Thare is
some of the Boys are a little Home sick, but not thare is not mutch chance
for being Home sick, than is so mutch going on. we have advanced on the Rebels since
Monday, we are at a plase call Prospect Hill. it is a very pleasant plase. thare was
some fiting don a short distance from this plase day before yesterday, and the Rebels
refreted back. this Hill was ocupied by the Rebels the first of this week. we are driving them back every day.
thare has ben a hard battle at Hatteras Inlet and the Rebels was whiped
badly, besides loosing a greate number of men that was killed and wounded, we have a
greate many reports but this is from the mouth of Genrall Skot he was at Camp Advance
last week and told the troops that stationed thare, that they would be at Home to
Cristmas Supper, thats what he said, we know not but it is the opinion of evry body
that it wont last more than 6 months. the Southeners are in a very poor condition to
fight, thay are very poorly cloathed and they do not have enough to eat. this is
known to be a fact for there is two Boys
at Camp Advance, that was taken
prisners at that Battle of Bo Run, they have ben at Ritchmon ever since they were
taken Relesed they bothe have thar right armes shot off,
you asked about the living, it is not [ ] sutch as
I like but then we can live on it, and some of the Boys are agroing fat on it. I have
gained eight pounds since we came to Washington. I go out a chopin evry day most with
the Boys thare is lots of chestnuts here.
please write as soon as you get this so good by
from your ever afectionate
Sun H. H. Wilder