Camp 6th N J Vols January 4th 1864
Camp of the 6th N J. Vols Jan 26th 1864
Camp of the Sixth Regt. N. J. Vols near Brandy Station Va. February 8th 1864.
Camp 6th N. J. Vols March 1st 1864
Camp near Brandy Station Va May 3rd 1864
In the Field June 1st 1864  [written on previous letter]
Camp near Petersburg Va June 25th 1864
Camp 6th New Jersey Vols Near Petersburg VA. July 11th/[18]64
Camp 6th N. J. Vols July 31st 1864
Camp 6th New Jersey Vols Aug 4th 1864
Camp 6th New Jersey Vols near Malvern Hill Va. Aug 16th/[18]64
Trenton Aug 27 [1864]
Fort Crawford near Petersburg Va Sep 2nd [18]64
Camp 6th N. J. Vols In Front of Petersburg Va. Sep 19/[18]64
Camp 6th N. J. Vols In Front of Petersburg Va Sept 25/[18]64
Camp of the 6th N. J. Vols in front of Petersburg Va Oct 6th/[18]64
Camp 8th Regt. N. J. Vols Fort Stevenson Va Oct 21st 1864
Camp 8th New Jersey Vols In Front of Petersburg Va Nov 3rd 1864
Camp 8th New Jersey Vols In Front of Petersburg Va Nov 13th 1864
Camp 8th N. J. Vols In front of Petersburg Va Nov 26th 1864
Camp 8th N. J. Vols Popular Grove Va Dec 6th/[18]64
Camp 8th N. J. Vols Near Yellow House Va Dec 15th/[18]64
Camp 8th New Jersey near the Yellow House Va "Christmas Eve" Dec 24th 1864.
Christmas Morning Dec 25th[18]64

Dear Brother
 
 

William Vanhorn is dead  He died day before yesterday of the Dipthera.  He had only come from the Hospital about a week ago.  He caught cold and got the sore throat and died.

It is snowing to day and we have plenty of wood in our tent and a good fire so the snow does not bother us much.  Christmas and New Years passed off quietly and one would of not noticed anything unusual going on in Camp and I hope that next Christmas I will be Home.  Give my love to Aunt Ann and family I have not heard from Trenton since the Hollydays

Remember me to all not forgetting yourself and I remain your

Affectionate Brother George W. Fox

Write Soon

Dont Forget to write

Camp of the 6th N J. Vols Jan 26th 1864

Dear Brother

We have been building a Church and last Sunday we had service for the first time.  It was crowded and besides we had some 12 or 14 Lays there.  They are Officers Wifes come down to spend a few weeks.  There is Church every evening.  Last night there was a high old time over to the 3rd Division Head Quarters of our Corps.  They had a Grand Ball.  Tickets ten dolls  So you see it was not for private solders.  The Officers have thier fun out here but we will have it Home.  I received a Letter from Annie the other day.  She is well.

Everything is very dull down in the Army at present,  We are seeing easy times now but look out in the spring and then we will have to take it, but thank the Lord I have only one more Summer in the Army.  I expect that the Soldiers at Home on furlough are having high old times well they may for it will be many a long day before they will get home again  Some never will see it again.

My finger begins to hurt so I will have to quit.  Give my Love to Aunt Ann and Family and all enquiring Friends not forgetting yourself and I Remain

Your Affectionate Brother George W. Fox

Write Soon

Camp of the Sixth Regt. N. J. Vols near Brandy Station Va. February 8th 1864.

Dear Brother

My finger is all right again and my health continues good.  I got a Letter from Eddie the other day.  He is well with the rest at Trenton.  I was sorry to hear of Aunt Ann sickness and hope that she has recovered by this time.  Give my love to her and Family.

I see by the papers that the President has called for more troops.  I dont see why he dont call for them all at once and not be making a call allmost every month.  I should not wonder but what there will be a fuss kicked up fin the North if he keeps on calling for more men all the time for as fast as one call is filled he calles for more and the people will soon get tired of paying such large bountys.

