Cauler19

Transcription: 

Oct 11th 1864
Fort Wadsworth thusday
my Dear and Loving wife
Tis with pleasure i set
myself down To write you
A Few lines To Let you
know that I am well
At preasent and I
hope that Theise few
Lines may find you
enjoying good health
we are Just drawring
rashen and I must
hury and writ it
is very cold down hear
at night and in day
time warm we are
busy makeing ready
throughing up breast
works we have breast
works 22 mils long
[page 2]
and trhough the very
nicest fields their
are very nice fields
down hear but we are
spoiling them we have
not Just so very mutch
fighting to do but thir
is osme very heavy
can annading in the
Direction of peters
burg ..
No more At preasent
I aint got eny more
time to write i must
go and wash my Clos
Frome your True
husband Samuel Cauler
mrs Louisa Cauler
write soon fore get
it not
[page 3]
Direct your Letter
To Co. F. 107 reg Pa
vet vols
Washington D C
Cauler
Samuel Cauler Louisa Cauler Nora
Nora Cauler
Louisa Cauler

Date: 
October 11, 1864
Collection: 

Author(s)

Unit: 
Company C, 107th Pennsylvania Infantry
Rank: 
private
Residence (County): 
Lancaster County, PA

Recipient(s)

Residence (County): 
Lancaster County, PA

From

From Note: 
"Fort Wadsweth"

To

To State: 
Pennsylvania
To Municipality: 
To County: 
Lancaster

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Andrea Cudworth
Transcription Date: 
February, 2012
Proofer: 
M. Ellis
Proof Date: 
September, 2012

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