Dear Brother

I received your gift which you sent to George and me and I ell you what I was pleased with It  Bill Varrhosn and the rest of them got here last night and I got my package and George and I opened It you ought of seen the crowd that saw them said they never seen any thing got up as nice as there are and Charley I am very mutch obliged to you and I will consider this a new year Present you shall received something from me as soon as we are payed off their is not mutch news to write about as the army is laying still we are right opsite Fredricksburg and can see the rebles plain their is hard fighting going on our west I think if all our generals was like Rosencranse their wouldent have mutch trouble whiping the rebles but maybe it will go a little different when ever their is one victory their is always another I suppose you got the check for ten dollars for Joe's Clothes I signed it and sent it in George's letter I dont know what is the reason we dont get payed now their is six months pay coming to us but I guess we will get paid before long I dont supose their is mutch Silver money our now at home all the kind of money you see hear is Government notes and postage Curancy  I seen Eles Smith and Al Anderson last Sunday they were to our Camp they are both well but are tired of the war and want to get home like all the rest of us I expect you would like to know how I spent my Christmas.  I had a Good Cup of bean Soup and some hard Crackers I would hardly know what Chicken or turkey taste like it has been so long since I had any but Charley I hope the next Christmas we may all meet home togeather and have a Grand Christmas Dinner  Charley hear is a sessch note I found on the Bull Run Battle Feild I have carried in my pocket a good while and I thought I would send it to you give my love to Joe and Grandmother  I Belive this is all at Present

From your Affectionate Brother Edward Fox

Camp near Fredicksburg Va Jan 8th/[18]63

Dear Brother

Having a chance of sending a Letter to you I take the oppertunity of writing a few lines.  You can not guess how pleased Eddy and me was to get those presents form you.  We got them last night Bill Vanhorne and the rest of the company arrived hear yesterday.  Those Port Follioes was just the thing we wanted and the contents of them could not come in a more acceptable time for I was out of everything in the writing line.  We are well and hope these few lines will find you with all the rest the same I wrote Uncle Ralph a short Letter the other day.  We are still in the same camp as we where before the Battle and it dont look as if we where a going to move soon  I hope for not for we are fixed quite comfortable here  We had a grand Review the other day it was the Central Corp commanded by Genl Hooker.  We where reviewed by Genl Brunside and Staff.  There is no news at present and no signs of the paymaster but we are looking for him soon and when he comes You may look out for a present from Eddy and me.  I wrote you a Letter last week but have received no answer yet but I am looking out for one.  I also wrote to Annie at the same time.  It is near Dress Parade and I will have to close by sending you all my Love.  Write soon and I will answer.  From your Affectionate Brother

Geo. W. Fox

Co A. 6th Regt N J Vol

Washington D.C.

Camp of the 6th N.J. Vols near Falmouth Va Jan 29th/[18]63

Dear Brother

I received you Letter just as I was going out on Picket with the Regt.  We started for to go into another Battle one day last week but we only marched some 7 or 8 miles when we got stuck into the mud so we encamped in the woods and stayed a couple of days when we started back for our old Camp and after we had been back only one day we got orders to go on Picket and last night we returned in the midst of a Snow Storm and this morning the snow is some 15 inches deep but it has cleared up and the sun is warm and the snow will soon disapear and then I expect we will have to march again.  I sent on to you by Col. Johnathan Cook $75 dollars when we get payed off which was a week or so ago.  Twenty dollars was mine and I want you to put it into the Bank the same as you did Eddys.  $35 dollars was Eddys which he wants you to put onto Bank and $20 dollars is for Nancy for Joes board.  You will get a receipt for the money from her and keep it or send it on to me only keep it safe also see how much is due her for Board.  We only received 4 months pay but expect to get payed 2 months more in a couple of weeks and then we will send her some more.  I want you to get that Watch from Joe and keep it till I come home and if he does not be a better Boy than he has been he shall never receive a cent from me or Eddy  I expect he does just as he pleases but there will be a stop put to him when I get home.  Another thing he ought to go to School for a while he wont have a chance and he will be as dumb as a Virginia Niggar.  Write as soon as you get this Letter and let me know if you got the Money yet.  Eddy was in my tent last night and told me to tell you to tell Joe that if that is the way he does with things that he gives him he need not look for any more  When we come home we intend to give you all a handsome present but if he dont look out he need not expect anything  I will have to close hopeing soon to hear from you again  I remain as ever your Affectionate Brother

George W. Fox

Give our Love to all

Camp 6th N.J. Vols

Dear Brother

We send Seventy Five $75 Dollars to you by Mr Cook.