Our Regiment has gone out on Picket.  It is hard for they only came in Camp last night off a hard march and this morning had to go on Picket.  I am glad that I do not carry a Rifle for we drummers dont have to go on Picket.

The weather has cleared off cold and the Mountains are covered with snow.  We can see the Blue Ridge Mountains plain from our Camp.  I will have to come to a close as I have nothing more to write about.  Give my love to all not forgetting Yourself  Write Soon From your Affectionate

Brother George W. Fox

Company A. 6th Regt. New Jersey Vols 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of the Put Me Back.

Camp 6th N. J. Vols March 1st 1864

Dear Brother

I hardly know what to write about as every thing is so dull and today it is raining and the Regiment has gone on picket which makes it ten times as dull.

I am glad to hear that Annie has got a place and am also glad to hear that Joe is to work.

I see by the Trenton Papers that they had quite a Fire there the other day Wilsons Woolen Mill Burned allmost down.  I also see that the Good Will has got a Steam Fire Engine  I expect they are in high glee now.

Charlie you would be surprised to see how the old troops are reenlisting  Whole Regiments reenlist in a body.  The Army of the Potomac must be small at present as so many are home on furlough.

I heard that the 6th Corps had gone on a reconnoissance and we got orders to hold ourselves in readiness to move at a moments notice but there is no signs of our going now and I guess the danger is over.  We have Prayer Meetings every night now in the Chapel and if you where here to hear what a noise they make you would think you where near the old Greene St. Church in Trenton.  Quite a number have been up to the Alter  It is quite a plesant place to spend an evening and is doing a great deal of good  If some of Our Officers would attend more instead of going to Whiskey Parties our Army would succeed better.

Give my Love to Aunt Ann and Family.

I will now have to close hopeing this may find you enjoying good Health.  From Your Affectionate

Brother Geo W. Fox

Co A, 6th N. J. Vols

Camp near Brandy Station Va May 3rd 1864

Dear Brother

Grant whips Lee in this next battle that the war will soon be over.  I hope so anyway I dont think that we will move before the middle of this month as Grant wants to get every-thing ready and all the men he can get.

If Grant does get whipped in the next battle we will have a Democrate President the next election and a Peace one at that.  I see by the papers that the Draft commences in New Jersey to-day.  I suppose that it will make a great time there.  I hope that You will not be drafted for I dont want to see any one of my Brothers down here in the Army.  One is enough at a times.

I am well only a little Homesick but will soon get over that.  Give my Love to Aunt Ann and Family.  I gave Joe a check for money to get him a suit of Clothes before I came away and Nancy is all squared up with now.

We had a heavey gale of wind accompanyed with rain last night.  It liked to blowed all our tents down but today it is all clear again.

Write soon and direct your letters the same as before Co A Sixth Regt. N. J. Vols Washington D. C.

Hopeing soon to hear from You I Remain Your

Affectionate Brother Geo W. Fox

In the Field June 1st 1864  [written on previous letter]

Dear Brother

Not having a chance to mail this Letter before I write you a few kines to let you know that I am safe.  It has been an awful campagne so far and the hardest is yet to come.  I think that this Summer or Fall wull see the Rebellion over at least I hope so.  They are fighting now while I am writeing this.  Wea re about 12 or 14 miles from Richmond  I will have to Close.  I have received the Paper you sent and would be glas to get another  I got a letter from Eddy last night.  All Well.  I wish you would write to Eddy and tell him to send you that Recept of Nanceys for the money I payed her for Joes Board and dont forget.  You keep it safe.  Give my love to all.

