7th Wisconsin Infantry - Iron Brigade - Twice Wounded

Item LTR-11371

Description

Original Civil War soldier's letter. 3 pages, written in period ink.


Camp 7^th Regiment Wisconsin Veteran Volunteers
 
March 11^th 1865
 
Dear Friend Frank,
 
I received yours of the 28^th February in due time and now I hasten to answer it.  Yours found me well as usual and I hope this will find you enjoying the same blessing.  
 
As for news, there is none at present that is worthy of note.  The weather has been awful bad for the last 3 or 4 weeks.  It has rained most all the time so we are in mud up to our knees every time that we go outdoors.  
 
Frank, I have got my new house built so that I am all right as far as that is concerned.  But we may be ordered out of them at any time of the night or day.  I think I told you about our last battle in my other letter.  Did I not?  
 
I have not heard from home in some time, so that I don’t know how they are getting along there now days.  I heard that Sue was married but I guess that it’s not so, is it?  I did not think she would have anything to do with M. Richmond.  I can tell you one thing.  The longer she has anything to do with him, the less she will be thought of.  Don’t say anything to her what I have said please.  I have not had a letter from her in some time.  I wrote to her last though.  
 
I wonder who started the story about that Revolver.  They are growing fooler & fooler every day.  After a little, they won’t know anything at all.  
 
I suppose you hear all the army news a great deal sooner than I could get it to you by letter.  Therefore, I’ll not attempt to tell it to you in this letter.  I suppose that your school is out.  Is it not?   Would have liked to have been up there and went to one or two spelling schools along with you.  But it could not be.  As I could not get home this winter by re-enlisting as I did last.  Well, it is all right.  This war can’t last always and if I live, I must see the end of it.  Do you (Frank) remember of telling me last winter that I was not going to be killed while in the Army?  Yes, you told me those very words and how often have I thought of them.  
 
I have been in no battle but what I have thought of it.  Well, I hope it may be so but if I do get killed in a battle, who will care for me.  Few there are and far between.  As scarce as turkey’s teeth.   But still I don’t have the least idea of being killed.  I never thought.  Yet that I should be killed while in battle. 
 
Well enough of this.  I don’t think of anything more to write.  So, I guess that I will wind up this attempt to answer your letter.  Write soon and accept the love of,
 
Gust.
 
Miss F. A. O.