Welles, Edmund, fl. 1864 to Sarah Ogden
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06559.093 Author/Creator: Welles, Edmund, fl. 1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 February 1864 Pagination: 5 p. : envelope ; 26 x 21 cm. Order a Copy
Writes from "Head Quarters A" of Potomac Signal Corps." Says the news of the Broad and Cherry Hospital's closing saddens him and other grateful wounded soldiers. Notes he is sorry to "learn of Miss Peterson's accident." Tells Ogden that he saw Sergeant Perkins, who has been promoted to the rank of first Lieutenant and has reenlisted for three more years. Perkins is now traveling home for recruiting purposes. Describes camp life, stating that women would be appalled at the way the soldiers live. Says he is unable to send Ogden a photograph at present, but he will send her a "Substitute." Mentions that he misses his home, but feels sad for those who "shall not return." He is now stationed at a camp overlooking the Rebel Camps, and he can "see them playing ball and in all the sports incident to a Camp life."
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