From Your Affectionate Brother Geo W. Fox

Camp near Petersburg Va June 25th 1864

Dear Brother

Charlie since I last write we have had some severe marching and have been in some hard battles.  Our Corps (the 2nd) has lost heavy and so has all the rest of the Army.  It is one of the awfullest sights I ever beheld for our troops and the rebles have been so clost together that nearly one half die of thier wounds.  Our Regt. has lost 16 killed and about 40 wounded.  I pity the men who carry a musket for they are allmost certain to get wounded or killed.  They are in a fight allmost very day.  The weather is awfull hot and thier has been no rain for 6 weeks and no prospects of any.  Everything is drying up and it is hard to get a drink of water sometimes we have to go two or three miles for a drink and the dust is awfull thick when we are marching along the road we cannot see 10 foot ahead of us for the dust.  If we dont have some rain soon I do not see what we are a going to do for water.

Charlie I wish that I was out of this infernal war I am ten times sicker of it now than ever and hope to God that it will end this Summer.  If I thought that I had to stay here 3 years more I would like to die but I hope for the best and think that the War cannot last that much longer.  I think that Eddie is acting nice.  I wrote him a Letter some 4 weeks ago and he has never answered it.  When I was home I lent him 5 dollars he said he would pay me in a week afterwards but I have never got it since.  I bought Joe a suit of clothes and payed nancey $182.00 for Joes Board and I sent to Eddy for to send me some Postage Stamps and I suppose that is the reason he dont write.  I shall never trouble him again and I wish you would get by bank book and I will send all my money to you after this.  charlie if you will send me a few 3ct Postage Stamps you will oblige me and I will repay you someday.  I have not received any money since I came back  The Goverment owes me 6 months pay and I have not drawn a cent of my Goverment Bounty yet but will the next pay.  Eddy has got into a bad set and he did not work half of his time whin I was home

If he does not do better he can never get along.  Give my love to Aunt Ann and Family take a large portion for yourself and I Remain your

Affectionate Brother Geo W. Fox

Give my love to Joe

Camp 6th New Jersey Vols Near Petersburg VA. July 11th/[18]64

Dear Brother

The 4th of July passed off quiet and seemed to me no more than any other day.  It was altogether a dull 4th and I hope that it is the last one I see in the Service.  The weather is awfull warm and we have had no rain for nearly two months  Everything is drying up and the dust in the roads is knee deep.  Water is getting scarce, we have to dig some 30 feet to get it but I am in hopes we shall have rain again shortly as I see by the papers that it has been storming in Washington D. C.

Since I last wrote to you I received a Letter form Eddie  He wanted me to lend him two hundred dollars to buy a cigar shop out.  I told him I had not that amount--now and if I had I dont think I would let him have it for I do not beleive I would ever of saw a cent of it back  I wrote him a long letter and told him what I thought of him keeping such company and I suppose he will not write to me again.  I am in hopes that Joe will write for I would like to hear from him.  Our Troops are building large Forts along the breast works and putting large Guns in them and as soon as Grant gets ready they will make the reb's open thier eyes.  I am in hopes that we will be able to take Richmond by Election and Sherman take Atlanta and I think the war will then soon be over

There is no signs of the Paymaster  Give my love to Aunt Ann and Family.  Charlie I am a thousand times obliged to you for the Postage Stamps and will pay you for them as soon as we get payed off.  I will send you my money the next pay.  What money I have in Bank at Trenton I will send you a check for when I send you the rest.

I will now Close by sending you my love and hopeing soon to hear form you again  I Remain

Your Affectionate Brother Geo W. Fox

Write Soon

Camp 6th N. J. Vols July 31st 1864

Dear Brother

We went about 20 miles to a placed called Turkey bend Farm on the James River.  One Brigade of our Division had a fight with the Rebles and we capured some 300 and 24 peices of Cannon  We started back on Thursday night and marched all night halted at daylight about two miles form our old Camp stayed all day and at night we went out in front and releived a division of the 18th Corps in the morning (Saturday)  our Forces blew up a Reble Fort and a general engagement commenced along the line and it was one of the greatest connadeing that we have heard lately.

