Saturday, October 6, 2012

1862 October 7 Camp Chase



                                                 Tuesday Eve    Oct 7th [1862]
                                                           Camp Chase
Dear Brother Geo
                             I haven’t any
thing to do to night so I will
just write a few words home,
        Whenever I have a few minutes
to myself I always feel just
like writing home, even if I
don’t have any thing to say – you
haven’t answered my other letter
yet – now I shall remember it

and after this you will have
to answer my letters before I
shall write again – I suppose
you go to school every day except
Saturday & Sunday - & Saturday you ride
with Harwood I suppose as usual
How many scholars has Father
got this term any one that
I know and used to go to
school with?  I want to have
you write and tell me all
the news – How does Colt
get along   does he keep the
store open now – I had a
letter from Campbell last
week and he says that he

is going West in a week or two – tell him that I will
write him soon – but this is
my last sheet of paper a[nd]
I haven’t got the where withal
to get any more with – I wish
you would please tell Father
that I wish he would send
me a few dollars for I am all
out        I have had my knapsack
fixed over and got me a pair
of leggens and haversack and
besides there are many things
that we have to get and I
have paid for my washing for
all but the small articles
that I can wash myself as
well as not – Tell Helen that
I shall write her soon – two
pair of mittens will be enough
and I will let her know what
other things I want –
        I send an apple blossom
that I picked this afternoon
from a tree just in front of
my tent but there was only
a few on it  shan’t have a 2nd
crop I guess –
                    I also send a Plan
of Fort Runyan that we guard
you may not understand it but
it is plain enough to me
     I shall expect some letters
    this week   shall have one from

[The rest of this letter is written in the top margin on page one.]
Elbe I guess tomorrow
     We are all well an
happy – patiently waiting
for war news & movements
     Aaron has got another
box on the way.
     Must stop now
with love to all I
remain Your brother
                 Jim

James Howard, 15th Connecticut

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 12668

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