Birth Date: 1841
Date of Death: Unknown
Enlistment Date: April 18, 1861 at Brooklyn, New York to serve 3 years (aged 20 years).
Mustered In: May 23, 1861 as Private
Discharged - September 2, 1862 for promotion to 2nd Lieutenant, Co. K, 48th Infantry
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I cannot think of any better way to inform Our Brooklyn friends of our getting along, than through your widely circulating columns. And knowing that not only many of my friends, but of others in the Regiment have access to, and are constant readers of your paper, methinks we have already intruded upon the liberties which you have allowed us by publishing the numerous letters and extracts which we have sent you. The Eagle, in fact any Brooklyn paper, is here received with delight, and its news eagerly devoured.
This morning about 8 o'clock a number of us were standing by the cooking range, we spied a person approaching us from the entrance, clothed in a familiar dress of red pants and cap, a dark blue overcoat, with knapsack strapped upon his back, and who was evidently shaping his course for our group. As he approached, we recognised the countennance of "a left behind member" of Co. C, and soon learned of him that he was one of sixteen who came on, under command of or long looked for Captain Burnett.
The news "Captains arrived" spread like wild fire, and immediately a crowd rushed toward the officers tent to meet him, but to their indignation, "he wasn't there" - and in all probability considerable time would intervene before he would be, as he had evidently stopped to take a peep at Washington, but while we were out at our morning drill he arrived, bag and baggage, a good show of the latter - and before the company dismissed they marched in a body to his tent, when they welcomed him with three times three, and sundry tigers, besides a good hearty shake hands and "here are we" all around. They had been so many times disappointed by hearing that he had arrived that they were full and ready to roll over with delight at his appearance in our midst.
After stacking our muskets and taking a drink of water, I believe came the opening of an immense packing case, which Capt. B. said contained something for the boys from home, but they were not all from home, at least you would not have thought so could you have taken a peep into a few of the tents, and seen spread out upon the table, not the ground, sundry luxuries prepared by some fair-but it pains me sorely to think that I was not a favored one in that respect. Before the box was fairly open the claimants began to assemble for their parcels, which were many days ago promised them by letter, and which they had got most out of patience waiting for: and as the Captain called out in an orderly voice the name affixed to the various bundles, they were eagerly grasped and bourne off by their recipients, each of which were followed by from one to ten less fortunate ones.
Our tent seemed to have its share of home made cake, which really made one feel homesick, lemons, sweetmeats etc: my share of the plunder being a new woolen blanket - extra - and a New York Weekly, thoughtfully sent, enclosed in a clean sheet of letter paper, brought by "Politeness of Capt. Burnett" and which has already been read and reread. There is nothing in so great demand here as newspapers and story papers.
We have just returned from Washington, where we were received by Uncle Abraham and General Winfield, as were also the 9th and German rifles, who presented a very fine appearance as they marched in platoons by the White House, in front of which stood the President in citizen's dress, and Gen. Scott, clothed in his splendid uniform.
The boys have long wanted a furlough of a few hours to spend in Washington, and to-day they got it, but with not quite so much personal liberty as they would wish to have. Though it was rather warm and dusty, nevertheless we had a fine march, accompanied by - not ours but the Navy Yard band, and our own drum corps.
We have for several evenings past held our meetings in the hospital tent, which is erected on the parade ground, and has no occupants as yet. But to-day we are to erect an arbor of boughs large enough to accommodate 2 or 200 for the sole purpose of holding meetings, which are invariably conducted by our Chaplain.
As it is nearly TEA time, I must close and prepare for it, at the same time hoping that this will occupy a position in your Saturday evening's sheet.
Yours, very truly,
A.F.H. Co. C, 14th Rgt. N.Y.S.M.