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I lost nearly half of my Co but we won the fight and the rebel loss was pretty heavy.
We have had the best of the fighting so far and its my opinion that Genl Grant has got Lee in a pretty
enclose you $50.00 and am sorry that I cant send you more, but Mother if you need more before I get my
I have a nice wall tent all alone to myself and if I have some one to look out for my grub, I shall be
Mother I believe I mentioned in my last letter about your haveing some of my pictures taken and sent
Dear Mother, give my love to all and let me hear from you often. Direct Capt G. W. W.
I think I never in my life felt so wholly blue and unhappy about any one's going away as I did and have
One reason that I have not written to you before is that I have been so unhappy I thought my letter would
Our affairs remain as they did when you left, & that is one cause of my delay.
hideous, William forbids my giving any of them away.
Walt that I hope he will come home soon, & see papa, & tell him I send my love to him & a kiss.
Ginnaty was not to be my neighbor.
My love to your mother, & very much to you, always, dear Walt, from Your friend Nelly O'Connor.
Then lift your white hands, and my arms From harms And troubles the baby will keep.
Ellen O'Connor related in a letter on November 24, 1863, that the Count had said to her recently: "My
and now this is my third epistle to you, so I shall claim a word from you when you are able to write.
My sister & Dr. Channing both ask for you with the greatest interest, & Jeannie , Mrs.
incursions, no more new developments in the Ginnaty affair, no more detentions by fire or water occur, my
I shall get into New York about an hour later than usual, & put my baggage upon the Stonington Boat to
My dear Walt,— Your letter to Wm. of July 24. he forwarded to me in a letter that I got last evening.
Did you like my picture?
You told William you got my letter, so you must have got the picture enclosed.
It was in my first letter—I have sent you three, this is my fourth to you, have you got them all?
Just think, Walt, of my being a lion down here on your account, because it is known that I have the honor
and for two or three days many said I could not live but I had a good Doctor and have almost regained my
Excuse all mistakes an Bad Writing Also Excuse mi shoart letter this tim an i will try and Do Better in my
morning but did not & now I am to gow tomorrow morning I guess that they wont put it off anny longer my
duty is verry hard now on our regiment especily for it is pretty small well now I will have to close my
letter by saying good by my dear friend walt Bethuel Smith to Walt Whitman, 28 February 1864
burg Oct. 22 1864 Dear friend walt I arrived home the 18 I had to stop over my on account of Sheridan
to late now & I did not hear of it in time there is considerable excitement here about the election. my
Friend Walt, I have been setting at the foot of what I call my bed idoly speculating, on the past, and
met and called them Friends how often the word Friend, is missplace, but you have told me you were my
Friend and called me your young Friend, I thank you for that priveledge from the inmost recess of my
camp, expecting to meet you there I was sorrowfully disapointed on my arrival there to find that my
little Wife and my home, to enjoy a few of your leisure hours cheerfully.
He was promoted to full captain in the 25th New York Cavalry on 1 Jul 1864.
Please to remember me to Miss Lowell Brown , Benedict, Bartlett, & Chas Cate —also to all others of my
Friend Walter, Sir accordain to promis I now embrace this opportunity of informing you of my Safe arrival
My Friends gave me a warm reception Such as how are you Bush got robed did you &c I told them how it
I had the pleasure of meeting my Capt G.
laugh at me for not being sharper I told them it would be all right in cours of time live & learn is my
If you dont I do and I long for to see mine very much and I think she will want to see me— give my letter
My Dear Sir I had the honor to recive the fiew lines you addressed to me, which was delivered by my particular
In my humble opinion there is nothing so well calculated to inspire a soldier with new courage and fresh
acquaintance may ripen into a mutual attachment The preasent you sent me I received for which accept my
I am very anxious to hear something of the whereabouts of my Capt I have written several times and as
leafhandwritten; A scrap of Civil War memoranda headed "51st N Y V" in which Whitman mentions the death of Captain
To my knowledge it is understood by Col. M ULFORD , Major John E.
In my opinion the Secretary has taken and obstinately held a position of cold-blooded policy, (that is
B UTLER , in my opinion, has also incorporated in the question of exchange a needless amount of personal
In my opinion, the anguish and death of these ten to fifteen thousand American young men, with all the
Began my visits (Dec. 21, 1862,) among the camp hospitals in Army of the Potomac, under Gen.
, but space forbids my transcribing them.
He said: "It is my chief reliance." He talked of death, and said he did not fear it.
my life and occupation more than I can tell.
Independent Missionary, in my own style, and not as agent of any commission.
To my knowledge it is understood by Col. Mulford, Major John E.
In my opinion the Secretary has taken and obstinately held a position of cold-blooded policy, (that is
Major General Butler, in my opinion, has also incorporated in the question of exchange a needless amount
In my opinion, the anguish and death of these ten to fifteen thousand American young men, with all the