Burnsides Corps advanced and took two lines of works and captured some Guns and a lot of Prisenors.  The weather has been awfull hot and we suffered awfully from the heat.  I was wet from sweat through and through and am not dry yet.  You will see all about it in the papers, more that I can tell you.  We are now back in our old Camp and they are talking about moveing us allready.  It appears to me as if they are not satisfied unless we are moveing all the time.  We go in Camp and go to work and clean it all up and then move again.  I saw the 37th N. J. Vols while we where on the march  They are stationed near the Appatomox River in a fort along with a Niggar Rigement  They look as if they where all young boys and want to get home.  Charlie I am greatly obliged to you for sending me papers.  We expect to be payed off in a day or so and I shall send my money to You so look out for the Check as it will be quite a lot.  Give my love to Aunt Ann and Family.  Hopeing soon to hear from you again I Remain

Your Affectionate Brother Geo W. Fox

Camp 6th New Jersey Vols Aug 4th 1864

Dear Brother

Joe the other day.  All is well.  Give my love to Aunt Ann and Family and except the same yourself and I

Remain Your Affectionate Brother Geo W. Fox

P.S. excuse this Letter for I am in a hurry   GWF

Camp 6th New Jersey Vols near Malvern Hill Va. Aug 16th/[18]64

I take my pen in hand to let you know that I am well.  We broke up Camp on Saturday afternoon and marched to City Point.  Here we stayed all night and on Sunday afternoon we got aboard of Transports and came up the James River to Deep Bottom on Turkey Bend the same place that we where at some two weeks ago.  Some of our Corps (2nd) had a fight.  Our Division has not been engaged yet.  What we came here for is a mystry to us for we can never whip the rebles in front of us as they have such a good position.  I received your Letter yesterday and I am much obliged to you for the Postage Stampes.  I also got one from Joe.  He told me that Eddie had enlisted again but not in the Army.  He is in the Invilid Corps and is stationed at the corner of Front and Warren Sts Trenton  He is Drummer and I think it is about a good a thing as he could do for he will not have to come our in the Army, and will be stationed in the City all the time.  He got $500.00 Bounty.

Charlie dont you get it in your head to enlist for it is one of the hardest kind of lives to live and know knowen when you will get killed or wounded.  I wish to God that I was out of it.  Joe and the rest is well.  I must of been crazy when I directed your Letter to Trenton but I wrote one to Trenton and I directed them both there in mistake.  Give my love to Aunt Ann and Family.  Charlie I wish you would send me the New York Sunday Mercury (Weekly) instead of the Herald  Hopeing this may find you well i Remain you

Affectionate Brother Geo W. Fox

Trenton Aug 27 [1864]

Dear Brother

I wrote to George this morning we are all well I belive this is all at Present  Hopeing to here from you soon I remain your

Affectionate Brother Edward Fox

Fort Crawford near Petersburg Va Sep 2nd [18]64

Dear Brother

We are now stationed in this fort doing garrison duty.  We have it a great deal easer than we have been having it lately  It is one of the numerous forts in front of Petersburg.

Our Brigade has been luckey lately for we where not in the battle of Reams Station on the Weldon Rail Road.  We did not get there untill it was all over and we where all glad of it.

It is beginning to get cool down here and at nights it is quite cold but warm in the middle of the day.  I continue in good health and hope this may find you all the same.

We are all anxious to hear from the Democrat Convention at Chicago and there is a great time among the men guessing who will get the nomination.  I think that McClelan will be nominated.

I dont care who it is so as they get the right man.

