W. Hogan: February 18, 1863
Hogan: February 18, 1863
Camp Nere Falmouth feb the 18, 63
Dear thomas
i rite to yo hoping to Find yo in as good helth as this leve in at present thank god for it i have been to the regment that yore father was in 3 or 4 times to se if he was thare but tha told me that he was in elexandea and tha expect him every day but i got a leter from benington and tha told me that tha expect him home and i wood like to here from him i wish yo wood rite to me and let me no if he has gon home we ar in campt here in plane site of the reblls tha ar on one side of the river and we on the other we ar about one hunder and fiftey thousand strong the rivr is not more than 95 yards across at fredes fary the pickets can speke to each other we dont no how long we will stay here it raines amost all the time it is snowing now and has been for the last 24 ours but it wnt stay on the ground more than a day or too it will be all mud agin i have seen 24 horses on one go on and could not moofe it it is imposebel for [us] to [---] intill the weather setels and we ar glad of it hooker is in comand and he is a fiter but thare is no man in the world can fite this armey well as mackClanan he is the idel of the armey tha wood folow him to a defete as son as tha aney other man to victory i have no room to rite aney more as paper and stamps is a scarce artical here so i will by sendin my love to all inqirn frinds rite us soon as yo get this
direct to washington D C the 2 regment of vol sickel divison moots brigade compeney C for Thomas Hogan