1862 December 14 Post Hospital

            Post Hospital  Dec 14th
Dear Mother
                     You speak of laying
awake thinking of my freezing I
am not so ad off as you think
as we have a bully stove which
we boys raised, had an to
another honest gripe[sic] of the hand
of Hon Hen Wilson yesterday he
says that he is going this having
brought to a point right
away and see what can be
done with the men either send
them home on furlough or
discharge them if they are
not fit for duty he has
my name for examination
and all of his pet lambs
in this camp.  What do you
think of the Banks expedition
I think it will tear up in the

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neighborhood of Richmond
probably in the rear.  Tell Jona
that I never shall forgive
him that horrid joke  O
it was too bad &  he
wrote liked to have burst
my bread basket a
laughing. You astonish me
when you tell me that
Frank Perkins is married.
Bully old fellow Homers
president is, Tell Aunt Abby
I should like to have some
pie & cheese but not to
worry as we may have a
chance to ate it yet
I am in hope something
will be done soon about
this camp as I am tired
and sick of it the way we
are used is disgraceful to
humanity You at home
that are accustomed to see

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the camps in the state
can form no idea of this
here a short time ago they
made a fuss if the men
did not sweep their dirt
into piles in the middle of
the street for the carts to
take away now there is a
weeks accumulation of
dirt in the middle of
the street and no sign of
its being carted off
My respects to all
    With love from
      Wm Wallace

[envelope]
Mrs.E. Smith
Newton Lower Falls
Mass

William Wallace Smith,  Co. B., 22nd Massachusetts

MSS 15360