I got a latter from Eddie the same day that I got yours.  They are all well.  He appears to be very well satisfied with his enlisting and sayes he has got an essay job.  I think he has done very well.  Those men that did not reenlist in our Regt. started for Home last Sunday thier was only 61 of them and I was wishing I was one of them.  The 5th went the same say and the 8th goes on the 13th of this month and the 7th not untill the 2nd of Oct.  The majority of all them remains and we dont miss them much.  I hope you succeeded in getting me a Sunday Murcury for I want to see the proceedings of the Democrat Convention.  Alec Cochrane used to send me the Mercury but since I cam from Home he has not sent it because I (expect) I did not come or to see him when I was home.  Give my love to Aunt Ann and Family not forgetting Yourself.  I told Eddie to write to you.  Hopeing you will write Soon again I Remain Your

Affectionate Brother George W. Fox

This Fort is named after Gen Crawford commanding one of the divisions in our Corps (2nd)

Camp 6th N. J. Vols In Front of Petersburg Va. Sep 19/[18]64

Dear Brother

I am well and enjoying excellent health and hope this may find you the same.  I was glad to hear that Joe was on to see you and I think it will do him good to make a visit once in awhile on to see you.

The Army is in the best of Spirits for we all think that the War is nearly over.  I think this Fall will wind it up.  We are receiving reenforcements daily  Our Regiment received 148 on Friday and this morning we got 28 more. The 5th N. J. Vols got about the same number also the 8th N. J. Vols.  Recruits are comming to City Point to the number of 3000 a day and they are a good looking set of men.  Everyone is in the best of Spirits here for we all think that the end of the War is close at hand.  There will be a great Battle fought near here before long and I guess it will be the last large Battle if Grant gains a victory and we all feel confident of his winning.  The rebles desert every chance they get and all join in saying that they are nearly played out and that this fall will be the end of them.

       Charlie take my advice never get it into your head to enlist.  I would rather see you go to the Poor House than to come in the Army. I am here and cant help it and try to make the best of it and often thank God that I am the only one in our Family now here.  It will be a happy day for me when I get clear again and they cannot get me again for all the Greenbacks that Old Chase ever printed.  There is no signs of our Paymaster yet.  We are all looking anxiously for him for we have nota cent to save ourselves

Charlie I cannot thank you enough for sending me the 'Mercury' but hope that some day I may be able to repay you for your Kindness.

Our Regiment is not broke up nor is the rest of them  Our Regt. to day numbers more than we have had for the last two years.  There was only Eighty two-went home and Two hundred and Fifty-nine remained.  Direct your Letters &c the same as allways thus Co A Sixth N. J. Vols Washington D. C. and I will get them all right.

This is all the news at present so I will close by sending you all my love hopeing to hear from you again I Remain

Your Affectionate Brother Geo. W. Fox

Alabaster in a house on the Battlefield here and I cut it in the shape and put the Initials of our names on it.  You can wear it on your watch Guard as a Relic of the War.  George
 
 

[Stationary printed with a drawing of a dove or pigeon with an envelope tied to its neck and "The U. S. Christian Commission sends this as the soldiers messenger to his home.  Let it hasten to those who wait for tidings." "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

Camp 6th N. J. Vols In Front of Petersburg Va Sept 25/[18]64

Dear Brother

Please send me 50 cts worth of 13 ct Postage Stamps in your Letter.  I am well and hope this may find you the Same also aunt Ann and Family.  Give my Love to them take a Portion for yourself and I Remain

Your Affectionate Brother Geo W. Fox

Camp of the 6th N. J. Vols in front of Petersburg Va Oct 6th/[18]64

Dear Brother

Charlie I hardly know what to do with my money.  When I got payed I got payed in Treasury Notes with Coupons attached and I was going to send you these notes but I found that I would have to express them and it was a great deal of trouble so I gave it up.  These notes with Coupons attached draw 7 per cent Interest.

I guess you had better keep hold of it untill I come to some conclusion.  I guess you can keep it safe enough for me  I want to get Home this Winter and if I do I will fix things all right then.

