The fife book mentioned in the letter below must be Howe’s Army and Navy Fife Instructor, published in 1861.
Camp of maine fifth Regt
Near Alexandria Sept 18th 1861
Sister Dora;
I now take the liberty to write you a few lines to let you know how I am getting along. I wrote you last week and have Recd no ans. but as Sam was going to write I thought I would write a line. I am well at present as well as the rest of the Boys. We have changed camping grounds since I wrote you before and have the most pleasant place we have had you can see the city of Washington Alexandria, and a portion of George town Forts Washington Ellsworth and Slocum and we are building one it is to be the largest one this side of the Potomac.
I want you to send me a Fife Book if you can find one called Army and Navy fife Instructor or if you cant get as good one as you can With as many of the pieces as I shall name as soon as you get this letter I want to practice a little and I lost mine when we went to Bulls Run. Surgeons call. Breakfast call. Reville. Dinner call they are in the first part and then some Marches such as Hail to the Chief. Steamboat quickstep Hail Columbia and so on. If I can get a pass am going to the city in a day or two we have been paid off. So good Bye
W B Adams
send it as soon as you get this
Camp of maine fifth Regt
Near Alexandria Sept 18th 1861
Sister Dora;
I now take the liberty to write you a few lines to let you know how I am getting along. I wrote you last week and have Recd no ans. but as Sam was going to write I thought I would write a line. I am well at present as well as the rest of the Boys. We have changed camping grounds since I wrote you before and have the most pleasant place we have had you can see the city of Washington Alexandria, and a portion of George town Forts Washington Ellsworth and Slocum and we are building one it is to be the largest one this side of the Potomac.
I want you to send me a Fife Book if you can find one called Army and Navy fife Instructor or if you cant get as good one as you can With as many of the pieces as I shall name as soon as you get this letter I want to practice a little and I lost mine when we went to Bulls Run. Surgeons call. Breakfast call. Reville. Dinner call they are in the first part and then some Marches such as Hail to the Chief. Steamboat quickstep Hail Columbia and so on. If I can get a pass am going to the city in a day or two we have been paid off. So good Bye
W B Adams
send it as soon as you get this
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