Twenty dollars is for Geo W. Fox

Thirty five "  "   "  Edward Fox

Twenty      "  "   "  Nancy

Put mine in the Bank alsong with Eddys and in his name and it will be all right

Geo. W. Fox

Camp near Falmouth [Va] Feb 13th 1863

Dear Brother

I thought I would write you a few lines to let you know about coming home on a Furlough I have not a furlough and the Doctor sent in my Discharge papers so I expect to be home for good so you may look for me in about a week from now I expect George is seeing gay old times in Trenton and tell him that I expect to hear of another Mrs Fox by the time he gets back but I would not just leave hear of that as not tell him that I say go in George and make your time good as long as it last  I hope this letter will find you all well as I am well and  hearty as a Buck show this letter to George you Must Excuse this short letter as I dont see any thing hear worth writing about and as the Mail is just going out

I Remain your Affectionate Brother E D Fox

give my respects to all at home

Camp of the 6th N. J. Vols Near Falmouth Va. April 1st/[18]63

Dear Brother

I take pen in had to let you know that I am well and hope this will find you all the same.  The weather is very cangeable down here first it snowes and then raines.  Yesterday we had quite a snow storm but today it is clear and cold with high winds.  Our Regiment is out on Picket and it is very lonesome here in Camp but they return tomorrow.  We are anxiously looking for the Pay Master and we expect him every day.  I expect we will move before long and I do not care how soon for we are all tired of laying here so long.  I have been looking for a Letter from Eddie or someone at home but have at last gave up all hope.  What is the matter with Eddie that he does not write to me.  He answered a young mans letter in the same tent with me right away but he dont answer mine.  Please tell him he need not mind takeing the trouble.  He was going to write every week as soon as he got home but I suppose he has forgot me.  Tell him I will send him the money for those 3 Postage Stamps he so liberally sent me as soon as I get payed.  I wrote to Annie some time ago but have never received an answer, but if they don't care about hearing from me it is all right.  Let me know if Joe is commenced to go to School yet.  charlie in my letter to Eddie I wrote about a small Blank Book to keep memorada in.  If you can make or get me one without going to much expence why do so and let me know in you next or if you have to pay for one state to me the price and I will send you the money to get me one.  I want a good strong one about 4 or 5 inches long and 3 inches wide with a good cover.  You need not get it if you have to go to any trouble.  It is now bed time and I will have to close as I have nothing more to write about.  Give my Love to all and accept the same yourself and I remain as ever

Your Affectionate Brother Geo W. Fox

Co A 6th Regt N.J. Vols

Washington D.C.

N.B. If you write to Annie tell her I am looking for a Letter from her. G. W. F.

P.S. This is the last Letter I write to any of my folks for I am tired of writeing and not getting any answers for I have wrote over a dozen Letters lately and all to some of my relatives and have not received a single answer  I appears as if I am forgot or else I am not worth wasting paper on.  If you will answer this Letter I will write immediately on receiving yours.

George

Camp of the 6th N.J. Vols near Falmouth Va. April 12/[18]63

Dear Brother

I received your Letter last night and was glad to hear from you.  I am well and hope this will find you all the same.  The weather is beautifull now and if it continues so for a few days I should not wonder if we move before long and I do not care how soon for we are tired of laying around here.  We where received by the President last week.  He visited the whole army I beleive.  I received the Memorada Book from Eddie and tell him to accept by thanks for it.  I wrote an other Letter to Annie and now if she does not choose to write to me she will never hear from me again by my writeing to her.  I would like to know what Joe intends to do, wether he expects to run the streets all the days of his life or go to school.  If he does not go to School this Summer he will be sorry for it I can tell him.  I received a paper from Brick Leaver with the account of the hanging of Lewis.  You done exactly right in leaveing Mr Nickolson and if he were to strike you again so the same thing, have him right away.  I dont exactly like the way he is acting anyhow and I shall write to Uncle Ralph in a few days and I shall let him know my sentiments.

Our time is now more than half out and our Regt has got 16 more months to serve.  It will be a happy day when out time is out.

I am very well satisfied where I am at present and I think that I can stand it out first rate.

We get a great deal better liveing now to what we used to and we all thank Genl Hooker for it.  You must excuse me for not putting a Postage Stamp on this Letter but I have not got any and we have not been payed off yet.  I will now Close hopeing to hear from you soon again.  Give my love to Eddie, Joe & all of our Folks and accept a large portion for your self and I Remain

Your Affectionate Brother Geo W. Fox

Co A 6th Regt N.J. Vols

Washington D.C.

Write Soon

Camp of the 6th N.J. Vols April 15th 1863

Dear Brother

I take the present oppertunity of writing you a few lines hoping they will find you all in as good health as they leave me.  We are all packed up to move and have got Eight days rations.  I expect we would of been off today but last night it commenced to storm and is still raining hard and I do not beleive we will go now as it will make the roads bad.  We have been payed off today.  I send home by Conl. Johnathan Cook $30 dollars (Thirty dollars) Ten dollars is for Joe's Board and Twenty dollars I want you to put in the Bank for me in my name.  Don't make a mistake ($10) Ten is for Joes Board & $20 is to put in the Bank for me in my name.  So as soon as Mr Cook comes home go and get it and you will oblige me.  As soon as you get the money write and let me Know.  I received the paper all right.  Next pay day I hope to be able to send home Forty dollars as I am now going to save my money  No more at present

From your Affectionate Brother Geo W Fox

N.B. Give my love to all Eddie, Joe, & all the rest of our folks.