Since I last wrote there has been a great deal of moveing about of Troops.  We left the Intrenchments in from of Petersburg on Sunday Morning at daylight and went on the Cars to the extreme Left of our Army near Popular Grove Church, Our Brigade took a line of Breastwork from the Rebs and held them all day but at night we fell back about a mile and commenced building Forts.  Yesterday we where Releived and we marched back to our old place where we started from reaching here last night at 10 oclock.  You at Home know more what is going on than we do here except what our Brigade or Divn. does.  We all waite for the Papers to see what we are doing.

Charlie I think that Richmond and Petersburg will fall but not untill a couple of weeks before Election.  I beleive that Grant could take them today if he wanted to but he will waite untill near Election so as it will have a good effect on Old Abes election.  Troopes continue to come here in immense numbers and we must have a large Army now.

Charlie I wish you would get me a New York Clipper with the account of the Fight between Coborn and Mace in and send it to me.  Give my love to Aunt Ann and Family  Take a large portion for yourself and I Remain Your Affectionate

Brother George W. Fox

Write Soon again dont forget the Clipper G. W. F.

Camp 8th Regt. N. J. Vols Fort Stevenson Va Oct 21st 1864

Dear Brother

We are at this Fort Finishing it and when it is done it will be the finest Fort along the line.  Only our Regt. is here  The Regt. numbers over 900 men.  There is nothing going on here except Mortar Shelling and they keep booming away all the time.

I am in good health and hope this may find you the same.  I received a letter from Eddie the other day.  They are all well.

Give my love to Aunt Ann and Family take a fair portion for Yourself and I Remain

Your Affectionate Brother George W. Fox

Direct your Letters to Geo W. Fox Co E, 8th Regt N. J. Vols Washington D. C.

Camp 8th New Jersey Vols In Front of Petersburg Va Nov 3rd 1864

Dear Brother

Eddies marriage.  Joe wrote to me and told me about it.  I think he was in a hurry but I suppose he knows best.  He thinks he is old enough and Large enough for to be over Six foot the way he talks.  I should like to see Mrs Edward Fox  I have not the pleasure of knowing her and if she is not any older than Joe sayes she is I think she had better of stayed with her mother (if she has any) awhile.  It will be a gay old House Keeping.  I expect the next thing I shall hear will be Mr Chas. H. Fox married to some young Lady.  I begin to think I am a old Batch and I will have to look out or Joe will beat me yet.

Charlie I suppose you have read of our late move and its Failure.  It was one of the greatest blunders of the War.  The move was made to accomplish something so as to help elect Old Abe but it turned out the wrong way.  Our Brigade came very near being captured.  I thought that I was bound for Richmond certain but the Brigade charged and we escaped for which I feel very thankfull for as I had no desire to spend the Winter any further South.  Our Regt. lost 75 killed wounded and missing.  It rained all the time we where gone and we where up night and day.  When I got back to camp I was as near dead as ever I was in my life and have hardly got over it yet.  We are moved about every day not stopping twice in the same place.  I see by the papers that our Brigade gets great praise for thier charging.  It is raining today and it is cold and dreary enough.  Charlie I wish you would send me some Writing Paper by mail as I am entirely out and there is no Sutlers here to by any of also send me some Postage Stamps and I will pay you for them Pay Day.  We expect the Paymaster in a couple of weeks and we want to see him pretty bad as we are out of Green Backs.  Give my Love to Aunt Ann and Family take a large portion for yourself and hopeing this my find you all we I remain your affectionate

Brother not Married Yet George W. Fox

Co E, 8th N.J. Vols

Camp 8th New Jersey Vols In Front of Petersburg Va Nov 13th 1864

Dear Brother

Charlie we are, or the Regiment is in the Trenches now on the first line of works and it is a warm place as the rebel sharpshooters can pick a man off with ease for we are so close  they have been there now a week and during that time we have lost 3 men killed and some half dozen wounded.  The Conl. Quarters are about a half a mile back in the Woods and I am there and I am glad of it as it is out of danger more.  The weather has been awfull wet and it is mud up to our knees out where the men do Picket Duty and they dare not have any fires.  I dont see how they stand it.  They cannot stand it much longer and a great many of them are getting sick.

