1862 December 18 Camp near Falmouth, Va.

In Camp near Falmouth Va
                       Dec 18th 1862

Friend Binnacle

                             Providence has permitted me to again
address you again
                                I am of course glad to hear from you
and more so to hear of your promotion as Surgeon Orderly
may you prosper in this world of sin we have again been
fighting the Rebbs at Fredericksburg and lost a good
many of our men It was a hard fight I can tell you you are a
luckey Dog not to be here I dont mean the Dog watch
tho I came out of the muss all right thank God
acording to our Statement of things there you must
have things fine but do tell me if you have not
yet gusselled any of the Rhode Island Misses yet If you
have not why havent you Such things here are dry I can
tell you only now and then we see a white woman
and then we cannot get within 10 rod of hir we took
Fredericksburg and had to Evacuate soon I did not see
your Regt but the 15th  NY Engineers got badly cut up
while throwing a bridge across the Rappahanock
that had to do It under the Rebells Batterys things here
at present are verry much mixed we expect to fight
soon again you must write soon to me and tell me all
the news farewell from you friend Lieut Geo B Elmore
                                                  61st Regt NYV

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