Camp of the 6th N.J. Vols April 16th 1863

Dear Brother

I send by Mr Cook Thirty Dolllars ($30).  You will know how to dispose of it by my Letter of the 15th.

Yours Truly your Affectionate Brother Geo W. Fox

"Hookers Old Guard"

Camp of the 6th New Jersey Vols Near Falmouth Va. April 23rd/[18]63

Dear Brother

I have just received your welcome Letter and was glad to hear from you again.

I am well and hope this will find you all in the same state of health.

I expected we would of moved from here before this but from some cause or other we have not, but I expect it is on account of the weather being so bad.  It raines nearly every day.  We have had eight days rations in our knapsack and haversack for a week.  We also had to turn in our blankets and all of our Clothing except a change.  Our Calvary has been gone now a week and I expect as soon as it gets a little settled we will follow them.  We heard that they went across the river way up above here but where having a hard time of it for it has stormed almost every day they have been gone.

There is 12000 of them under command of Genl. Stoneman and if they meet the rebles there will be some fighting.  We are all in good spirits and are willing to follow "Hooker" and you folks at home may look out for a great victory or else a great defeat when we meet the Rebles again  The men has great confidence in Hooker and they like him next to "Little Mac", and he returned there kindness by giving us good grub.

Speaking of Grub as we call it, we now have better liveing than we ever had before.  We now have Onions, Turnips, Potatoes, Peas, and plenty fresh Beef and Genl. Hooker has the thanks of his soldiers for he is the man that looks out for his men.  He feeds them well and when they are in battle he wants them to do their duty.  If they all do it is well as his old Division he will be satisfied.  Our Division is called "Hookers Old Guard".  It has been raining all day and I have not been out of my tent hardly.  I do nothing but read and  I beleive I have read the election over in Trenton a dozen times.  Trenton is all one sided it appears

Charlie I have read the papers a great deal of late.  I am still a democrat but not of the Copperhead stripe but I do not know what they would call me up in Jersey.  All I hope is that we whip the rebles and I do not care about comming home until we do if we have to stay our years out for I think they deserve a good whipping.  I think this Summer will tell the tale and I hope that we may be successfull  Asked Eddie about my pencle case if he has got it fixed yet as I am waiteing anxiously for it.  It is now near Tatto and I will have to close hopeing to hear from you again  Give my love to Eddie, Joe, and all our Folks accept the same yourself and I remain

Your Affectionate Brother Geo W. Fox (co a 6th Regt N.J. Vols Washington D. C.)

P.S. I have wrote two Letter to Annie but have received no answer yet.  I suppose you have received my money all right.  Get a receipt from Nancy and keep it.   George

N.B. Charlie I forgot to tell you the sport that we are haveing down here t present.  Base Ball is all the rage and when ever the weather permits the feilds around here are filled with men playing ball.  Day before yesterday the was a match between 9 of the 5 N.J. Vols (Officers) played against 9 out of the rest of our Brigade and the result was that the 5th got beat bad  The bet was for $100 dollars.

Yesterday 9 of the 2nd N. York played against 9 out of the New Jersey Regts (Privates) for $200 dollars and the New Jersey boys was victorious beating the Yorkers bad.  Tommorrow is a grand Foot Race for $150 dollars and it promises to be a grand affair.  Who says we are "Demoralized"  Let some of the People come down and see us some day when it is clear and they will be satisfied.  Taps are now blowing and that tell us it is time for bed so Good Night.

George W. Fox

Charlie instead of the old City Hall clock telling us the time for bed we use a drum and I expect when I get home I will forget some night and not go to bed at all waiting for the Drum to beat the Taps.

Camp of the 6th N. J. Vols near Falmouth Va. April 27/[18]63

Dear Brother

I received your Letter yesterday and was glad to hear from you.  Our Regt. has gone out on Picket and it is very lonesome in Camp.  There is nothing new down here and I hardly know what to write  Yesterday (Sunday) our Division was Reviewed by Gov Parker of N. J. and this morning before the Brigade went on Picket they where reviewed by Secatary Seward and Gov Keymore of N. Y.  It has cleared up at last and today the sun is very warm.  If the army dont move now I dont know when they will.  Today we saw large bodies of Troops on the march and I heard it was the 5th Army Corps.  Where we have our Reviews it is right in sight of The Rebles and about 1 mile from Fredricksburg.

Charlie I wish you would speak to Eddie about that peice of pencil and ask him to send it as soon as he can.

Charlie please send me in your next Letter 2 dollars of that money that I sent you as I want to buy something that will be of service to me this summer.  I guess you might as well put the rest in the Trenton Banking Co. but do as you think best and you can put it where you think it will be the safest it makes no difference to me  Suite yourself and I will be satisfied.  Give my love to all accept the same yourself and I remain

Your Affectionate Brother Geo W. Fox

Co a 6th Regt. N. J. Vols Washington D. C.

