Dear Wife,-

I will spend a short time this morning in writing to you as I have a little leisure. I am getting over the fatigue of our late march and battle. I lost nine pounds of flesh at that time but soon expect to regain it if we remain in Camp.

The news reached us yesterday that Colonel Norton was dead. He died from the wound received in our first day's fight at Chancellorsville. I saw him when he fell. He was a good officer and we miss him much.

I do not know where the wounded of our Company are. I think there were eight left on the field when we were driven back. I feel badly to think that they had to fall into the hands of the enemy.

Captain Crary's health is very poor. He does not recover from the fatigue and exposure of the march. Henry J. Cleveland had not recovered from his sickness when we started on our march and was taken worse and we had to leave him behind at the Rapidan River. By throwing away his gun and accoutrements he made out to get into our lines before the battle but was not able to take part in it. He is improving in health now. George H. Wells was sick and left between the Rapidan and Rappahannock Rivers. As nothing has been heard from him it is supposed that he was taken prisoner.

I have been mustered in as Second Lieutenant, on the 12th inst., but it was dated back to, and I shall receive pay as Second Lieutenant from April 1st, 1863. That was a few days after my return from my furlough to the Company.