Camp Near Petersburg Va
June 29 / 64 June 29th/64
Dear Mother it is with the greatest of
Plesure that I seat myself this afternoon
to inform you of my health which is good
at the presant time and I hope these few
Lines Will find you injoying the same
Blessing Mother you must Now that I am
quite lonely after having my Brother taken
away from Me But we can thank God that
it want [1] Eny wors. the Day simon was wounded
we had 50 men when we started in the morning
When we come up to the Enemy we had
11 men Myself and simon and michael was one of the
No [2] But simon was taken away from us it
was hard to spar him. we was in the Battles
Day after Day together. Simon had the Name
of Being one of the Best soldiers in the reg
if his Wound gits along Well you can look for him
home in afew Days I Hant had one line
from home sence I left camp Parole
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I have Ritten to you in aletter that
Simon written But it appears that
it did Not reach you Mother When you go
to Troy go to the Express office and ask
them if there is an Express Bundle for
matilda crandall for I Expressed My new
overcoat to you michael is in the tent with
me and he is well Michael dont stand Back
When ther is Eny fighting going on if he is
able to be in the Dance he is shure to Be there
We have layed still Now for afew Days and
We have layed out our incamping ground
to Day but No Nowing how long we will
stay hear oh how I Wish simon Was
hear to stay With us When we are laying
still Mother when you hear from simon I
Want you to inform me Where he is as soon as
Pen and ink Will let you We are in one
half mile of the rebels Brest Works. our pickets
and the Enemys is in 15 roods of one other
I Was on picket the other Day our Boys and the
Rebels sot and looked at one other all Day
the rebels was in ther shorts sleaves
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Mother I suppose you are making
honey this summur. I hope you are
But I am afraid you Will Work your self
to Death and then it Wont Do you eny
Good Mother I heard that Lyman was
married, also I heard that Matilda crandall
Was agoing to Be married to Nathen Dendey
write and let me Now how true those
Reports is, the Day simon Was Wounded
our Col and one Capt and 10 men Was Taken
Prisaners if Simons Wound gits along as good as
some others I Should Drether be in his plase than
in the ones that is in the Enemeys hands
the Next Day after Simon Was Wounded We had
three men taken prisonner out of our Company
and We liked to lost the rest of the company
they hant Eny News of an impotence
to write if there is I cant think of it Now
So good By from your son George M Crandall
To Matilda crandall
Write soon as you Git this with
out fail