Write Soon

P.S. Excuse this sheet of paper [about 1/4 is cut out]

Camp of the Sixth N. J. Vols May 8th 1863

Dear Brother

I Received your Letter and the money all right.  We have been in another hard Battle and Thank God I am safe once more.  Our Brigade was out on Picket and they got orders to return to Camp.  They came in at dusk and at 9 oclock at night on the 28th of April we left Camp and marched 7 miles down the River where we halted untill morning when we near the Rappahanock.  Cannonadeing comenced about 9 oclock and continued all day long  The 1st & 6th Corps crossed the River on Pontoons and drove the rebles back about a mile.  We got orders to move at a moments notice.  At dark I layed down and was soon asleep I got up at daylight and made my Coffee and eat my breakfast.  It rained during the night and made it very bad walking.  t 2 oclock we got orders to move and we marched about 16 miles up the River and halted at 1 oclock in the morning we started the next day at 8 oclock and crossed the river on a pontoon bridge at 12 oclock.  We halted about a mile from the river and our Brigade was sent out on Picket  Our Regiment did not go out and we had a good time to rest.  Stayed here all the next day untill about 8 oclock at night when the Pickets where called in and we went out to the front which was some 3 miles from the River.  We heard heavy firing in the afternoon and I expected we would go in front.  Our Brigade halted in line of battle at midnight and I layed down to sleep I was up before day and was making my Coffee when the pickets commenced firing and soon the Battle commenced.  The rebles drove the 11th Corps from the field the day before and they thought they would so the same with us the (3rd Corps) but they got mistaken.  Our Division fought better than it ever did before and Our Brigade captured 7 stand of Colors and more prisoners than the Brigade numbers.  Genl. Hooker gives us great praise for what we done and we presented him with one the reble flags that the 7th N. J. took.  Our Division lost a great many men.  Our Division Genl. Berry was killed Genl. Mott was wounded and nearly all of our line officers was wounded  The Battle lasted untill noon when every thing was still again.  Tuesday night we recrossed the River and are now in our old camp again but do not expect to stay long.  The rebles loss must of been 5 times greater than ours.  Where we where fighting was some 10 miles above Fredricksburg  I beleive they call it Chandersville.  Our men are all ready for another Battle and have the greatest confidence in Hooker.  I am well except I feel a little sore from marching but will be over it in a day or two.  I hope this will find you all well.  Give my love to all.  Show this Letter to Eddie.  I suppose the Papers has an account of the Battle in I wish you would send me one.

Write to Annie and tell her I am safe  She dont write to me any more  I have wrote he 2 letters and she has not answered them.  I will now close hoping this may find you all well I

Remain your affectionate Brother Geo W. Fox

Write soon

Charlie let Eddie see this Letter & give him this note

Eddie

Two of the 5th Regt. drummers was wounded Redney in the leg and Healy in the hand.  They where both where they had no business to be.

Leabring the drummer of the new company (A) of the 5th has not been seen scince the fight and I expect he is in Trenton by this time.  Please send me a paper with the Battle in.  I am a thousand times oblige to you for getting the pencle fixed.   Give my best respects to Jack Jones and Family

From Your Affectionate Brother George W. Fox

May 8th 1863 Camp of the 6th N. J. Vols

Dear Brother

I take the present oppertunity of letting you know that our Regt. was in the last Fight and lost 6 killed, 56 wounded and 7 missing  We had 11 officers wounded but none killed.  I am safe once more.  It was the hottest fight that our Regt. was ever in.  I will write you the whole particulars in my next Letter  Please send me a paper with the Battle in.  Tell Eddie that I received the Pencle all right last night.

From your Affectionate Brother Geo W. Fox

Direct the same as before

P.S. Our Brigade captured 7 stand of colors.  Our Division Genl. (Berry) was killed.  Genl. Mott wounded our Colonel was wounded.  We captured more prisoners than the Brigade numbered.

Camp of the 6th New Jersey Vols  May 16th 1863

Dear Brother

I received your Letter last night and was glad to hear from you.  I also received the papers you sent for which I am much oblige.  The people was a little a head of time about Richmond being taken.  I think the same as you about Genl. Hooker and beleive that if he can't whip the rebles why there is no use of anyone else trying.  We have great confidence in Hooker and beleive that we would of whiped the rebles if the 11th Corps had not of disgraced themselves so by skedadling.  They are all dutch and where formally under the command of Genl. Seigle.

