Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey
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I was very happy to receive yr letter with your Father’s. It was the first I had
from any source & had not seen a paper. What a luxury it is to have a wife,
fond, faithful, and true, to write to me now, Darling angel. The best of all is
to know that I have such a good wife. I know you are
good, & try hard to do all you can to be good. What a happy time we had at
St. J. It was the happiest period of my life, & I am so much pleased to think
we are married. I don’t know
why it is that it should make such a
difference but it does. It seems to be a new happieness to have one so good, to
love & be loved by & know that you are mine, all
mine & that I shall soon return to you & I shall live with you always. I
would give anything to see you yet my own angel I could not feel contented to be
out of this service. But it is the hardest work I ever did . Yesterday I was
officer of the Day- & got tired enough, did not get to bed till nearly 3
o’clock & got up before 5. We are on the banks of the Potomac, 5 miles from
Washington by
the chain bridge so called. You can see the place on
the maps of this vicinity. The enemy are near in large force & we have a small
force as yet, but expect more soon. Our Col. W. F. Smith late Capt. U.S.A. has
been promoted to the command of all the forces about this post, pro tempore He
is a tiger all over. The reg. improves immensely every day. Men are punished for
the least offence. I kept 6 men walking 16 hours out of 24 yesterday for
drinking. All liquor dealers are shut up as soon as found. No officer even can
leave
camp without permission & no one has got permission yet.
They have to be present to all roll calls & drills. We have 10 roll calls
each day, 2 battalion drills, 2 Co. drills & target shooting. One of our
guard shot at a spy about 2 o’clock last night & I had to turn out to
examine the approaches to camp. I board at a private farm house near by. Tell
Miss Baxter that Stoughton is stopping with me tonight. My own angel he is not
the kind of bed fellow I like. I rec’d a fine letter from yr [ ]
whi I will answer as soon as possible. Good night my beautiful angel.
I do worship you. Genl. McClellen was hear yesterday. Kiss me & love me my own
sweetest love.
Yr husbandW. V.