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[8-22-1863]
Head Quarters 2d Div. 6th Corps August 22d 1863
My dear Mother:
Would it be any more pleasant for thee to talk with me face to face than in this dull & hum drum way? It would afford me much more pleasure if we only could, but I must not complain, for I am sure thee will not.
If I only knew you all, at home were as well as am I, I would be satisfied. I never was able to do more hours labor in a week, than now. Since one week to-day I have made up all the Returns of the Office for the Month of June, occupying over one hundred pages, besides making the regular daily and weekly Reports and doing other daily duty. In the time, we have moved, twice, had our grand Inspection of the Q. M. Dept. from
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the fifty-eight Mule Teams down to the papers which I have been making for the last three months and more. Knowing my disposition thee will imagine that I did not anticipate any great pleasure in showing these things to the "Grand Tycoon", Inspector, before but when it was over with and pronounced "all right, [underine]except[/underline] in some things of minor importance I breathed freely again. The weather still continues very very hot, though the nights are most cold enough for frosts.
We are living now on Green corn, Watermelons and other vegetables of like character not to omit Oh! [underline]such onions![/underline] I never appreciated "their beauty as a [underline]beverage[/underline]" before. We are Still haying and are not likely to be done for [underline]long[/underline], so you cannot be much behind us in this respect. I do not know yet where the Brigade has had orders to go or how soon I may be ordered to follow there is no change in my address as yet.
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I have received one letter from Ann, since she got home which I replied to but do not know where to address her now, or where she is to be this Autumn.
I think some of attending Church tomorrow, at Warrenton though it has been so long since I have done so, I do not know how I shall behave. News is very scarce and uninterresting here now.
Please write soon
Thy loving son
W. B. Stevens,[?]
To R. B. Stevens.
