Camp Near Fredericksburg June the 1st 1862

Camp Near Fredericksburg June the 1st 1862

Sir I take this opportunity to inform you that I am well at present and hope these few lines may find you in the same state of health we are now laying close this side of FredericksBurg we crossed the river about a week ago and camped about a mile on the other side of Fredericksburg we lay there about 6 days and yesterday we crossed back to this side of the river our force here at present is not more than about 4 or 5 thousand some having left to reinforce Banks (N.P. Banks 1816 - 1894 was badly defeated by Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson in Shenadoah Valley in 1862) the people are all secesh in Frederickburg you can hardly find a union man in the town or around it and they are not afraid to talk it out the women are the worst our Soldiers have to take some gross insults by them the other day while a regiment of our cavalry were passing through town a lady waved a black flag out of a window that is about all that I have to on the Seceh question I will enclose 10 dollars in this letter we were paid off on last friday let me know if you recieve this please write as soon as you get it and tell me all about matters up there for I have not heard from there since we lay at Alexandria things are very high this side of the river has sold as high as 75 cents per pound eggs are 40 cents and every thing else according direct your letter to Washington no more at present but Remain Your True Friend

Samuel T. Cassatt