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1862
Camp near Berling Md. Nov 2d
Dear Mother
I Recd you letter
last evening with a great deal of
pleasure and two papers and
the Supporter.  I am glad you
sent that I believe it is a good
thing  I dont know how much
time I shall have to write
this morning.  We may stop here
today and may be off in less
than an hour.  We have had some
hard marching for the last week
but I have stood it well.
Since I last wrote home we
have spent another day at our
old camp at Downsville.  It was
there (last Thursday eve) that I
Recd a letter from Henry
containing you Picture.  You dont
know how glad I was to see it.


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It is a good one, as natural as
either of the others and I prize
them more than anything else
you have sent.  I am sorry you
are feeling so much anxiety
for me.  I wish you could know
how well I am feeling this
morning.  I wish I could know
that you was feeling as hopefull
this morning as I do that we shall
yet meet again.  That the happy
day though it may yet look far
off will surely come in Gods
time.  We are haveing the finest
of weather now and I feel in
such good spirits with enough
of evrything to make me comfortable
More I think of it I will
give Henry credit for the last
Dollar which he sent me.
The money which you have
sent me has done me


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a greatdeal of good. I
can think of to write but I
[thu?][crossed out] here orders to pack up
so I must close
Yours truely Rufus


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Nov 14th 62
Camp near New Baltimore Md
Dear Mother
Luke says he hardly
knows what to write and that is
about my case, so I tell him we
will write a home letter without
trying to tell much news.

I Recd your letter of Nov 2d day
before yesterday and just now
one from Father and Henry
full of good news.  My 2d long
shirt came with Mothers letter
day before yesterday so I have
now got both the long ones and
and the undershirt which you
bought for me.  They are all
good.  Nobody but Mother
could have sent me such
good ones so soft and warm.
You say you dont know
which to send another boughten


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one or one that you can
make for me.  I dont think
this will reach you in season
to help you deside but if it
should I should hardly know
what to say for either will
be as good as possible
so I want to leave it all
with Mother.  We have got plenty
of clothing now, have had our
share of snow and rain but
the weather has been very fine
for the last 3 days.  I dont
call myself quite well yet.
My Leg are a little weak
and my appetite not very
good but if you will promise
not to feel too much anxiety
for me I think I will soon
tell you I am as well as
ever.  The Doctor is very kind
to me now and I assure


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you I have friends
here that will not see me
suffer.  We are encampt in
the woods on the side of a
hill.  We came here last
Sunday.  I dont know how
long we shall stop here.
Luck and I build our
tent together as usual
have got a good tight
one plenty of dry oak
leaves and 2 good Rubber
Blankets and each a new
thick wollen Blanket.
Luke has done most all
of the work for us both since
we have been here.  He is very
kind to me.  I think I feel
better tonight than I have for
some time at any reate.
I feel very cheerfull.  I dont
write any more now for


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Luke is going to the office
with his and will take mine.
So good night to Mother and
all the loved ones at home.
P.S. Send me another
dollar and a pr of mittens.
I will write again soon.


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Nov 22d 1862
Carver Hospital Washington D.C.
Dear Mother
When I wrote to
Henry last Tues morning I thought
I should have written home again
before this time but to tell
the truth I have felt so little
like it that I have been puting
it off from day to day hopeing
                              usly
to feel better.  I am not dangero
sick of that I feel very confident
but I am very weak and my
appetite most of the time very
poor.  I feel my weakness mostly in
my legs though I have not near my
natural strength anywhere.  I have no
pains in my legs body or head to speak
of.  [Diarihea?] (though not very bad at
present) weakness and loss of appetite
(No cold to speak of) seems to be the
sum of my ails.  Though I have no


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doubt but the Darihea that I
have had upon me now something
over two Months is the cheif cause
of my weakness a part of the
time it has been pretty bad.