We are now back in our old Camp again we have been here longer than any other Camp since the Regt. was formed  It is 6 months nearly since we came here  There is a great many two year troops going home and soon the 3 year troops will be left.  The Goverment better hurry up and send some more men out or else the rebles will whip us anyhow for the 3 year men have been through so much that they are reduced down to nothing most.  Our Regt. now only turnes out on Dress Parade 120 muskets when last year at this time it turned out over 900.  Another fight and that will finish the 2nd New Jersey Brigade.  We are in the famous Division that Hooker commanded and what he speaks so much of.  He call us the "Old Guard".  There is no better fighting division in the Army than ours.  We are the 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Division of the 3rd Corps.  The Brigade was commanded by Mott who was wounded in 2 places.  The Division by Berry who was killed and the Corps is commanded by Sickles.  Our Brigade last Summer had two Regt.s added to it.  The 2nd New York & 115 Pensylvania.  The 2nd New York was a 2 year regiment and they left for home last Monday.  The 115th Pa. is I beleive agoing to be consolidated with the 25th Pa so we will have only the 4 original New Jersey Regt.s the 5th 6th 7th & 8th in our Brigade.  The whole 4 Regt.s will not make one full Regt.  I think they had better put us in Washington or somewhere else and bring out some of the full regts but Old Hooker don't like to lose such good men  I am well and hope this will find you all the same  Give my best Respects to all I am glad to hear that Joe has at last got a place for it will keep him from running the Streets so much  I see by the paper that old Mr Warner us dead.  I saw him when I was home and I thought he looked so well.  I wrote to Uncle Ralph & aunt Mary some time ago but have received no answer.  I feel worried about Annie not writing.  I have wrote her two Letters but have received no answer to ether of them.  I wish when you write you would speak to her about it,  I will now Close by sending you all my love and hopeing soon to hear from you

I Remain Your Affectionate Brother George W. Fox

Co A. 6th Regt. N J Vols Washington D. C.

Write Soon

P.S. another one of Capt. Neals men that was wounded died yesterday

Hooker's Old Guard

May 27th 1863 Camp of the 6th N. J. Vol

Dear Brother

I take my pen in hand to write you a few lines.  I recevied your Letter in due time and was glad to hear from you.  I am well and hope this will find you all the same.  Our Regt. went out on Picket this morning only two drummers went and I had the good luck to stay in Camp  It makes it very lonesome in Camp when the men are away.  We have nothing to do and the days appear like weeks.  Things look as if we where agoing to stay here for a couple of months.  They are building the Bakery up and by the time you get this Letter we will be haveing our fresh bread instead of Hard Tack for which we will all will be very thankfull for.  The weather is very warm now in the daytime but cool at night and early int he morning.  there is a great deal of talk in our Brigade of us going home to recruit and the Officers are trying hard to get us home for 60 days as they promise to fill the regiments up to the maxeum number.  I do not expect we will be so luckey as to get home but I hope we do, and it would be no more than right for we are so reduced in numbers that our whole Brigade would hardly make one full regiment and we have been in so many battles that if we where to go home for good it would be no more than square  We are the choice brigade of the famous Hookers old Division, 3rd Corp, and if the army is not a going to do anything this Summer I should think that Uncle Joe Hooker would let us off for awhile to recruit and when we come back we will add more laurles to our many that we have allready gained.  I received a Letter form Aunt Mary the other day and was glad to hear from her.  Give her, Uncle Ralph, and Cousin Mary my love, and tell her I will write in a few days.  We expect to be payed in a few days up to the 1st of May therefore we will only receive two months pay.  I expect Conl. Cook will be here and I shall send some money home by him.  I will write as soon as we get payed and you will then know what to do.  charlie show this letter to Grandmother or tell her that you heard from me allso send me her directions so as I will know how to direct a Letter to her.  I will now have to bring my Letter to a close.  Hoping soon to hear from you again.  Give my love to Eddie, Joe and take a large portion for yourself

I Remain Your Affectionate Brother George W. Fox

Remember me to all of our folks also to all enquiring friends.

Co A 6th Regt. N. J. Vols Washington D. C.

Write Soon

P.S. Let me know when you hear from Annie.  George

3rd Brigade, Mott, 2nd Division, Berry, 3rd Corps Sickles

Camp of the 6th New Jersey Vols June 1st 1863

Dear Brother

I take pen in hand to write you a few lines.

I am well and hope this will find you all the same.

We received two months pay this morning I send you Twenty dollars.  Fifteen I want you to put in Bank for me, and Five give to Nancy for which you will please get a recept for and put it away with the others.  Conl. Cooks was not in Camp so I sent it by the Chaplain of our Regt.

Enclosed you will find a recept for ($20.00) Twenty Dollars which you will take to the Trenton Banking Co. and draw the money.  Al you have to do is to hand them the recept and they will give you the money  All the men send thier money home in this way.  Write as soon as you draw the money.

This is Sunday and it has been blowing a hurricane all day and the dust has allmost blinded us, but tonight it is beautiful.  Everything is still and the moon is shining which make it as light allmost as day.

I received a Letter from Aunt Mary a day or so ago which I will answer in a day or so.  Give my love to Eddie, Joe, and All of our Folkes, take a good portion for yourself and I remain your

Affectionate Brother George W. Fox

P.S. Charlie dont forget, $15.00 I want put in Bank for me, and $5.00 give to Nancy for Joes, Board, Also write as soon as you draw the money.  George

Co. A, 6th Regiment new Jersey Vols. Washington S. C.

