Sunday, December 21, 1862 - Fairfax Station, Virginia

Fare Fax Station Dec 21th 1862

Dear and ever beloved Wife

I now seat myself on the ground to answer your letters which I received Friday night was very glad to hear from you that you are all well it found me well and I continue the same at presant and when this reaches you I hope it will find you all well and in good spirits since I last wrote you we have had a long march but the most of us stood it first rate we marched six days towards Fredericksburg and the seventh day we came back over the same ground that we marched the fifth and sixth days we are now at Fare Fax Station three or four miles from Fare Fax Court House how long we shall stay I cannot tell you provivly not very long you wrote that you should like to send me some things I should like some if I could be shure of getting them but that is not the case for while we are on the move we cannot get boxes that are sent from home if Mrs Purple had sent here box for her man before you received my letter dated the 9^th of Dec and directed it to Harpers Ferry it will be doubtful whether he received it and I shall loose my mitens which I nead very much for it is bloody cold here now if we get into any place to stay and length of time I will write to you and let you know and tell you how to direct if I conclude to have a box sent pleas say in your next if you had sent my mittens because if you have that is to Harpers Ferry I shall not get them and must look out for a pair some whare els you will find enclosed in this letter two dollars which I kept with me when I left New Haven I think that I can get along without it so I will send it to you to help pay up your bills in answer to this be shure and tell me if you receive this money and if you have got your bounty money yet, give me the news generly write as often as you can nead not be supprised if I do not write evry week I shall write when I can you must remember it is not a very nice job to write out doors this weather one or [?] questions that you asked me in your last letter I will answer when I see you if that ever coms my love to you Lucinda. A.C. Smith Well Georgia & Edgar I am always glad to hear from you but I had a great deal rather hear that you are good children and after this I hope you will try and be good boath of you Edgar remember what I told you the morning I left home Frank & Fredy I am glad to hear are good boys I hope they will always be such Georgia write from hyour Father A.C. Smith

Direct your letters the same as you have before