Camp Pendleton Newbern N C Dec 2nd [1862]
dear wife i will Pen you a
few Lines to Let you know how i am getting
along we are now in camp Just outside the
City and we have got the Best Laid out
Camp about here it it named honer
of Capt Pendleton of Gen Fosters Staff
who was kiled By Being thrown from
his horse he Belonged in New york thare
has Been Some Changes made Since my Last
we have Lost our Col he has Resigned and
got his discharge we all feel Bad to See
him we Shant get a Better Col the Regt
is now in Command of the Magor and
he is a hard one But he is a Smart officer
and he will make a good Regt if he kills
every man well we have got the name
of Regulers for our Regt gen Foster Says
it is the Best driled volunter Regt he
ever Saw and he is an old Soldier well
By the way yesterday was a great day with
our Company the old eight has got out
here and yesterday the N P Boys all
[???] to our Camp and Such a time
i thought i was at home they Came Just at
dinnertime and we had Soup for dinner
and we all Sat down together Mr
Fogg nerly Shook my hand of[f] well after
they had Seen all of thier old Friends they
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started for thier own Camp and myself
and John Merrill went with them to See
Capt Gardner and Eban Cutter and me
did See them and had a good time gardner
is a fine Looking officer i did not Se Col
Coffin we expect Some more [??] to
day So i Believe i will not writ any
more to day we had no mail for two
days and no Box yet it is to Bad
monday morning [3rd ?]
it is cold and Raining no mail yet [it must?]
Be Bad wether outside i Saw Some of the
Cushing Gaurd yesterday the eight will go with the
Second Brigade we are having Brigade drills
every day ours is the first Brigade too hold
the Position of Honner in the Brigade the 45th
and 43thid and 17th are in it we have got
twenty thousand troops here now gen [?] is
about Played out here with the [?] we
all Believe that he is a Rebel it is [Reported?]
this Col Kurts told him So to his head i tell
you this Col Kurts wont Stand no [falling?]
with Rebels we had no [???] [???] [???]
it Seems to that every thing [??] [to?] [???]
[???] Eben Creassey died this week of fever he
Belonged to the 17th and of N P Not
of yet i dont See the Reason i [????]
that Gen Banks is going to texas [??]
Blind the Rebels eye and [???] [????]
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[???] Place well i do hope that the war
will Be Closed up this winter i hope that you
had a good thanksgiving at home for i had a
Good dinner of Roast Lamb and Sweet
Potatoes and Bread and Butter and Coffee
and we had the day all to ourself and
we had to [??????????] well i do hope
that a mail will get in to day i will
Close for to day thursday moring it
this is a [??] morning and i think i will
Close for this Letter i Saw Green wittier and
Richard Lering of the 8th yesterday they Look
Just the Same as [?] i think that that will
Be a [?] [?] i hope So i hope
that we Shall take wilmington from the Rebls
who is Capt of [?] [?] now [Hodger?]
or Collins is i have give up gitting my Box i
Suppose that you [?] the [?] out for i
Can [?] [?] Pay for it i Believe you [?]
i [?] [about?] Liz or [?] and i am
Bound to get if ther is Such a thing what
did [?] [?] about it well i Suppose that i [?]
[?] [?] and the Bill this week [?]
[?] [?] you [?] [?] [?] the [?]
me [?] [?] Joseph Hall tomas [?]
Asa [wentworth?] John and Hiram [?]
of Newburyport the Rest are John [?]
of Salem Charles Deeds of [?] [?]
Fletcher of dedham [?] [?]
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a [?] in the tents we have got Camp
Stoves in all the tents and are Comfortable
we are troubled here with Snow i wish
that i had that Pair of Blue Pants now
that I Sent home it would Save [bringing?] a
[?] [?] you will Se Somebody [?] i
a going [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] then
in Should Like to Se you all very much
Nelley must Be quite a Large girl By
this time i am glad that Little Birney is
good well give my Love to all and i hope
that this will find you all well
from your
Husband
Joseph Barlow