1862 October 16 Vermillion

[on patriotic stationary with vignette of soldier saying farewell to young woman with home and church in background]

                 Vermillion
                   October
                     16th
                       1862
Dear Bro
Received yours
dated 9th last night
Well I am in Vermillion
& calculate to stay there
a while I have not been
at Cleveland since you left
how is mother now I
received a letter from Geo dated
9th he did not say a word
about Levinas death all
he said about it that
made me think was that

[page 2]
little somebody was in
Richfield he says Mary went
with him and they had a
little time of it tell me
about it, quite a number
of the drafted men were
discharged from here
J Crop
Philo Moreouse
Mack Edron
G M Taft
I think I have some chance
to escape next time
Those that were not discharged
got substitutes
the names of those that got
substitutes
O H Tilden
G V Griffith
Thomas Green

[page 3]
Chas Martin Wheeler Washburn
Geo Tey Geo Taylor J Cronewalt
H Riblet Gus Black, Arzan
Bartholomew J T Black
I am well and feel well
have got me a new coat, cost
me $13.50 it is silk and wool, will
send you a peice do not know
what I shall do when I get
through here some work will be
provided for me I guess I do not
know where it is coming from
if I only knew how to telegraph
I could get an office right off
a south Charleston on the little
miama R.R. as agent and OPer-
ator I can get an Office any time
I have a mind to learn If I had
the chance I would learn now

[fragment of letter from Wilbur  F. Hawxhurst of the 65th Ohio]

MSS 11031