January 29, 1864 pg 3

wise I had business in New
York &c &c.

After many wanderings
to and fro and much hard
travel and some occasional
hardships, over the icy mountains
and thro worlds of mud I am
at last quietly camped here
at Hd Qrs of my old Division.

Of course you remember that
at the battle of Bull Run, Col
Michael Corcoran and Col Wilcox
were taken prisoners and
taken to Richmond. Well
whether you do or not, such is
the fact; and my present
General is the identical Wilcox
alluded to. He and Corcoran
were released together and
were commissioned Brig Gens
at the same time.

Sorry to hear that Brother
Wash was wounded at