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| My wish is at last accomplished and we are comfortably established in camp. Our equipage came yesterday afternoon and we soon had the tent up and found ourselves comfortably housed. Or rather tented at last. Our camp is pitched on the top of the hill on whose side we were quartered yesterday. The view is superb. Our camp is on a level portion on the top of the hill. The parade ground is in front. Then the tents for the companies are pitched in rows with streets between. In the rear is the Colonels tent and behind all are my quarters on one hill and the quartermaster with all the stores on the other. I have a fine large tent for Tapley and myself and in the rear two tents placed side by side for the hospital. I was talking with some of the officers last night, and we all agreed that if we could only have our wives and babies here we could find no pleasanter place to spend a month or two. That is all my thought. If you could only be here and I could know just where you were and be able to comfort you and do for you I should be happy. | My wish is at last accomplished and we are comfortably established in camp. Our equipage came yesterday afternoon and we soon had the tent up and found ourselves comfortably housed. Or rather tented at last. Our camp is pitched on the top of the hill on whose side we were quartered yesterday. The view is superb. Our camp is on a level portion on the top of the hill. The parade ground is in front. Then the tents for the companies are pitched in rows with streets between. In the rear is the Colonels tent and behind all are my quarters on one hill and the quartermaster with all the stores on the other. I have a fine large tent for Tapley and myself and in the rear two tents placed side by side for the hospital. I was talking with some of the officers last night, and we all agreed that if we could only have our wives and babies here we could find no pleasanter place to spend a month or two. That is all my thought. If you could only be here and I could know just where you were and be able to comfort you and do for you I should be happy. | ||
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| We are all well. Several of the men have had sore throats but generally all are well. I was never better in my life. It is rather hard for anyone as particular as I am to have to sleep night after night with my clothes on but these are minor inconveniences and while I feel well and sleep well I get on nicely. You ask why I don't write for the paper. If you could live here one day you would wonder how you get your letters. We have lived in a perfect Babel ever since we left home. Everyone is new to the business, and there are ten thousand questions to be asked. Everyone runs to me at all times of the day and evening. There are interruptions but the day slips by and evening comes after and passes before I have time to write a word. I have written several letters to you after 11 at night. I hope now to have more time. I have several letters to answer that ought to have been attended to since. You must excuse me to all who complain about neglect. I have not received my letter for today yet but expect it by the mail this afternoon. You must direct all my letters just as you have the others to Washington. They know there just where we are and forward our letters daily. God bless you my precious one and keep you always in his love and care. Love to all. Kisses for baby and the whole heart of | We are all well. Several of the men have had sore throats but generally all are well. I was never better in my life. It is rather hard for anyone as particular as I am to have to sleep night after night with my clothes on but these are minor inconveniences and while I feel well and sleep well I get on nicely. You ask why I don't write for the paper. If you could live here one day you would wonder how you get your letters. We have lived in a perfect Babel ever since we left home. Everyone is new to the business, and there are ten thousand questions to be asked. Everyone runs to me at all times of the day and evening. There are interruptions but the day slips by and evening comes after and passes before I have time to write a word. I have written several letters to you after 11 at night. I hope now to have more time. I have several letters to answer that ought to have been attended to since. You must excuse me to all who complain about neglect. I have not received my letter for today yet but expect it by the mail this afternoon. You must direct all my letters just as you have the others to Washington. They know there just where we are and forward our letters daily. God bless you my precious one and keep you always in his love and care. Love to all. Kisses for baby and the whole heart of | ||
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| - | + | Camp Essex June 7th (1861)\\ | |
| - | Camp Essex June 7th (1861) | + | Col EW Hinks\\ |
| - | + | Dear Sir\\ | |
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| - | Dear Sir | + | |
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| - | I hereby request leave of absence for Eight days to go to Mass for the transaction of some private business which requires personal attention. | + | |
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| - | Bowman B Breed | + | |
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| - | Surgeon 8th Reg | + | |
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| - | Approved for reasons given | + | |
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| - | Edw. W. Hinks | + | |
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| - | Colonel 8th Regt. M.V.M. | + | |
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| - | Approved | + | |
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| - | Edward F Jones | + | |
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| - | Colonel Mass Sixth | + | |
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| - | Commandant of Post | + | |
| + | I hereby request leave of absence for Eight days to go to Mass for the transaction of some private business which requires personal attention.\\ | ||
| + | Bowman B Breed\\ | ||
| + | Surgeon 8th Reg\\ | ||
| + | Approved for reasons given\\ | ||
| + | Edw. W. Hinks\\ | ||
| + | Colonel 8th Regt. M.V.M.\\ | ||
| + | Approved \\ | ||
| + | Edward F Jones\\ | ||
| + | Colonel Mass Sixth\\ | ||
| + | Commandant of Post\\ | ||
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