Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey
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I was going to write to you last night but we have no mail leave on Sunday I am
very anxious to hear from you & know how you got home. Was’nt it lonesome
that dark morning? I was so sorry to have you go, but I did not dare to have you
come out here as everything is so mixed up now, we are liable to move at any
time and you could not endure the cold in a tent with safety. It is dreadful
cold weather, much more so than last winter. I went back to our room that morn,
but it was darker than ever. I thought it was quite a nice room until you left.
What a good time we had
there those two days. My best days in
Washington ever or in the army. How dearly I love my own wife. Col. Proctor came
in that day expected his wife, but she did not arrive. I think I have such an
excellent wife, better than I dared to hope I should get. I hope you will
continue as well as you are now and al- ways. But I think you are a little to
proud of yr baby. You must be very careful & not do anything that will harm
you. What day did you get home? Did Mrs. Adams conclude she had a good time in
Washington? I heard that Herman Veazey was killed at Fredericksburg. I want to
see you about as much as ever.
Col. Cummings wife was coming out
with the Gov. if we had remained at Camp Vt. Have you received those letters
that I wrote after you started to come here? I sent Col. Cummings photograph in
one of them. I am feeling nicely since I came back Guess my trip to Washington
did me good. How did it affect you? We expect the Gov out here to day. A private
just brought me in a large loaf of fruit cake very handsome & very nice
indeed. one his mother sent. Kingston is the man’s name from Proctorsvile Vt.
probably Capt Atherton knows the people.
Wish you had a piece of
this cake. Shall you allow yr baby to eat cake? What a model baby you swill
pretend to have I should laugh to see you training him. How old shall you let
him grow before you whip him? This cake looks so handsome I cant write so I
guess I will close & go to eating Write some good letters
Yr own husband