I dont see what Grant is a going to do this Winter we cant stay here for there is no wood we would all freeze to death.  It dont seem as if they are a going to do any thing and I beleive that he is Stuck and dont know what to do I am sorry to see that old Abe is reelected and have now made up my mind to stay my time out for the South will never give up to him.

I expect to hear of another Draft soon.  The people ought not cry about comming out here now if they will vote for such a man let them abide by the consequences

I received a letter from Eddie also his Wifes and his picture  It makes a Large Picture  I should like to see him at House Keeping.  Charlie there is some money due me in the Trenton Banking company and I wish you would get it when you go to Trenton and put it with the rest of my money for I think you can keep it as safe for me as them.  Think it is Fifteen dollars.  You can get my Bank Book and see.  Get a Check and send it to me and I will sign my name and you can fill up the rest.  I had $55.00 in the Bank  I give Annie a Check for $25.00 and drew $15.00 for to pay a man I owed which leaves $15.00 remaining  I got a Letter from Joe about a week ago.  He says he is doing well.  Charlie I send you my Discharge and I wish you would take care of it for me.  I am well and hope this may find you and Aunt Ann and the Girls the same.  Hopeing soon to hear from you again  I Remain Your Affectionate

Brother Geo W. Fox

Write Soon

Camp 8th N. J. Vols In front of Petersburg Va Nov 26th 1864

Dear Brother

We are still on the front line of works and it appears is if they intend to keep us here all winter.  If we stay here much longer I dont know what we will do for wood to burn  We have to carry it a mile now on our shoulders and in a week more we will have to go twice as far after it for it is nearly all gone from where we get it now.  My Shoulder is so sore now from carrying wood so far that I can scarcely write.  Charlie I have plenty of Paper and Envelopes now for what you sent me will last some time and the quality of it is so much better than we can get down here.  I dont know what I would of done if I had not of got it as I was entirely out and could not get a sheet for love or money.  The Pickets keep fireing in front of us all the time and at night it sounds allmost like a battle and every once in a while our Battries throw a mortar shell at the rebs.  Yesterday one of our mortars threw a Shell in amongst a lot of rebles that where working on a new Fort and it bursted and we could see parts of a man fly in all directions and afterwards we saw them come out and gather up his body and legs and carry them in the fort but they did not work any more.  Our Sharp Shooters are out every day on the picket line and woe to the reble that shows himself.

Well Charlie we had a Thanksgiving Dinner.  Yesterday a lot of Boxes, Barrels and Bags arrived at Brigade Head Quarters and they gave them out to the differant Regiments and for my dinner I got a leg of Roast Turkey 1 small apple 1 uncomly small cake and a spoonfull of pickel cabbage.  The Turkey was excellent and it only made me feel bad for more.  It was a great deal better than Fat-Pork and hard Tack I have eat so much Port that I hate a Pig as much as I do a Reble

The Boys where all thankfull for thier good dinner and wish the people would do so again.

We are all anxiously waiteing to hear from Sherman  Charley I dont know how I can ever Repay you for sending me the "Sunday Mercury" I would not give it for all the rest of the papers put together.

Charlie I wish you would send me Five Dollars in you next letter for I dont see as the Paymaster is ever going to come and I want to get some Tobacco and several other things.  Send a Treasury Note as State money is hard to pass here.

