Wednesday, July 11, 2012

1862 July 11 Martinsburg, Va.

[letter of William H. Redman, begun on the 10th continues]

11th  Well I did not finish
this letter last night but will
try to do so now (morning) I
just finished washing dishes
and am sitting by a dish box
writing on a trunk which be
longs to one of the boys

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Mother I wish that you could
have hold of my pants a few
minutes this morning for they need
mending I tell you.  But Hank
misses Mother and sisters and
has to mend his own clothes--
So the world goes and I am con-
tent with a soldiers fare.
I would like to hear from the
boys who went to war from Geneva
Do you hear any thing from them?
How does all them School marms
prosper?  You can tell them that
Hank is all right You may give
my regards to them and all other
friends I will be at home in a
few days--in a few days--when
the war it is over, it is over &c
and then I'll want a wife in a
few days--in a few days &c.
May prosperity attend you all, and
long life be yours, and grant
that we may meet again, and en
joy peace together and more but
this may never be in this world hence the neces-
sity of our making a preparation
to meet in another and a far
brighter world. Dear parents do
try to meet me there you must
please excuse me for I have not
time to write any more but I will
write you in a few days again[[
Write soon and direct Via of
Martinsville Va Be sure to put
the 12th Ills Cavelry Co. C. on the
envelope in full so that it will
not go to some other Regt or place dear
Father & Moher your son W. H. Redman

William Henry "Hank" Redman, 12th Illinois Cavalry, Co. C

MSS 7415






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