Wednesday, December 21, 2011

1861 December 21 Fort War[r]en

Dear frend i take this time to Write
you a fwe[sic] lines to let you know that
i am Well and hope this Will find
you the same We are haveing a good
time up hear We have shifted
our qarters We have a brawl a
bout every night about somthing
ore rother We play darts and kick
foot bal and rase the barrel
and tiem up [?] We have a
one regler drill every day i
got so that i Can go thro
With it prety Well We shall have
to stop up hear all Winter i spose
but We dont Want to but We shall
have to do Want [what?] thay Wat us to do
i have sean all the prisoners that
thar is up hear thay looked
tha had bin drag thro that
plase cald hell

this is all that i Can
thin of at present
you must derect yor
leters to fort Waren
in the car of Capt Draper

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We have a had a man
taken With a fit [?]
[?] i got the Weiskey

From yor frend
Lyman Waggot

Private, Co. D, 32nd Regiment Massachusetts Infantry

MSS 8474-z

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