William Digby Smith, 14th C.V.I., December 1, 1863
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Camp Tyler December 1th 1863
My dear wife I received your letter on
the first and was glad to hear you and
the children was well as this laves me
at present thank god I was glad to
hear you had sutch a good thanks
given I had some bread and soup
for dinner for my thanksgiven dinner
I received a paper from father a
friday it twas a pretty good one
About the childrens likenesses I have
got them but the are pretty well
worin out Ellens and Marey Anns
looks pretty well but Willies and Maggeys
is pretty well wore out on the last march
I had them in my breast pocket and the
heat blistered them but I can tell them
I bet I am in the same place yet
the are sending them away evrey day
I cannot tell how long it twill be
the are sending them to Alexandra
there has been some of them left this camp
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A week ago and the got 4 months pay
there is no use of sending for a descriptive
list in this camp it tis not like a
Convalesent camp it it twas I could
have got mine before this time the boys
has a pretty hard time of it know
I seen one of the redgement hear to
day he came from home he was on a
furlow from alexandra he told me
that there was 4 of company B boys in
the camp whare he was I cannot tell
the day I will be sent there you can
tell david that leutenant Moor is
leutenant cornell of the redgement
know he is from New britain he
will know him it tis a hard old
redgement know I herd it tis allmost
filled up again with conscripts but
all the old boys sticks to themselves
I have not herd from Gorge sinse I rote
to you last the papers states that
Mead has autgenereld lee again
I hope god will give him strength
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to do so and put an end to this
cruel war you mentioned in your letter
that the was around taking the names from
18 to 45 I hope the will send them all
out and let them have a little of it
it twill do them good I have nothing
knew to rite to you but it tis
pretty cold hear know I got me an
old stove and made me a hole
in the tent so there is 3 of the 14th
Boys stops allong with me we keep
pretty warm it tis not like the rest
of the poor boys in fronth I can feel
for them I cannot tell how long before
it comes my turin but you cannot
get to the redgement know for there
is know comunications to the armey
of the Potomac know I hope this
winter will make some change on
this war give my love to Margret and John
David and Susan and familey how
come John Pryor to get them ambrey
types I shall let you know when
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I lave hear so you must keep up
good courage and not worrey
how come gustis to get to stop in
the hospitell well if he is luckey
anough to stay there good for him
there is know signes of a furllow
when my time is out give my love
to father and familey Mr Hubbard
and familey and all Enquiring friends
So good boy hills and Hollows
Kiss the children for me
From you Affectionate
Husband William D Smith
rite Soon
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