William Wirt Henry to Mary Jane Henry
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I have just this moment read your letter of the 15th and am suprised to hear you
did not receive my letters until that time It must have been a long time for you
to wait for the particulars. Well I am glad you stood it
so well and got them at last. This morning my hand was so much better I
resolved to come back and try it again, and am now in command of the
Regt. again. Lt Col Chandler has got most all the officers down on him since he
has been in command – by the way he has managed I am glad that some of them have
got enough of him. We are laying on the reserve in plain sight and about 1 ½
miles from Petersburgh - we hold one side of the city and the Johnnies the
other. All are in the best of spirits
day before yesterday the Regt.
was under a severe shell fire, and seven of my men were hit but none serious. Lt
Thompson was hit on the leg by a piece of shell but did not hurt him much - no
other hit that you know.
Capt Dill will tent with me now Capt Frost is gone. You are right - it was a sad blow to me to loose my good friends Frost & Stetson I will write often now for we are promised to have a mail now every day.
As ever William