Thursday, August 16, 2012

1862 August 17 Fortress Monroe, Va.

                    Mill Creek General Hospital
                     Fortress Monroe  Aug 17/62
Dear Mother
                 I suppose you will be surprised
to receive a letter headed here but dont
be frightened as I am not very sick only
weak from diarrhea and every man
that could not march was sent off
as the boys are going to have some hard
marching I guess if not some fighting
as they left Harrisons Landing last
Friday with 6 days rations.  The hospital
is situated at Camp Hamilton a
good and cool place for a hospital
there is about 1200 here I arrived here
Tuesday morning and have neglected
writing before as there was a story that
we were going somewhere else but they
have got up tents now so as to accomodate
us  There is no news of importance here
everybody is wondering where McClellan
has done with his army but we probably
shall hear something from him in a few
days even the Provost Marshal here does
not know where to send the well ones that

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are coming here every day, he sent
some to Harrisons Landing the other
day and they came back not being
able to find any regt. there But
I must close as we have got to
move into another tent Direct to
Mill Creek General Hospital Fortress
Monroe  Reg S O
            From your aff son
                 Wm Wallace

Mrs. E. Smith
Newton Lower Falls
               Mass

William Wallace Smith
Co. B,  22nd Massachusetts

MSS 15360













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