GOODELL FAMILY LETTERS- #3
 

Anson to ???

                                                                                    Sat. Nov. Baltimore [1861]

 You see by my heading that I am in Baltimore a few rods from the place where the immortal Sixth was fired upon.[1] I have just been onto the street a few moments and in my strolling came upon an oyster house and had all the oysters given me I could eat. The Negroes are very kind. I had a good chat with them. We left Worcester at 5 PM Thursday arriving at Alyn’s Point Norwich at about 9 PM. Left at 1 AM in the steamer Connecticut which the officers said never carried such a load before and arrived in N.Y. at 11 AM Friday. Stayed there till 5 PM after having a good dinner of soup at the Park barracks near Barnums Museum. We crossed the ferry to Jersey City there taking the cars[2] we passed on to Camden, N.J. opposite Philadelphia thence we were ferried to Phila. Here had a good breakfast as soon as we arrived which was about 2 AM Sat. or this morning. At 5 AM crossed the ferry and by railway came to Perryville, here crossed the ferry to Havre de Grace, MD found the NY Fourth stationed between here and Baltimore about a half mile distant from Perryville, are about 400 regulars with 800 mules and two Conn. Regiments, the 10^th Conn. Came on with us from NY. We arrived in Baltimore today at about noon and our Co. with one other occupies a building that has been confiscated for Gov use. We had a splendid passage across the sound- the vessel moved steady as though it had been on terra firma. The waves were no harder than those on a common mill pond. We have enjoyed our passage thus far very much. Our Regiment is met with cheers compliments everywhere- Today is not quite as pleasant being stormy and windy. How we shall go the rest of the journey we do not possibly know. We are expecting to take a boat for Annapolis nor are we sure to go tonight or remain here till morning. The boys are all well and in fine spirits. This is written in great haste.

                                                                                    Goodnight

P.S. I will write again when we get to our final destination

            Give our love to all inquiring friends.

            Ed[3] and I have got along fine my knapsack is not so heavy as some of them at least if I judge by their action.

                                    Yours dutiful

                                                            Anson