81st New York Infantry - NEW

Item LTR-10810

Description

Original Civil War soldier's letter. 2 pages, written in period ink.

 

In front of Petersburg, Virginia
near Bermuda Hundred 

September 16th 1864
 
Friend Toliver!
 
I received your letter dated the 14th this month and am very much surprised to learn that you got no letter from me. I wrote one the next day as your brother-in-law Mr. Day in Hampton. The other I wrote the 11th this month. In the latter I answered you all the questions about payroll and so on and told you the news about our regiment. I hope you got both letters by this time. 
 
Your trunk is left by Captain [Lewis B.] Porter  in the storehouse in Norfolk.

I hope your leg will get well pretty soon and will not trouble you much. Everything is quiet here since you left. No excitement at all except this morning a couple boys were shot on picket by fooling with their guns. [John] Daily out of Company B was brought in this morning about 5 o’clock shot through his buttocks, and now about half hour ago, [Francis P.] Graves of Company I, shot by Thomas McDonald through the bowels.
 
Lieutenant Tidd joined the regiment yesterday. The boys sent their love to you. Hoping you got my letter by this time. I remain your friend,
 
W. Bredow