White plain Virginia
November 7the 1862
Dear Sister I take this
present opertunity to write
a few lines to you to let
you know that I am well
at presant and I sinsearly
hope you are enjoying the
Same good blessing. we have
been marching for seven
days last night we reached
this plays and to day we layed
Still it was Snowing all
day and it was verry Cold
last night there is quite
a little Snow on the ground
we are a bout 12 miles
from Bulls Run now
the 129 Regt is a bout
a hald mile from our
Camp there was a good
many of the boys here
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to day thay sayd
Samuel Faust is
geting along verry well
but Charles Hendricks
is in the Hospitle and
Jerry Messersmith thay
left behind to he was
not able to follow them
up thay wasent in now
fight yacht we heard the
Cannons everry day but
we havend been near
the fight yacht there are
agread many Soldiers
here but I think this
wether will stop us
from this traveling
we exspect to get in winter
quarters before long
I received aletter from you
some times a goe and I have [not?]
answerd it yacht and
so I thought I would
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write to you onst to
let you know that I
thought about you yach[t?]
I heard that you was with
Cousin Rosey tell her I sent
my Best respects to her
I would like to be there
with yous you must write
to me and tell me all
the news that is going on
in Mahanoy tell me
if Shutt and Reaber are
in mahanoy yacht ant
tell them I sent my best
respects to the[s?] all and tell
them I would write to
them if they are there
yacht
I sent my Best Respects
to mother and tell her
that I was getting a long
verry good I think
I will now Close this
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letter if mother has
knit a pair of Cloves [Gloves]
tell her She Should put
them up in a paper
and sent them to me
So no more at presant
From your Brother Daniel
Faust good night
Sister you must
be a good yong lady
Daniel Faust
Company H 96 Regt PV
Gen Brooks Division
Bartletts Brigade
Slocums Corp
Washington D C
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Dear sister the question you
asked me in your last letter
I dont know hardly what to
say to you must know best
your self. you also asked me
who would Cleen my ears
sins I am out here I reckon
I haf to do that my Self
and wash my cloth and Cook
my vuictles and mand my
Cloth . I havent to say the
real truth spoken three words
to a femail sinc I left
home I cant go thoes sesesh
wimen here in virginia
I met one midlan good looking
Reb girl this morning wen I
Come in from picket but
she made an awful sour
face at the yanks
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Dear sister I think
we will go in winter quarters
now then we will have
good times the weather is
getting most to cold
to do any thing this winter
any more. I must now
Come to a close my fingers
are getting to cold to write
more. you must write
soon again. so no more at
presant so [thrugh frozen?] you affectionate
Brother Daniel Faust

I sent my love to Mother