Camp of the 6th N J Vols June 2nd 1863

Dear Brother

Please send me three (3) dollars out of the money that I sent home send it as soon as possible as I want to use it.

From Your Affectionate Brother George W. Fox

Co A 6th Regt. N J Vols

Camp of the 6th N. J. Vols July 13th 1863

Dear Brother

Having a chance of sending you a few lines I take the oppertunity of so doing hopeing that this may find you all in good health as it leaves me at present  I have not received but one Letter from Trenton since we left our old Camp near Falmouth Va. and that was from Annie dated Trenton  We get a mail about once in a week and I have gave up all hopes of receiving any more Letters  We where in the late fight at Gettysburg PA. and expect to be in another every day.  We had a long march from Falmouth Va. to Gettysburg and it wore the men out it is some 250 miles the way we come and we marched all the way.  The late Battle was a hard one but we whipped the rebles bad and I hope we will the next time  When we where passing through Frederick City Md. we saw the 7th Regt. Militia of New York in thier fine grey uniform and they looked a great deal different from us.  As they are to nice to fight they are doing provost duty in Frederick City.  Our Brigade is composed of 6 Regiments and only number 609 men, not one Regt.  The 14th New Jersey is now in our Corps and it numbers more than our whole Brigade.  I saw Capt. Craig, Ed Yard, Charley Thorn & all of the Boys from home they are well.  I hope to God that this next Battle will settle the war for I am so tired of it that I do not care sometimes if I where dead.  We have marched all together near 400 miles I have wore our two pair of shoes.  The weather is hot but it has rained nearly nearly every day since we crossed the Potomac.  I hope that Eddy will not forget those likenesses that I spoke of.  I am glad that he is home and I am glad that I have not relation in the army to suffer the same as we do.  Tell Annie I will answer her Letter as soon as I have a chance to.  Give my love to all and take a portion for yourself and I Remain

Your Affectionate Brother George W. Fox

direct the same as before

P.S. Write Soon & tell Uncle Ralph that I receive the paper for which I am much oblige  George

Camp of the 5th NEw JErsey Near Beverly Ford on the Rappahanock, Aug 8th/[18]63

Dear Brother

I take my pen in hand to write you a few lines.  I am well and hope these few lines will find you all the same.  We received two months pay this afternoon although there was nearly four due us.  I send you a receipt for ($15.00)  Give ($5.00) Five Dollars to Nancey for Joes Board and put ($10.00) Ten Dolls in the Bank the same way as I did before as I believe it is as safe as any.  Let me know as soon as you get this.  Keep the receipts of Nanceys safe.  We go out on picket to morrow morning (Sunday)  Ask Eddy how much he paid for them pictures of mine so as I can send it to him as It dont appear as if he wants to send them until I pay for them for one time he sayes he has got them and then another time he says he don't so dont forget to let me know how much they cost as I would like to see them how I looked when I first started for a Solider.  I expect that we will lay here for awhile until the regiments get filled up and then we will attack the rebles and no doubt we will have another hard battle.

It is awful hot here now and it allmost roasts us for we are out in a open field.  We have a shower all most every night.  Last night we all liked to of got drowned it poured down in torrents for about two hours and came right through our tents  It thundered and lightened awfull but about dark it cleared off and today has been awfull hot.  I have not heard from Annie yet.  This is Saturday night but a great deal different from Saturday night at home.  I don't suppose some of the men know one day from another for they are all alike.  Sunday is the same as the rest  The boys are all anxious to see the Conscrips or $402.00 men and I expect they will have a great lot of fun with them.  This time next year we will think about seeing old Trenton again.  Give my Love to Eddie Joe, and all of our Folk not forgetting yourself.  Tell Grandmother I intend to write he a Letter as soon as I can buy the materials to write on.

Charlie don't forget to write as soon as you get this  This is all at present that I know of so I will Close hopeing soon to hear from you.  I remain

Your Affectionate Brother George W. Fox

Good Night for it is my bed time 8 o'clock

Camp 6th N. J. Vols near Beverley Ford Va. Aug 26th/[18]63

Dear Brother

I have just received your welcome Letter and I now set down to answer it.

We have quite a change in the weather.  Last night about dark we had a hard shower and heavy wind and it blew up so cold that we nearly froze in the night.  It looked queer this morning to see the boys standing around Cook fires.  They have all got thier wish for they all was complaining of the weather being so warm.

We have not moved and I do not beleive we will for a while.  Conscrips is begining to come in here.  The Eleventh Massachuets received near three hundred the other day.  There is going to be three conscrips shot next Saturday for deserting.  They belong to the Corn Exchange Regt. (118 Pa) and lay right near us.  I was over there today and saw them.

I am glad to hear that the Good Will is building their new house they have been long enough about it  I received a Letter from Brick Seaver the same time.  I did yours.  I expect that Mr. Edward Fox will have to vote this fall election.  Tell him when he goes to vote to stand on a sheet of paper so he can hand his vote in the window.

