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to my dear wife
1864
Thompson, Wilmot, fl. 1864-1901
He lets his wife know he has been examined and passed and will receive his bounty next Friday at which time he will send it to her.
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25 November 1864
He had his picture taken but it didn't come out very well. He will try to get a furlough after he gets to Augusta and he will send more money home.
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30 November 1864
He is now in Augusta, but does not think he can get a furlough now. He discusses the money he will send.
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5 December 1864
He hopes he was not late in sending her money. He thinks of her when he goes to bed and when he wakes up. He wants her to get a photo taken.
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9 December 1864
He sent her 100 dollars. He describes Gallops Island as a very "pretty place."
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12 December 1864
He still has not received any mail from her. He describes the movement of ships. Once again he tells her to write as often as she can.
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14 December 1864
He says he thinks of her all the time. He is very lonely, he says again and tells her to write as often as she can.
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17 December 1864
He misses her as usual. He repeats his lonliness and wants her to write. He has been washing all the afternoon and has rubbed the skin off his fingers.
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19 December 1864
He answers in response to her suspicions that he may be straying. He says he would never do such a thing to his darling. He says he is a temperate man and has hardly drunk anything since being in the army. He suggests that she visit him.
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22 December 1864
He worries that she may not receive the last money he sent. He expects to leave the island soon. Their transport arrived with Rebel prisoners.
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