sorry forgot to post it viles
Dear: sister
How's the Weather in Saratoga New York. The weather been pretty nice around here. Are you still working on the farm? I am working with the heavy artillery stuff. We are located near the Schuylkill River. It is winter here. How is the weather up there? It has rained 13 days out of 6 weeks and it sucks.The first thing I had to do was help get the workers there tools to build the huts. I had to share a hut with 11 other men, with walls only 6 and a half feet tall. The huts were all cold and unhealthy. You are pretty much just sleeping on the ground. It was really hard to get food and clothes for the soldiers and officers. Transportation was the hardest though, because we had a lot of stuff to carry and they were not to light either. The main thing to do was to keep the soldiers and officers healthy so we can fight. We lost a lot of men due to illness. During the war we were building a hospital so we could take care of the people that were sick. The worst illness we had was small pox. I never got sick though I guess I’m just lucky.In march things started to get much better. There was more food and clothing. In early March there were 70 bakers that came and brought us all gingerbread, and some different food. In April there were schools running. Write back soon little sis. Your Brother,Fred