Give my love to Ann and the Girls dont forget yourself and I Remain Your Affectionate

Brother Geo W. Fox

Camp 8th N. J. Vols Popular Grove Va Dec 6th/[18]64

Dear Brother

We have moved as I am very thankfull for it as the place where we left no one was safe but we are not in a fine Camp and the men are busy as bees putting up Winter Quarters as they call them but it is hard to tell wether we will stay here all winter or not I only hope they will.  I received a Letter from Eddie the same night I got yours  He told me when he enlisted that he would help me pay Joes Board and I thought to be sure he would for he had plenty of money as he got as much Bounty as I did and gets the same a month now as I, so I wrote on to Nancey to see how much he had payed her since I settled up with her when I was home and Joe wrote and told me that Eddie had not payed her a cent.  Now after I payed Nancey near a Hundred Dollars last Spring and gettingJoe al the clothes he wanted which amounted to Twenty Five dollars which made one hundred and fifteen dollars I spent for him and now Eddie is not willing to help me pay one cent and he wrote me a letter and had the cheek to say so.  He has for an excuse that he is married now and he has a Wife to keep which takes nearly all his money.  Suppose I had a Wife to keep and would say that I wonder now Nancy would get payed  It makes me so mad when I think of it and I have come to the conclusion not to write to him any more.  The way he talks I suppose I must not get married untill he says so but must keep on paying Joes Board.  About the amount of business is he spent all his Bounty amongst a lot of Loafers around Trenton and now he has no money to spare.

I shall not write to him anymore.  It must come to a close as I am building my house.  Hopeing soon to hear from you again I Remain Your

Affectionate Brother George W. Fox

Camp 8th N. J. Vols Near Yellow House Va Dec 15th/[18]64

Dear Brother

Now dont ever think of it again for it only worries me to think of it.

We are busy now putting up Winter Quarters but wether we will stay here it is hard to tell.  The weather is awfull cold.  Charley I wish you would take some of my money and buy me a couple of good shirts some of our drum corps bought some Fire Shirts in Newark and had them sent on by mail.  They are good Shirts and warm ones.  Tie them up good so as the paper wont come off and send One at a time  As soon as I get one I will let you know and then you can send another.  If you think it best you can send them both in a Box by Express.  You can use your pleasure about it.  Also in your next Letter send me some more Postage Stamps take my money to pay for them.  Give my love to Aunt Ann and Family

I am well and hope this may find you the same.

From your Affectionate Brother George W. Fox

P.S. Now dont you Enlist, when I get Home we can make it all right about Joes Board

N.B. Excuse this Letter as I am busy building my house.  You can buy those Shirts at Kimballs in Broad St Newark N.J.  Its a Gents Furnishing Store  G

Camp 8th New Jersey near the Yellow House Va "Christmas Eve" Dec 24th 1864.

Dear Brother

We got news today of the capture of Savannah and all the Troops in the City and an officer told me to night that Butler and Porter had captured Fort Fisher at the entrance of Wilmington N. C.  Charley i received the Shirt you sent this morning and it is just the kind I wanted and you can send me another as soon as you get this and you will oblige me greatly  Do it up the same and it will come all right.

We are busy putting up our Winter Quarters and we are building some good houses.  We get them finished I will be able to write longer letters.

Yesterday the Division was called out to witness the shooting of a Deserter.  The whole division was present and formed a double line and the Prisernor was marched along the whole line following the Coffin and the Division Band playing a dead march.  He did not seem to mind it much and at 12 oclock the Chaplin shook hands with him and he sat down on his coffin in from of his grave and the Provost Marchel tryed to tie the hankerchief over his eyes but he tore it down as fast as he put it up and at last he tied it around but just before the guard fired he tore it off and they fired and he fell back dead four bullets hit him.  He belonged to the 1st Mass Heavy Artillery.  That make Six I have saw shot and I hope it is the last for it is an awfull sight.  Charley there is nothing I enjoy so much as reading the mercury and I can hardley waite till it come.

Give my love to Aunt Ann and family and Hopeing you all enjoy a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year and hope that I may be Home next year.  I will close by sending you my Love and hopeing soon to hear from you again I Remain

Your Affectionate Brother Geo W. Fox

Christmas Morning Dec 25th[18]64

Charley I have just recd your letter and Postage Stamps  George

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