Charlie I wish they all was as good at answering my letters as you and Brick Seaver. I dont get any Letters from any Men but you and Brick in Trenton.

I am in first rate health hope this will find you all the same.  I weigh more than I ever did before.

I was over to see the 14th Jersey the other day about one half of them is sick.  They are just begining to find out what soldering is.  When I set down to write I hardly know what to write about as it is so dull in Camp nothing going on except the Boys playing Ball.  Give my love to all of our Folks also to Annie, Eddie, Joe and take a large portion for yourself and I Remain

Your Affectionate Brother George W. Fox

P.S. Tell Eddie I will write to him as soon as I receive one from him also Annie   George

Tell Eddie that John Logan (drummer) is back to his Regt. and sends him his best respects.

Camp 6th N. J. Vols Sep 9th 1863

Dear Brother

I received your welcome Letter this afternoon and was glad to hear from you.  I thought something was wrong by your not writeing sooner.  I hope that you get a good situation and that you will like it  I know that if you board at Aunt Anns that you will have a good Home.

We have not moved yet and there is no prospects yet  We are out on Review allmost every other day.  I have now got command of the drummers in the Brigade, and whenever there is a Review or Brigade Guard Mounting I take charge of them.  I hope that this may find you enjoying good health.

Charlie I dont think that Mr Nicholson will gain much by your leaving and I should not wonder but he will be sending for you as soon as he gets hurryed.

I think that Newark is a much better place to work than Trenton is and if I live to get home I dont think that I shall stay in Trenton  I received a Letter from Eddie the same time that received yours.  I had allmost gave up all hopes of ever his writing again.  I received the Letter from Aunt Ann and tell her that I shall write to her as soon as anything happens to write about.  Give he and all the girles my love.

Next year (if I live) this time I will be Home, and I am glad that our time is so near out.  Charlie you must excuse this short Letter for I have caught a cold in my head and I do not feel much like writing and there is nothing going on to write about  I will now Close by sending you my Love.  Remember me to all and I Remain

Your Affectionate Brother George W. Fox

Co A 6th Regt. N. J. Vols Washington D. C.

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Camp  6th New Jersey Vols near Culpepper Va Sep 21st 1863

Dear Brother

I received your Letter in due time but as we have been on the march I have not had time before to answer it.  I am well and hope this may find you all the same.  We started on the march last Monday night.  On Tuesday we crossed the Rapphanock and Hazel Rivers and we are now in sight of Culpepper.  The Rebles are on the other side of the Rapidan River which is about five miles from where we lay  We expect to move everyday and expect to have a battle so you may look out for news very soon.  Do not worry about me for I will take good care of myself.  I hope that we whip Lee here and I think we will.

I am glad that you like your place and I think it will turn out better than Nicholson did.  I think that Eddie would do better in Newark than he is doing in Trenton

We received two months pay a week ago and I sent the check for $20.00 to Eddie as I did not know he was gone away and I have never got an answer from him wether he got it or not and the next I get I will send it to Annie as Eddie dont seem to care wether he writes or not anymore and I shall not write to him soon again  If he cant do me the small favor of writing to let me know wether he received my letter with the check in or not I think it is about time to stop

I received a Letter from Annie the other day.  She is well and was going to Phila. for a day or so.

I will have to come to a Close hopeing this may find you enjoying good health

Give my love to Aunt Ann and the Girls also to Jim Dewar take a large portion for yourself and I Remain

Your Affectionate Brother Geo W. Fox

Write Soon

P.S. Excuse this writeing as I am in a hurry.  George

Camp near Culpepper Va. Camp 6th New Jersey Vols Oct 1st 1863

Dear Brother

I have just received your ever welcome Letter and I glad to hear from you again  We have not moved yet and by present appearances we are not likely to move soon, but things are variable here and we do not know wether we will stay one day or one month.  We have all kinds of reports in circulation around Camp every one has his opinion and one cannot believe anything.

I am enjoying exceedingly good health at present and hope that these few lines may find you in the same state of Health.

Charlie I have been thinking about he money that we owe Nancey and I think the same as you, that as soon as Uncle Ralph gets Sammys affairs settled up that some of the money had better be payed to Nancey and settle up Joes board.  I am not able to pay all of his board but am willing to do all I can.  Every pay day I allways send some money to Nancey and I hope that it will be squared up before I shall write to Annie about it and state to her the circumstances.

Charley I am very glad that you like your place and hope that your employer may turn out a better man than the one you worked for before.  I have received a Letter from Eddie since I wrote to you and he received my Letter & Check all right and attended to it.  He spoke to me about the paper to sign but I have not received it yet.  I hope that the money that Annie put in Bank for Sammy will be attended to and the sooner the better I think.

The weather have been warm & dry for the last two weeks but we are likely to have a storm now as it looks very much like it tonight.

Give my Love to all of our Folks.

