Camp near Rappahannock Station Va.
White Sides Station, Tenn., March 24, 1864
Dear Friend Carl!
With pleasure I take the
pen and write you these lines. I hope this finds you as healthy and alert
as this leaves me.
As you might know already
I did not go immediately go to the regiment after I had left West Bend
because I stayed for 14 days in Madison (evidently Camp Randall) and stayed
there until the 16th of March on which day I left Madison to reach my regiment
which I then happily reached. I cannot write you much news because I am
not there long. Yesterday we had here the first snow storm (March 23rd)
whereby the snowfall amounted to about two feet which was for everybody
something extraordinary because no one has seen snow during this winter.
I gave the letter to Chas. Hafeman. We have here a very nice camping place
and very good tents and I think I will stay here for several more months
during which we have to guard a large railroad bridge and perhaps write
me also when that perhaps John has to go away. Give me his address. With
this I am going to close greeting you many times and remain until soon
awaiting for your answer.
Your faithful friend
Charles W. Karsten
Please greet John Biederbeck, Heinrich Winter, your sister Jayne as well as your brothers.
My address is!
Charles W. Karsten
Orderly of Co. "G" 26th Rgt. Wis. U.S.
via
Nashville, Tenn.
Wisconsin Historical Society, WisMss 224S MAD 4/16/C6
