Justus F. Gale to Sister
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Miss Almeda A Gale
ElmoreVermont
Camp HolbrookFeb 9th 1862Dear Sister
As I was looking over my letters that I received from home I found in the invelop a
scrip of paper that I hadnt seen before. as I read it I was sorry to learn that you
had met with so unlucky an accident. I dont se why I ant didnt find it
before for I have read the letters that I have had much as three or four times. the
most I can do for you is to wish you wel. I sent a letter to the Capts. tent &
when I read of your accident I went to se if it had gon but
found nuthing
of it, so I wil write another to you. I believe it is Sabbath day but it seems but
little like it to me. Sunday is about as buisy a day as we have we have to go through
with the enspection of every thing we have had from government which is quite a job.
it takes from half past 9 til nearly 12 before all the Companys get through. it is a
verry pleasant day: we have none of us gon to meeting to day. the after noon meting
does not commence til 2 o clock then we have to be here to dresperade at 4 which
gives us but little time to go to meeting I have been reading my nice little
Testament today.
I have got over to Gallations. I wil try to finish my
letter: I just com in from dresperade. I think you would like to take a view of us
when we stand all on a line two deep as far as from the house out to the maple bushes
or furt- her. yesterday I should think there was as many as one hundred teams here at
dresperade besides many on foot. I believe you wanted I should write what day I
enlisted it was the twentythird of Sep. we have been here since the 25th of Dec. it
seems the shortest winter I ever see so I gues you may think that I am not verry
homesick. I shal get 20 dollars a month from the day of enlis- tment: if it ever
comes.
I wish I had something to send to you, but don think of any thing
to send you. I received one dollar yesterday from the fellow I sold a watch, so I am
not out of money yet. I forgot to tel al my story yesterday to Charley After the
Colonol told us of the bombardment of McHenry he proposed three cheers for Commodore
Foot & Gen Grant: which was done up brown I am wel and tough as a bear. I dont
think of much more to write so excuse mistakes & poor writeing for it is wrote in
a hurry write soon & hope for better days & if we never meet in this world
may we so live that we may meet in another. from your
BrotherJustus.
(Almeda)