1863-06-03 letter from James Thitchener to his sister Sally

              Due to the difficult nature of Thitchener's writing,
the edited transcription will follow the literal transcription.




Falmouth Va June the 3 1863
Dear sister salley how ar you
i hav ben on picket the last 4 
days and hav just return 
to our old camp it looks like 
home to me i hav no news 
to write only the rebels is 
trying to cross the river on 
our rite i expect they think 
that they will try to git arond
us to cut our supplise off 
they keap on cuming over 
and giving themself up to us
they say that they ar tierd of 
the war well i wish that they 
was all tierd of it genral hooker
had a dans lass wedneday night
in a large Virginia farm
hous close by our camp 
he had 63 wimmen from 
washington and the officers





Falmouth Va June the 3, 1863
Dear sister Sally,
How are you?
I have been on picket the last 4
days and have just returned
to our old camp. It looks like
home to me. I have no news
to write, only the rebels is
trying to cross the river
on our right. I expect they think
that they will try to get around
us to cut our supplies off.
They keep on coming over
and giving themselves up to us.
They say that they are tired of
the war. Well I wish that they
was all tired of it. General Hooker
had a dance last Wednesday night
in a large Virginia farm
house close by our camp.
He had 63 women from
Washington and the officers