Bristoe Station Va Feb 7th 1864

Bristoe Station Va Feb 7th 1864

Dear Sir

I take the pleasure this morning of writing you a few lines I am well and hope when the few lines reaches you that you may be able to say the same we are camped on the Battle ground of Bristoe Station where the second Corps slaughtered the Rebels when the army withdrawed from Culpepper Court House there are Rebel graves in the midst of our camp we have good quarters now but the duty is heavy but we forgot all that and look forward to the 8th of June and say only four months yet the Guerrillas are not so troblesome at present as they were some time back but it is not safe to venture two miles from camp yet unarmed there has been several captured out of our Brigade since we lay at this Station there was a very heavy canonading in front yesterday all day until dark we recieved orders to be ready to fall in line at a moments notice we have not heard the result of the firing yet but no doubt Gen. Meade was feeling for the rebs some place some of the veterans returned yesterday from their furloe there was about seven hundred reinlisted out of our Division and I think there will be a few more yet I have some notion of going myself but have not decided yet I suppose the last call for troops will cause another draft to be made I must tell you or perhaps you have heard it that Hen Werts give himself up or he was taken prisoner in Martinsburg after the Gettysburg fight he has taken the oath of allegiance well I must soon close for the present I wish you would please send me fifty cents worth of postage stamps (3 cents each) No more at present but Remain yours

answer soon if you please

Samuel T. Cassatt