1862 January 16 Camp Walker

Camp Walker
16 “ Jany 1862.
My dear Wife
No letter to day but still I
hope you and the children are doing
well. by this time they ought both
to be rapidly recovering and of course
they will both be cross and give
you a great dele [sic] of trouble. try
and write to me at least every
other day if only to tell me their
condition & your own.
We are working hard every day
to get our cabins ready for occu-
pation We expect them to be ready
by Monday but I shall be a little
slow to occupy my hut on account
of the great dampness. Billy cooks
in my tent and I write my letters
in it but still sleep in Dr Ms. the
weather is just as bad as it can
well be with rain sleet & snow
& the thaws we have had, it is just
as wet muddy and disagreeable
as it can be. Yet we all take it
very easy & make very little fuss
about it. Last Monday I met at
Genl Trimbles H[ead]D Qu[arte]rs Mack Clarke
& his brother Colin who married
Tom Nelsons old sweet heart in
Hanover a day or two before
Latine was married. Mack is
was with me at the University [UVA] &
was always a fine fellow. He is

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now a Lieutenant in the Navy and
Colin is a capt in the Army. they
both dined with me that day &
being well provided had a fine
dinner.
Friday morning – Nothing new
this morning. Cold night, frosty
morning but a promise of some
shine to day. I hope to head
from you certainly this morn-
ing will go to the Junction
myself.
Affectionately
ETHW

[transcription by John P. Mann, IV]


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