July 16, 1862
13th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers Col. H. W. Birge, Commanding
Camp: Custom House, New Orleans July 16th, 1862
Dear Wife,
A few lines this morn as I have a chance to write you a few lines I am well, the same as usual and hope you are the same. I send you a paper of the 16th, the latest. The Steamer will leave at 9 o'clock. I send this by Capt. Gilbert who goes on the Steamer. I told C last night I was aqoing home on the 1st Steamer on the 1st of August. He wants me to stay. He said stay anyway until we are paid. Again I told him that I was agoing home and home I am coming. I don't want to stay until fall for we do not know when we shall be paid. Again I told him I thought more of my health than I did of money, and as for staying here through the month of August, I should not.
I must stop and eat some breakfast.
Just through breakfast. I feel much better for breakfast. I had mackerel, sweet potatoes, bread & butter, coffee. All good, and muskmelon, a great do in the South.
Oh Lizzie, it's only 14 days more. I will be patient and wait that length of time. I wrote Timothy yesterday and told him. The weather is rainy this morning, but it grows warm. The sweat is running off my hand. I have to keep a towel under my hand to keep from wetting the paper. One of our boys is a going home today on the "Fulton". It will leave us short of help. I must advertise today for a man to take my place for C has got to have some help. The city news you will see by the paper.
Give my respects to all and to you my love. Remember that I - your true husband in New Orleans.
H.S. Lord
February 16, 2001
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