Sunday Morning Nov 23d
Dear Mother
Darkness overtook me last
night before I could finish my letter
and I have too much yet to write
to think of finishing before the Mail
leaves this morning so I will write
what I can and then continue
to write more hopeing to have
another ready to mail for you
tomorrow morning.  I am feeling a
little better this morning.  My appetite
was a little better than usual.  Three
small Potatoes Two spoonfull of Rice
Puding and a very small piece of
Bread and Butter was all I wanted


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I would have had a cup of
coffee with Milk and Sugar but I
prefered cold water.  Shall have tea
for Dinner and Supper.  I must
close now or I shall miss this
mornings mail.  It may be several
days before I can write to Luke
so I should like to have his folks
tell him where I am so that he
can send me whatever may have
gone to the Regt for me
Yours Affectionately
Rufus

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1862
Carver Hospital Wash D.C Nov23d
Dear Mother
It is geting rather
late in the afternoon but I shall
try to write you a few lines.
I have so much to write I hardly
know where to begin but I
something
suppose ^ concerning my feelings
will be most pleasing to you.
I cannot tell you that I can
perceive much difference in my
feelings from what there has been
for the last few days.  That
weakness which makes it so
disagreeable for me to move
and the continual faintnes at
the stomach which seems to say
more food but when I begin
to eat it says no I dont want
it.  Now there are sometimes
exceptions to this.  Last Friday noon


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we have salt fish and Potatoes
for dinner.  We had nothing to put
with it or on it.  It was fish and
Potato.  I didnot feel very
hungry when I went to the table
but thought it would taste good
and surely it did and I eat
a very hearty Dinner and I felt
better for it all the afternoon.
This is one thing that makes
me think if I could have just
what I wanted to eat it would
be better for me than Medicine.

Wednes Nov [26?]th
Dear Mother.  I Recd a letter from
Henry yesterday containing the
Money and another this afternoon.
I was very glad to see the
Money as I was out and had
washing out to the amount
of 33 cts and I was sadly in need
of the Barber.  I cannot tell


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you that I am any better
yet.  I am not of the same
opinion I was when I was writeing
to you last Sunday in regard to
my diet.  I have since learned
that it maters but little what
I eat I have to have a sick
spell after it.  The Doctor
is giveing me Iodine 30 [dups?]
pr day and a mixture of [?][crossed out]
[nine?][crossed out] Quinine 3 teaspoonfuls and
3 white pouders [Majnecid?] I
think.  You dont know
Mother how good it seems to
me to get here.  I am in good
quarter now, have a good Bed
that I can lie down upon
when I please though it will
compare very poorly with the
comforts of home.  I should
lke to be at home with
you a while.  I think I should


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get well a greatdeal
faster but I think it will
be very doubtfull.  I will
now say a few words about
my diet and by that time
it will be too dark to
write.  Twice a day I have
Boiled stake and Baked
potato if the cooks or nurses
dont forget it.  Bake Rice
Puding 2 spoonsful or
less when I dont have the
stake.  Always as much
tosted Bread and Butter
as I want but I want but
very little.  I Roast Two Sour
apples on the stove almost every
day they relish as well as
anything.  I must stop now.  I
think I shall write oftener.  It
is not so hard for me today as
I thought.  Yours Affectionately
Rufus


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1862
Camp near Berling Md. Nov 2d
Dear Mother
I Recd you letter
last evening with a great deal of
pleasure and two papers and
the Supporter.  I am glad you
sent that I believe it is a good
thing  I dont know how much
time I shall have to write
this morning.  We may stop here
today and may be off in less
than an hour.  We have had some
hard marching for the last week
but I have stood it well.
Since I last wrote home we
have spent another day at our
old camp at Downsville.  It was
there (last Thursday eve) that I
Recd a letter from Henry
containing you Picture.  You dont
know how glad I was to see it.


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Nov 25th 62
Carver Hospital Wash D.C.
Dear Father

I have just Recd
your letter of Tues 25th containing
the Money.  The undershirt didnot
come today. I shall expect it
tomorrow.  I cannot tell you
that I am yet any better and
I am not worse.  My weakness
continues about the same
and appetite very poor.  Diarilea
sometimes very full then again
almost well.  Mr [Tufts?] has
just left me.  He has been the
Dr of my ward and says I shall
have an examination in a few
days and wants I should let
him know the result as soon
      Saturday Morning 29th
after as possible.  You have done
a big thing in the Hog line
this year.  I hope I shall be at


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home with a good appetite to
help you eat some of him but I
have great doubts about it.  This is
geting to be a more comfortable
place than it was when I first
came here.  Ten or twelve
noisy fellows have been sent to
their Regts and we have
two new nurses in exchange
for two very poor ones which took
their leave yesterday morning.
Thing are much more
comfortable here now.  I must
not write much more this
morning as the Mail will leave
soon I think I shall write to
Luke today to send my description
Papers

Yours truly Rufus