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Fort Scott, Va. Dec. 24th
Dear Sir,
I have not received a letter from you for a long time and take your advice and don’t wait for you. Lew [?] Logan heard that you were very sick, but Mr. Sheldon Calhoun has been here and he said that you were better. You have undoubtedly heard of our two Batteries at Freadrecksburgh [sic.]. The Papers say that the firing of the 1st Conn Batteries was the most terrific ever known. One Col has received the appointment of Brigadier and parted from the Regt with a Fare [‘t’] well Address last night. We have learned to like him very much and are sorry to part from him. Major Hemingway takes command until the new Col is appointed. We all hope Major H. will receive the appointment. Romey Loveridge came up and staid [sic.] with me over night and told me lots of news. I was in the Camp of the 19th the other day. Henry Calhoun [PAGE ENDS] is very sick with typhoid fever and I am afraid he will not get well. The report [HOLE IN SHEET] our Company to night is that he is already dead but I don’t think it is so for I should have heard from some of the boys. I am going down tomorrow to see Taylor [?] Platt if he is in the 19th. I received a letter from H.J. Church saying that he was on the road with Mrs. Calhoun. Tomorrow the Regt are going to have a Holiday , and our Capt[?] gives the Company a Turkey & Oyster supper. 1st Sargt Ed Post who has been in partnership with me in the Log [?] House and the man I like best in the Company I has been promoted, and leaves the Company to morrow for Co A, [?] as Second Lieu.[?]. Port Mason was made Second Leut [?] at the same time and leaves to join his company at Falmouth immediately. I wish we could all go to the front for I have got sick of this everlastinground of Guard & drill and lying still. This hill is covered with Rabits and we go out with muskets and shoot them. Our Shanty has rejoiced in Rabit Pie, Baked Rabits, and Rabit stews & Fricasid [?sic] Rabits and Broiled Rabitsuntil we think seriously of taking to ourselves legs [??] and running away [PAGE ENDS] I have not heard from Lew since he went to the front directly, but have heard indirectly that he was well and unhurt. Capt Dillons [??] of the 14th was killed in the late battle. He was formerly a Leut in our Regt and was loved by everybody. Major Clark of the 14th and Leut Col Perkins, the first formerly a Leut in our Regt and the second formerly Capt of our Company are both in Washington badly wounded. Col Perkins was wounded three times in the neck, one of the balls touching his spine & Major Clark was wounded by a a piece of shell in the hip that also touching the spine. If their spine troubles them as much as Grandma Rig ?? tyres[?] did I pity them. Capt L[‘a’?]ymen who has a boy at school with you was here the other day. He was not wounded, but has had hard times. Mr. Coe [?] has been here too with other members of some kind of Committee. Johnny O’Brien is well and happy, but I don’t see him except on inspection days and then only a minute at a time. Romey tells me that Leonard Van Cott is dead. What a noble man he was. Give [PAGE ENDS] my love to Dan Van Cott and tell him I wish he would write me a letter. Tell Dr. Fowler that there is a relative of his Hayden Palmer by name in the Log [?] House with me, A grandson of his Brother’s. Give my love to all the folks and tell Mr. Church if you see him that I can get along without that money if Richard can’t spare it as well as not for it is almost Pay Daythat is if Uncle Sam pays any more. Six months is a long time to wait for pay.
Yours truly,
C.P. Goodyear
Fort Scott, Va. Dec. 24th
Dear Sir,
I have not received a letter from you for a long time and take your advice and don’t wait for you. Lew [?] Logan heard that you were very sick, but Mr. Sheldon Calhoun has been here and he said that you were better. You have undoubtedly heard of our two Batteries at Freadrecksburgh [sic.]. The Papers say that the firing of the 1st Conn Batteries was the most terrific ever known. One Col has received the appointment of Brigadier and parted from the Regt with a Fare [‘t’] well Address last night. We have learned to like him very much and are sorry to part from him. Major Hemingway takes command until the new Col is appointed. We all hope Major H. will receive the appointment. Romey Loveridge came up and staid [sic.] with me over night and told me lots of news. I was in the Camp of the 19th the other day. Henry Calhoun [PAGE ENDS] is very sick with typhoid fever and I am afraid he will not get well. The report [HOLE IN SHEET] our Company to night is that he is already dead but I don’t think it is so for I should have heard from some of the boys. I am going down tomorrow to see Taylor [?] Platt if he is in the 19th. I received a letter from H.J. Church saying that he was on the road with Mrs. Calhoun. Tomorrow the Regt are going to have a Holiday , and our Capt[?] gives the Company a Turkey & Oyster supper. 1st Sargt Ed Post who has been in partnership with me in the Log [?] House and the man I like best in the Company I has been promoted, and leaves the Company to morrow for Co A, [?] as Second Lieu.[?]. Port Mason was made Second Leut [?] at the same time and leaves to join his company at Falmouth immediately. I wish we could all go to the front for I have got sick of this everlastinground of Guard & drill and lying still. This hill is covered with Rabits and we go out with muskets and shoot them. Our Shanty has rejoiced in Rabit Pie, Baked Rabits, and Rabit stews & Fricasid [?sic] Rabits and Broiled Rabitsuntil we think seriously of taking to ourselves legs [??] and running away [PAGE ENDS] I have not heard from Lew since he went to the front directly, but have heard indirectly that he was well and unhurt. Capt Dillons [??] of the 14th was killed in the late battle. He was formerly a Leut in our Regt and was loved by everybody. Major Clark of the 14th and Leut Col Perkins, the first formerly a Leut in our Regt and the second formerly Capt of our Company are both in Washington badly wounded. Col Perkins was wounded three times in the neck, one of the balls touching his spine & Major Clark was wounded by a a piece of shell in the hip that also touching the spine. If their spine troubles them as much as Grandma Rig ?? tyres[?] did I pity them. Capt L[‘a’?]ymen who has a boy at school with you was here the other day. He was not wounded, but has had hard times. Mr. Coe [?] has been here too with other members of some kind of Committee. Johnny O’Brien is well and happy, but I don’t see him except on inspection days and then only a minute at a time. Romey tells me that Leonard Van Cott is dead. What a noble man he was. Give [PAGE ENDS] my love to Dan Van Cott and tell him I wish he would write me a letter. Tell Dr. Fowler that there is a relative of his Hayden Palmer by name in the Log [?] House with me, A grandson of his Brother’s. Give my love to all the folks and tell Mr. Church if you see him that I can get along without that money if Richard can’t spare it as well as not for it is almost Pay Daythat is if Uncle Sam pays any more. Six months is a long time to wait for pay.
Yours truly,
C.P. Goodyear
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