5th Connecticut Infantry

Item LTR-11216

Description

Original Civil War soldier's letter. 3 pages, written in period ink.


Camp near Hancock, Md.
February 3, 1862
 

Friend Milo,
 
I received your letters and paper yesterday and was glad to hear from you. I am as well as ever and hope this will find you the same. We have done nothing towards fighting since I wrote to you. It has been the darndest weather you ever saw for the last two weeks. It has been stormy almost every day - mostly snow. We have had a hard time of it along back. We have had to do picket on the river. Have to stand all night without being relieved.
 
We shall cross over and go into Virginia. Probably have some fighting to do. Saw several of their pickets the other day. Some of our men went out but the devils left like hell. I suppose you have heard what big marches we have made and that we have got the name of being the best marchers in the whole division. I have not much war news to write this time so I will close.
 
You spoke about sending a book. I cannot get any storybook. The book that I was going to send got tore so that I could not send it. I wrote to him quite a spell ago and have not heard from him yet. Tell him to write.
 
I had a letter from Charles about a week ago. I would like to have seen the hog that they killed. I saw the death of Colt in paper about a week ago.
 
I have not much more time to write now so I will close.
 
Yours,
A. L. Henry
Direct as before