William Digby Smith, 14th C.V.I., July 12, 1863
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Penselvenie July 12th Sunday 1863
My Dear wife I send you these few lines to
let you know I am well hoping this will find you
and the children the same I am in the same
place the are sending off all the wounded
as fast as the can from hear Mr Hubbard
I seen him thursday evning gorge he left hear
before he got hear he told me you was well and
children I walked some ways with him before
he left he told me he had some tobaco for
me in town and he would send it to me in
the morning so I heint seen it sinse nor herd
from him you kneed not rite to me untill I
tell you for I donth know how long I will be hear
but I will rite to you so you can tell
me how many letters I rote to you this makes
three I rote to sinse the battle whare the
regement is know I cant tell but I think
the are some plase in Mareyland when
we lave hear we will have to take the cars
to Baltimore then to frederick citey when we
are going to lave I cannot tell but as
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soon as we leave I shall rite to you you must
keep up good courage and I will try to
look out for my self and familey the best
way I can I have know knews particular to
rite to you but I feel lonesome without
gorge I guess you will see him prety
soon for his father asked me if he could
get home I told he could for there is so
maney wounded about boltimore
that our boys will get to New haven
hospital the report hear yesterday that
the had a nother fight with lee at
South Mountain the govner of penselvenie
was hear yesterday and he told us boys that
when he left the ware drawn up in line
of battle and he herd some heavey
canoneding I am siting on a nold box
Sunday morning riting you these few lines
thinking how maney Sunday mornings that
I could have Enjoyed myself but I did
not think them days that the was my happey
days but I have had my eyes opened sinse
I left you if I am spared to get home
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again I shall know how to prise a home
but I hope I shall for I should like to
be spared to Enjoy myself and you of
seeing what comfort we could have had
onley for that one thing but god has
been good to us both so we got to trust
in him for the futer hope on that is all
we can do I should like to have a letter
from you but the way I am know I cannot
get them but as soon as I get to the first
place that I can get a letter from you
I shall rite I shall rite to you to tell you
know how I am getting allong give my love
to father and family tell him Margret
has Margret herd from John yet I must
draw to a close hoping this will
find you and the children in good health
good boy for the present kiss the
children for me tell them to be
good children for me No more at
present from your loving Husband
William D Smith
our wounded boys are getting allong
first rate I mean our redgement
give me love to tom fliny
and familey
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