Henry Harrison Wilder to Mother
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I got your last in this Camp it found me as normal we have had some hard marches
since we left the old Camp but I have stood thin first rat we went from
Alexandria Monday for Colonels Hills when we stoped a few days then we went back
to A on the 28th & took the boat for Old Point
Comfort we got then on the same day and from than we come to this plan to stop
for a short time how long I know not the Reg is out to day
Mother I
was down to Newport yesterday while then a Rebel boat come down the river &
fiered a few shots at the Coast this burst over it & I got some of the [ ] this got one shot its weight is 54 lbs the
wether is warm & some of the trees are in bloom & lots of flowers [ ] all mach & things growing finly it is
now thought that when the Rebels a whiped an the Sanes River that this were will
be at an end than is a large forse gathering at the plase & probaly will
move before long I cannot
with any more to you for I have writen to
Eugenie & Isaelon & want to write to Letch to night for when I shall
hav an other opertunity I know not so good by
From your ever afectionate SonH H Wilder
PS give my respects to all
write soon
direct as usual
good
by
H H Wilder