[Undated and No Location,
no opening but does have closing, sends Òising glassÓ
from Antietam, hopes sheÕll stay with his parents, did she get $33 he sent with
ConeÕs father]
ÒDirect
your letter to Peter L Dumont Washington 146 Regiment Co A Capt Cone
I
send you a piece of ising glass taken from Rocks at
the Battle ^field of antietam [sic] in Maraland [sic] them soldiers give it to me last night Clara
kiss the children for me every night when you go to bed and be a good woman for
my sake for I love ^ you better than anthing [sic]
else on earth give my respects to
all enquiring friends I look at
your picture every chance I get and think of you and all of you left at home I
hope you will stay with father and mother all the while I am gone I shall feel
better satified [sic] [p.2] for your being there than
any where else write and let me
know if you got that $33 I sent by Cones father or not if not you must get it i [guess] this is all at present
from
yours
Ever
& ever
P L
Dumont
true to
the LastÓ