The Civil War Letters Richmond, Virginia December 5, 1864

Co. E. 11th Pa Cav.
Nr Richmond Va
December 5 1864

My Dear Wife

I received your Kind letter of the 2d and I was very glad to hear that you was still injoying good health as this leaves me at present.  I have nothing new to send to night.  i cannot get home for Christmas but i will get home sometime this winter if i have good luck.  there is no sighns of us moving from this place yet and we may remain here this winter or the greater part of this winter.  i did once think that we should winter at Portsmouth but i have given up that hope now.  if we had gone to Portsmouth i would have had you to come down and spend the Winter with me.  but this is such a out of the way place that it is not fit hardly for a woman to live.  but Dear Maggie  keep up your heart  i will not be away from you always  there is lots of happyness in store for us yet.

Dear Wife  i must now close  Give my love to Mother  Jane and all the family

My Best Love to you
i am as Ever
Your Affectionate Husband
Wm Lancaster

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