As I have no newes to write I will close.  Hopeing soon to hear form you again I Remain

Your Affectionate Brother Geo W. Fox

N.B. Excuse this blotted Letter for I have a bad pen  George

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Company A Sixth Regt. New Jersey Vol Washington D. C. 3rd Corps

Camp of the Sixth New Jersey Vol Catletts Station Va Oct 21st 1863

Dear Brother

I received you Letter in due time & was glad to hear from you.  I have not had time before to answer it for we have been on the march for the last three weeks hardly stopping to get sleep.  I will give you a little insight of our march.  We left our Camp at Culpepper on Oct 8th and marched to a small place called James City about 12 miles from Culpepper.  Our Calvary under Kilpatrick had a fight with the rebles and we supported them.  We started back for Culpepper which place we reached about 2 oclock on Sunday morning & we found that the whole Army was on the move.  We took 8 days rations and then we started at 10 oclock for the rear.  We marched all day crossing the Hazel River on Pontoon Bridges & we waded the Rapahanock after dark & encamped near our old camp near Beverly Ford.  We kept on the march untill we reached Centreville & from there went to a small place called union Mills where we met the rebles & our Regt. was out on Picket & we had a fight.  Our Regt. lost 1 killed 2 missing & 3 wounded  We drove the rebles & we marched the next day to Greenwich & from there we cam here this morning  I do not know how long we will stay but I suppose not long.  The rebles followed us from Culpepper down to Bull Run & they have torn up all the Rail Road & burnt all the Bridges.  If you where to see this place you could hardly tell that there was ever a Rail Road here  This is a desolate country all the Houses have been burnt down & there is not a fence rail for miles.  I have kept good health all the time am well now.

I am glad that you like your place so well.  Eddie have never sent me that paper to sign yet.  I wrote to Annie to day.

Give my love to Aunt Ann & the Girls & accept a large portion for yourself.  I must now Close as it is bed time.  Hopeing soon to hear from you again I remain Your Affectionate Brother Geo W. Fox

P.S. Give my Respects to Jimmy Duer if you see him

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Camp of 6th New Jersey Vols near Brandy Station Va. Dec 7th 1863

Dear Brother

I received your Letters in due time and was glad to hear from you.  We have been marching allmost all the time lately and I have not had the chance to write.  We are now in Camp but do not know how long we will stay.  We have just got back from a long and tiresome march and as I suppose you have saw in the Papers that our Corps (3rd) was in another fight we lost about 250 killed and wounded.  The 14th N.J. was in for the first time and they done well for new troops.  They lost about 60 killed & wounded.

The weather is very cold & we all froze laying out nights but I have now got a comfortable tent up & a Fire place built but dont expect to enjoy it for long for I expect we will move every day.  I heard that Eddie had gone to Hartford Con to work.  It seems queer to me that he had to go so far from Trenton to get work.  He dont seem to care for any body but himself but thank God my time is growing short and I will be Home some of these days if I live.  I am anxious to hear from Annie I hope she succeeds in getting a peace.  I am enjoying excellent good health and I hope this poor Letter may find you all the same.  I received a Letter from Joe the other day & I send him a check on the Bank for $15.00 to give to Ed Trimble so as she can get my trunk & keys it.  Give my love to Aunt Ann & and Family also to all the rest I will have to Close for the want of news.  Charlie here is a paper that I found at the Station in a building formally used as a Post Office.  Excuse the lead pencil as I have no Ink.

From Your Affectionate Brother George W. Fox

Co A 6 Regt. NJ Vols

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Camp 6th New Jersey Vols Dec 19th 1863

Dear Brother

I recd your Letter last night & I hasten to reply.

For God Sake dont enlist I would rather see you go to State Prison than to come out here for a poor tool of a private soldier.

Now for gods sake do not get that notion in your head again I shall write more in a day or so

From Your Affectionate Brother George W. Fox

Camp of the Sixth N. J. Vols Dec. 20th 1863

Dear Brother

I now set down to write you a few lines I received your Letter the other day and was surprised at your thinking of enlisting  Now Charley listen to what I have got to say.  You at Home dont know or you cant begin to imagine the troubles trials & hardships that one has to endure out here and sooner than to see you enlist I would rather hear tell of your death.  You may think this is going to extremes but I have saw enough and suffered enough to satisfy me what soldiering is and I hope to God that no one that is any kin to me will enlist and when I see young men comming out now I pity them.  A Great many only look at the large Bounty they get but how many will ever live to enjoy it or how many is there that would give twice yes ten times that Bounty to be clear again after one or two hard marches.

Now I have been woring myself ever since I received your Letter and I sat down and wrote you a letter right away which I expect you got and I hope changed your mind.  I hope to God that you will stay home.  What would Annie say.  I should think you remember poor Sammy and Cousin George Magie.  If they had stayed Home they might of been living Today.  One out of a family is enough to fall for his Country.  I am well and hope this may find you all the same.  Give my Love to Aunt Ann and Family.  I Recd. a Letter from Eddie and one from Charlie Dennison last night and I heard from Annie.  Hopeing that you will stay at home and that I hear from you soon I Remain Your

Affectionate Brother George W. Fox

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