Newbern N C 1862
Sept 24th
Dear Wife i now Sit down to Let
you know that i got a Letter from
you yesterday it was mailed Sept the
15 th you Speak about three days
Rations i dont know anything about
it we are Still in Newbern and
Shall Be for Some time yet aint
we had Some Glorious News
dident McClennan whip the
Rebels and Put them to flight
and our own Burnside was
there to god Bles him But we
have Lost a noble man Gen Reno
well do i Remember him from
on the Battle fields of
Roanoke and Newbern he was
a Brave man and i Should
Like to kill a hundred
for him the Bells toled
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here yesterday and minite guns
where fired all day in honner
of the Gallant dead gen Mansfield
is also among the fallen oh i feel
afraid Sometimes that Burney will
Be kiled it would Cast a Gloom
on the department that never would
Be erased But with the Blood
of Rebels But we Cant tell
who will Be kiled But i hope
now we have got the Rebels Started
they wont Stop till they kill
them all i See that the 35th
Regt was in a fight was any
of Capt Bartlet Co kiled i
geuss they found it want
quite So Pleasant as driveing fast
horses down State St So you
have got the flanel for the
Shirts well i will Send the
monny shirts are awfull
high out here we expect to
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Be Paid of[f] tomorrow i think it
is about time we are haveing a
Little Cooler wether now and
damp nights good for the Shakes
do you mean to Say that E F
Stone is to Be a Col of a
Regt well that Beats my time
what for gods Sake does he
know But it is Just Like
John A Andrews folish
appointment it is to Bad to have men Commanded By
Such old Grannys yes Ned
[gurn]ey has Played out But an
[other?] Gurney has gone he
[?] Gurney he aint done
duty for Six months the
Whole family are nothing
But Goverment Suckers thats
So i dont want you to Call
the Baby By his first name
you must Call him By
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his middle name Burnside
well i dont think of much
more to write about give my
Love to all kiss the Children
up for me i Shall annser
aunt Nelsons Letter in a
day or two i Shall
Expets the box and Shirt
now
from Husband
Joseph Barlow